Bessie Weller Elementary Primary School
600 Greenville Ave
Staunton VA, 24401, Staunton City County
Phone: 540-332-3940
Ranking: (1,145 out of 1,459, bottom 22%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Staunton City Public 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: | 29 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |||||||
Total Students: | 412 | 414 | 411 | 418 | 293 | 292 | 293 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 73 | 17.7% | 77 | 18.6% | 73 | 17.8% | 87 | 20.8% | 46 | 15.7% | 53 | 18.2% | 42 | 14.3% |
Grade 1: | 78 | 18.9% | 78 | 18.8% | 85 | 20.7% | 81 | 19.4% | 44 | 15.0% | 46 | 15.8% | 50 | 17.1% |
Grade 2: | 72 | 17.5% | 87 | 21.0% | 75 | 18.2% | 56 | 13.4% | 48 | 16.4% | 48 | 16.4% | 39 | 13.3% |
Grade 3: | 80 | 19.4% | 67 | 16.2% | 52 | 12.7% | 72 | 17.2% | 46 | 15.7% | 36 | 12.3% | 47 | 16.0% |
Grade 4: | 58 | 14.1% | 44 | 10.6% | 63 | 15.3% | 66 | 15.8% | 42 | 14.3% | 35 | 12.0% | 46 | 15.7% |
Grade 5: | 51 | 12.4% | 61 | 14.7% | 63 | 15.3% | 56 | 13.4% | 39 | 13.3% | 44 | 15.1% | 34 | 11.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 202 | 49.0% | 212 | 51.2% | 217 | 52.8% | 221 | 52.9% | 143 | 48.8% | 141 | 48.3% | 154 | 52.6% |
Female: | 210 | 51.0% | 202 | 48.8% | 194 | 47.2% | 197 | 47.1% | 139 | 47.4% | 140 | 47.9% | 131 | 44.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 9 | 3.1% | 9 | 3.1% | 4 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 38 | 9.2% | 41 | 9.9% | 32 | 7.8% | 24 | 5.7% | 12 | 4.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% |
Black: | 82 | 19.9% | 86 | 20.8% | 84 | 20.4% | 97 | 23.2% | 74 | 25.3% | 76 | 26.0% | 83 | 28.3% |
White: | 234 | 56.8% | 229 | 55.3% | 237 | 57.7% | 246 | 58.9% | 194 | 66.2% | 200 | 68.5% | 199 | 67.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 54 | 13.1% | 54 | 13.0% | 52 | 12.7% | 45 | 10.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 242 | 58.7% | 284 | 68.6% | 262 | 63.7% | 271 | 64.8% | 184 | 62.8% | 171 | 58.6% | 153 | 52.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 10.9% | 22 | 5.3% | 30 | 7.3% | 30 | 7.2% | 27 | 9.2% | 25 | 8.6% | 31 | 10.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.46 | 13.28 | 13.70 | 27.27 | 21.19 | 20.10 | 20.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | 84% |
2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 81% |
2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | 84% |
2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 84% | 86% |
2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 82% | 84% |
2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 76% | 83% |
2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 89% | 86% |
2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 66.2% | 72.5% |
2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | 90% |
2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 91% |
2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 93% |
2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 93% |
2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | 93% |
2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 90% | 93% |
2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 74% | 85% |
2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 83% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | 88% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 90% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 89% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 91% | 89% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 89% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 86% | 91% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 68% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 60.9% | 65.3% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | 89% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 90% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 88% | 91% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 86% | 89% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 90% | 89% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 74.8% | 83.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 80% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 88% |
2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83% | 88% |
2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 79% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 85% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 68.1% | 70.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 73% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 78% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 82% | 84% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 87% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 88% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 63% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 82.9% | 74.7% |
2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 82% | 85% |
2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 80% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 85% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 89% |
2009 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | 92% |
2010 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 91% |
2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | 89% |
2012 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 71.7% | 73.3% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 80% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 83% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 80% | 86% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 83% | 88% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 90% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 91% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 83% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 56% | 67% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 71.2% | 69.5% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 74% | 81% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 88% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 87% | 88% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 86% | 87% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 74% | 88% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 70.1% | 75.6% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | 91% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 81% | 89% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 89% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 87% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 86% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 87% | 88% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 85% | 87% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 79% | 87% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 63.7% | 70.6% |
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* Bessie Weller Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.