Cluster Springs Elementary Primary School
7091 Huell Matthews Hwy
Alton VA, 24520, Halifax County
Phone: 434-517-2600
Ranking: 
(462 out of 1,459, top 32%)*
(462 out of 1,459, top 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Halifax County 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: | 38 | 38 | 39 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 553 | 581 | 598 | 596 | 702 | 750 | 722 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 86 | 15.6% | 82 | 14.1% | 108 | 18.1% | 89 | 14.9% | 99 | 14.1% | 119 | 15.9% | 97 | 13.4% |
| Grade 1: | 81 | 14.6% | 95 | 16.4% | 91 | 15.2% | 95 | 15.9% | 103 | 14.7% | 97 | 12.9% | 108 | 15.0% |
| Grade 2: | 100 | 18.1% | 98 | 16.9% | 94 | 15.7% | 104 | 17.4% | 91 | 13.0% | 105 | 14.0% | 104 | 14.4% |
| Grade 3: | 91 | 16.5% | 97 | 16.7% | 102 | 17.1% | 96 | 16.1% | 102 | 14.5% | 114 | 15.2% | 110 | 15.2% |
| Grade 4: | 91 | 16.5% | 104 | 17.9% | 106 | 17.7% | 105 | 17.6% | 108 | 15.4% | 107 | 14.3% | 115 | 15.9% |
| Grade 5: | 104 | 18.8% | 105 | 18.1% | 97 | 16.2% | 107 | 18.0% | 116 | 16.5% | 122 | 16.3% | 108 | 15.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 298 | 53.9% | 310 | 53.4% | 294 | 49.2% | 307 | 51.5% | 357 | 50.9% | 371 | 49.5% | 368 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 255 | 46.1% | 271 | 46.6% | 304 | 50.8% | 289 | 48.5% | 336 | 47.9% | 371 | 49.5% | 350 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 3.1% | 22 | 3.8% | 19 | 3.2% | 20 | 3.4% | 25 | 3.6% | 17 | 2.3% | 18 | 2.5% |
| Black: | 141 | 25.5% | 161 | 27.7% | 162 | 27.1% | 170 | 28.5% | 194 | 27.6% | 210 | 28.0% | 206 | 28.5% |
| White: | 381 | 68.9% | 393 | 67.6% | 409 | 68.4% | 400 | 67.1% | 479 | 68.2% | 519 | 69.2% | 497 | 68.8% |
| 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: | 14 | 2.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 238 | 43.0% | 237 | 40.8% | 257 | 43.0% | 249 | 41.8% | 273 | 38.9% | 289 | 38.5% | 260 | 36.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 7.2% | 67 | 11.5% | 73 | 12.2% | 71 | 11.9% | 92 | 13.1% | 85 | 11.3% | 77 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.50 | 15.47 | 15.48 | 18.06 | 17.55 | 18.80 | 18.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SOL | ||||||
| 2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 87% | 84% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 87% | 83% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 86% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 74.8% | 72.5% |
| 2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | 93% |
| 2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 81% | 85% |
| 2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | 87% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | 91% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 91% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 58.3% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 92% | 91% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | 89% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 86% | 89% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.7% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 87% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 68.8% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 88% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 89% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 71% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 62.9% | 74.7% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 91% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 89% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 67% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 91% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 89% | 89% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 72% | 67% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 77% | 69.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 88% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 87% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | 88% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 66.4% | 75.6% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 88% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 87% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 87% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 68.4% | 70.6% |
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* Cluster Springs Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.