Big Shanty Elementary School
1575 Ben King Rd Nw Kennesaw GA, 30144, Cobb County Phone: 678-594-8023 Ranking:  (558 out of 1,747, top 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5 School District: Cobb County School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 53 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 770 | 763 | 790 | 828 | 865 | 846 | 783 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 269 | 34.9% | 250 | 32.8% | 263 | 33.3% | 275 | 33.2% | 287 | 33.2% | 303 | 35.8% | 275 | 35.1% |
| Grade 4: | 250 | 32.5% | 254 | 33.3% | 260 | 32.9% | 265 | 32.0% | 310 | 35.8% | 265 | 31.3% | 265 | 33.8% |
| Grade 5: | 251 | 32.6% | 259 | 33.9% | 267 | 33.8% | 288 | 34.8% | 268 | 31.0% | 278 | 32.9% | 243 | 31.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 380 | 49.4% | 385 | 50.5% | 386 | 48.9% | 428 | 51.7% | 458 | 52.9% | 428 | 50.6% | 384 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 390 | 50.6% | 378 | 49.5% | 404 | 51.1% | 400 | 48.3% | 407 | 47.1% | 353 | 41.7% | 349 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 31 | 4.0% | 36 | 4.7% | 34 | 4.3% | 36 | 4.3% | 38 | 4.4% | 39 | 4.6% | 40 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic: | 123 | 16.0% | 113 | 14.8% | 125 | 15.8% | 121 | 14.6% | 126 | 14.6% | 105 | 12.4% | 98 | 12.5% |
| Black: | 169 | 21.9% | 160 | 21.0% | 178 | 22.5% | 180 | 21.7% | 244 | 28.2% | 212 | 25.1% | 184 | 23.5% |
| White: | 399 | 51.8% | 398 | 52.2% | 413 | 52.3% | 449 | 54.2% | 451 | 52.1% | 430 | 50.8% | 415 | 53.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 48 | 6.2% | 55 | 7.2% | 37 | 4.7% | 39 | 4.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 268 | 34.8% | 245 | 32.1% | 249 | 31.5% | 258 | 31.2% | 235 | 27.2% | 197 | 23.3% | 160 | 20.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 6.2% | 55 | 7.2% | 51 | 6.5% | 38 | 4.6% | 60 | 6.9% | 56 | 6.6% | 53 | 6.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.64 | 13.87 | 14.63 | 15.05 | 14.79 | 14.40 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82.3% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 85.8% | 85.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 87.9% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 88.9% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 89.3% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 90.5% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.4% | 91% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.0% | 90.7% | 88.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 91% | 91% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.3% | 90.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 74.6% | 70.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 81.1% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.7% | 79% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 83.5% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 84.2% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 82.1% | 78.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 83.1% | 82% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 85.8% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 89.8% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 90.4% | 88% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 92.5% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 92.5% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 92.8% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 94.1% | 92.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 84.9% | 85% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 72.7% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 76.8% | 74.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 82.4% | 79.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 81.7% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 82.8% | 80.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 81.2% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 83.0% | 78.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 88.7% | 88% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 88.5% | 88.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 89.6% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 78.9% | 76.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 82.3% | 79% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 80.7% | 81% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 83.4% | 81% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 87.8% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.3% | 79% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85.3% | 84.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 88.2% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 89.6% | 86.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 90.6% | 87% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 90.3% | 88% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.6% | 90% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.7% | 90.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82.6% | 79% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81.8% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 76.4% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78.8% | 74.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.5% | 77% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 85% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 85% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 88.0% | 84.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 84.8% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 86.3% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90.5% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 90.3% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 92.9% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 90.4% | 87.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 93.7% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 94.9% | 92.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 90.4% | 88% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 75.7% | 71.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 78.7% | 73.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 83.5% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 82.8% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 82.4% | 79% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 85.2% | 81% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 87.0% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.1% | 90% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.2% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92.3% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 78.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 79.2% | 74% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 79.4% | 77.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 82.1% | 79% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 85.7% | 81.3% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 86.4% | 85% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 88% | 87.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 91.2% | 89.9% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 92.9% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 93.7% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.7% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 95.6% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95.8% | 94.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 90.9% | 88% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 90.3% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79.8% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 84.9% | 79.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 88.2% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 91.1% | 86.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 90.9% | 84% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.9% | 89.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 85.6% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 87.7% | 85.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 90.6% | 87.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 91.4% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.3% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 93.2% | 90.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 94.4% | 91% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 95.0% | 92.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 91.7% | 89% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 70.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 74.1% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 80.8% | 76% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.9% | 77% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80.5% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 82.1% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 83.7% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 92.9% | 91% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 90.3% | 88.4% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.5% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 76.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 76.9% | 72% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 74.1% | 71.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 80.6% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.9% | 80.5% |
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* Big Shanty Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.