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Bester Elementary Primary School, 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: | 36 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 485 | 474 | 436 | 543 | 505 | 533 | 615 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 58 | 12.0% | 48 | 10.1% | 62 | 14.2% | 74 | 13.6% | 61 | 12.1% | 61 | 11.4% | 80 | 13.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 68 | 14.0% | 98 | 20.7% | 79 | 18.1% | 70 | 12.9% | 76 | 15.0% | 91 | 17.1% | 100 | 16.3% |
| Grade 1: | 91 | 18.8% | 84 | 17.7% | 53 | 12.2% | 82 | 15.1% | 85 | 16.8% | 81 | 15.2% | 98 | 15.9% |
| Grade 2: | 69 | 14.2% | 58 | 12.2% | 63 | 14.4% | 98 | 18.0% | 72 | 14.3% | 77 | 14.4% | 85 | 13.8% |
| Grade 3: | 57 | 11.8% | 67 | 14.1% | 77 | 17.7% | 76 | 14.0% | 67 | 13.3% | 75 | 14.1% | 75 | 12.2% |
| Grade 4: | 70 | 14.4% | 76 | 16.0% | 50 | 11.5% | 72 | 13.3% | 75 | 14.9% | 74 | 13.9% | 90 | 14.6% |
| Grade 5: | 72 | 14.8% | 43 | 9.1% | 52 | 11.9% | 71 | 13.1% | 69 | 13.7% | 74 | 13.9% | 87 | 14.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 255 | 52.6% | 249 | 52.5% | 247 | 56.7% | 293 | 54.0% | 271 | 53.7% | 275 | 51.6% | 314 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 230 | 47.4% | 225 | 47.5% | 189 | 43.3% | 250 | 46.0% | 226 | 44.8% | 250 | 46.9% | 297 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 50 | 10.3% | 44 | 9.3% | 40 | 9.2% | 39 | 7.2% | 17 | 3.4% | 26 | 4.9% | 31 | 5.0% |
| Black: | 123 | 25.4% | 104 | 21.9% | 90 | 20.6% | 118 | 21.7% | 173 | 34.3% | 174 | 32.6% | 173 | 28.1% |
| White: | 238 | 49.1% | 249 | 52.5% | 242 | 55.5% | 301 | 55.4% | 310 | 61.4% | 329 | 61.7% | 404 | 65.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 74 | 15.3% | 76 | 16.0% | 64 | 14.7% | 84 | 15.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 444 | 91.5% | 355 | 74.9% | 320 | 73.4% | 419 | 77.2% | 399 | 79.0% | 401 | 75.2% | 417 | 67.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 3.2% | 19 | 4.4% | 45 | 8.3% | 50 | 9.9% | 56 | 10.5% | 83 | 13.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.47 | 13.54 | 11.47 | 12.34 | 11.74 | 13.30 | 14.10 | |||||||
* Bester Elementary Primary School, Students and Teachers was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.