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Arts & Communications Academy At Fair Plain Primary School
120 East Napier Ave
Benton Harbor MI, 49022, Berrien County
Phone: 269-605-1400
Ranking: 
(1,062 out of 2,213, top 48%)*
(1,062 out of 2,213, top 48%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 8
School District: Benton Harbor Area Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 9 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 441 | 463 | 351 | 250 | 240 | 220 | 183 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 53 | 12.0% | 76 | 16.4% | 46 | 13.1% | 40 | 16.0% | 41 | 17.1% | 36 | 16.4% | 35 | 19.1% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 14.1% | 59 | 12.7% | 44 | 12.5% | 40 | 16.0% | 37 | 15.4% | 37 | 16.8% | 36 | 19.7% |
| Grade 3: | 54 | 12.2% | 55 | 11.9% | 49 | 14.0% | 37 | 14.8% | 34 | 14.2% | 39 | 17.7% | 26 | 14.2% |
| Grade 4: | 45 | 10.2% | 59 | 12.7% | 39 | 11.1% | 32 | 12.8% | 43 | 17.9% | 24 | 10.9% | 17 | 9.3% |
| Grade 5: | 50 | 11.3% | 54 | 11.7% | 51 | 14.5% | 42 | 16.8% | 22 | 9.2% | 15 | 6.8% | 27 | 14.8% |
| Grade 6: | 61 | 13.8% | 68 | 14.7% | 55 | 15.7% | 23 | 9.2% | 21 | 8.8% | 25 | 11.4% | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 51 | 11.6% | 64 | 13.8% | 27 | 7.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 65 | 14.7% | 28 | 6.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 222 | 50.3% | 221 | 47.7% | 152 | 43.3% | 108 | 43.2% | 97 | 40.4% | 81 | 36.8% | 75 | 41.0% |
| Female: | 219 | 49.7% | 242 | 52.3% | 199 | 56.7% | 142 | 56.8% | 135 | 56.3% | 131 | 59.5% | 104 | 56.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 1.6% | 13 | 2.8% | 21 | 6.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 410 | 93.0% | 427 | 92.2% | 318 | 90.6% | 245 | 98.0% | 237 | 98.8% | 212 | 96.4% | 177 | 96.7% |
| White: | 9 | 2.0% | 17 | 3.7% | 10 | 2.8% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.3% | 7 | 3.2% | 4 | 2.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 384 | 87.1% | 403 | 87.0% | 312 | 88.9% | 208 | 83.2% | 185 | 77.1% | 177 | 80.5% | 154 | 84.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.9% | 14 | 4.0% | 20 | 8.0% | 22 | 9.2% | 17 | 7.7% | 26 | 14.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.64 | 18.91 | 20.25 | 16.67 | 18.46 | 12.90 | 20.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 70.2% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 76% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 75.9% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 81.1% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 81.8% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.7% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 7.6% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 11.8% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 76.4% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 77.4% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 81.6% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 77.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 83.2% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 76.1% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 31.7% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 35% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 45.8% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 35.6% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 30.9% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 37.1% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 58.1% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 61.4% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 63.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 62.6% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85.1% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 79.2% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 5.4% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 8.8% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 70.9% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 72.6% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 66% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 65.1% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 70% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 62.7% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 34.3% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 31.8% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 41% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 27.5% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 23.1% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 18.8% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 22.4% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 17.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 15% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 50.4% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 59.1% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 51.2% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 52.2% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 54.7% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 63.1% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.7% | 10% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.5% | 7% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 63.2% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 59.6% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 57.8% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 56.1% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 67.7% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 27.1% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 27.9% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 41.5% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 58.9% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 49.6% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 56% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 48.9% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 44.6% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 0% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 0% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 55% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 55.6% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 35.5% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 33.5% | 63.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 52% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 47.1% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 56.7% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 11% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 7.9% | 40.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 59% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 55.4% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 59.1% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 30.4% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 27.8% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 32.9% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 39.9% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 4% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 6% | 2.3% | 29.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 45.7% | 75.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 2.4% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | 4.3% | 38.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 15.5% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 18.2% | 62% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 12.1% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 19.7% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 2.5% | 32.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 27.1% | 65.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 0.5% | 15.9% |
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* Arts & Communications Academy At Fair Plain Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.