Barnes Elementary Primary School
401 Barnes
Kelso WA, 98626, Cowlitz County
Phone: 360-501-1500
Ranking: 
(1,252 out of 1,485, bottom 16%)*
(1,252 out of 1,485, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Kelso School District
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: | NA | NA | 19 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 352 | 374 | 342 | 338 | 381 | 344 | 349 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 68 | 19.3% | 68 | 18.2% | 71 | 20.8% | 54 | 16.0% | 50 | 13.1% | 63 | 18.3% | 55 | 15.8% |
| Grade 1: | 66 | 18.8% | 74 | 19.8% | 60 | 17.5% | 53 | 15.7% | 65 | 17.1% | 46 | 13.4% | 49 | 14.0% |
| Grade 2: | 69 | 19.6% | 62 | 16.6% | 48 | 14.0% | 51 | 15.1% | 53 | 13.9% | 51 | 14.8% | 64 | 18.3% |
| Grade 3: | 57 | 16.2% | 58 | 15.5% | 57 | 16.7% | 48 | 14.2% | 56 | 14.7% | 72 | 20.9% | 55 | 15.8% |
| Grade 4: | 47 | 13.4% | 54 | 14.4% | 54 | 15.8% | 50 | 14.8% | 70 | 18.4% | 55 | 16.0% | 55 | 15.8% |
| Grade 5: | 45 | 12.8% | 58 | 15.5% | 52 | 15.2% | 61 | 18.0% | 61 | 16.0% | 57 | 16.6% | 58 | 16.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 191 | 54.3% | 178 | 47.6% | 147 | 43.0% | 165 | 48.8% | 179 | 47.0% | 155 | 45.1% | 170 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 161 | 45.7% | 196 | 52.4% | 195 | 57.0% | 173 | 51.2% | 171 | 44.9% | 168 | 48.8% | 167 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.5% | 7 | 2.1% | 16 | 4.2% | 14 | 4.1% | 12 | 3.4% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 71 | 20.2% | 71 | 19.0% | 54 | 15.8% | 59 | 17.5% | 43 | 11.3% | 32 | 9.3% | 34 | 9.7% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 8 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.7% |
| White: | 247 | 70.2% | 270 | 72.2% | 255 | 74.6% | 256 | 75.7% | 288 | 75.6% | 274 | 79.7% | 283 | 81.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 11 | 3.1% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 4.5% | 21 | 5.6% | 21 | 6.1% | 12 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 257 | 73.0% | 269 | 71.9% | 219 | 64.0% | 210 | 62.1% | 232 | 60.9% | 184 | 53.5% | 174 | 49.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 10.8% | 24 | 6.4% | 40 | 11.7% | 28 | 8.3% | 28 | 7.3% | 52 | 15.1% | 48 | 13.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.96 | 21.20 | 20.16 | 18.24 | 13.60 | 13.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 62.2% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 60% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 62.3% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 70.0% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 69.3% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.1% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 65.3% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 67.3% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.1% | 46.5% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 61.9% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 59.3% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 60.2% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61.4% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 71.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 69.2% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 66.4% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 49.2% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 58.2% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 52.2% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 57.4% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 57.3% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 57.5% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 56.2% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65.6% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 58.8% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 66.9% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 67.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | 33.5% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 53.2% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 62.1% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 62.0% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 58.2% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 67.4% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 66% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 65.6% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 63.5% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 69.9% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 60.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 65.9% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 59.2% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 59.4% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 65.4% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 53.7% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 49.9% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 75.5% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 77% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 80.6% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 77.8% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 74.9% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 67.6% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 57.9% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 53.7% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 48.9% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 54% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 48.3% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 53.8% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 61% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 60% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 77.3% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 70% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 72.8% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 71.3% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 16.6% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 27.1% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 22.2% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 31.7% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 37.9% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 42.8% | 44.9% |
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* Barnes Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.