Bess T Shepherd Elementary Primary School

7126 Tyner Rd

Chattanooga TN, 37421, Hamilton County

Phone: 423-855-2611

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Hamilton County School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	40		38		38		35		34		35		34
Total Students:	585		563		512		543		528		517		506
Kindergarten:	98	16.8%	89	15.8%	93	18.2%	79	14.5%	90	17.0%	67	13.0%	82	16.2%
Grade 1:	97	16.6%	94	16.7%	68	13.3%	93	17.1%	75	14.2%	87	16.8%	94	18.6%
Grade 2:	91	15.6%	85	15.1%	97	18.9%	88	16.2%	86	16.3%	102	19.7%	90	17.8%
Grade 3:	90	15.4%	107	19.0%	83	16.2%	88	16.2%	88	16.7%	92	17.8%	80	15.8%
Grade 4:	110	18.8%	95	16.9%	84	16.4%	84	15.5%	99	18.8%	83	16.1%	79	15.6%
Grade 5:	95	16.2%	89	15.8%	79	15.4%	104	19.2%	90	17.0%	86	16.6%	73	14.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	8	1.6%
Student By Gender:
Male:	281	48.0%	284	50.4%	254	49.6%	262	48.3%	268	50.8%	244	47.2%	265	52.4%
Female:	304	52.0%	279	49.6%	258	50.4%	281	51.7%	252	47.7%	265	51.3%	237	46.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.5%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	4	0.8%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%
Asian:	14	2.4%	17	3.0%	19	3.7%	20	3.7%	21	4.0%	19	3.7%	21	4.2%
Hispanic:	166	28.4%	138	24.5%	115	22.5%	106	19.5%	111	21.0%	105	20.3%	89	17.6%
Black:	276	47.2%	273	48.5%	255	49.8%	295	54.3%	282	53.4%	286	55.3%	271	53.6%
White:	123	21.0%	134	23.8%	120	23.4%	120	22.1%	110	20.8%	105	20.3%	123	24.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	449	76.8%	444	78.9%	420	82.0%	420	77.3%	376	71.2%	360	69.6%	362	71.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	38	6.5%	35	6.2%	37	7.2%	37	6.8%	47	8.9%	57	11.0%	46	9.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.66		14.78		13.55		15.51		15.65		14.80		14.90