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Joshua Butler Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

300 Fourth St

Westwego LA, 70094, Jefferson County

Phone: 504-341-1351

Ranking:

(666 out of 947, bottom 30%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Jefferson Parish School District

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:	35		34		32		37		39		40		39
Total Students:	471		475		458		494		518		571		594
Prekindergarten:	37	7.9%	59	12.4%	38	8.3%	39	7.9%	39	7.5%	38	6.7%	40	6.7%
Kindergarten:	65	13.8%	59	12.4%	74	16.2%	59	11.9%	64	12.4%	80	14.0%	93	15.7%
Grade 1:	76	16.1%	78	16.4%	63	13.8%	69	14.0%	100	19.3%	102	17.9%	78	13.1%
Grade 2:	71	15.1%	56	11.8%	69	15.1%	87	17.6%	82	15.8%	70	12.3%	111	18.7%
Grade 3:	67	14.2%	65	13.7%	75	16.4%	77	15.6%	65	12.5%	93	16.3%	94	15.8%
Grade 4:	71	15.1%	88	18.5%	85	18.6%	78	15.8%	89	17.2%	108	18.9%	96	16.2%
Grade 5:	84	17.8%	70	14.7%	54	11.8%	85	17.2%	79	15.3%	80	14.0%	82	13.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	270	57.3%	241	50.7%	240	52.4%	248	50.2%	267	51.5%	282	49.4%	300	50.5%
Female:	201	42.7%	234	49.3%	218	47.6%	246	49.8%	243	46.9%	281	49.2%	290	48.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%
Asian:	25	5.3%	30	6.3%	35	7.6%	42	8.5%	48	9.3%	41	7.2%	51	8.6%
Hispanic:	40	8.5%	36	7.6%	31	6.8%	28	5.7%	38	7.3%	33	5.8%	51	8.6%
Black:	268	56.9%	263	55.4%	262	57.2%	284	57.5%	310	59.8%	351	61.5%	366	61.6%
White:	120	25.5%	123	25.9%	112	24.5%	122	24.7%	121	23.4%	145	25.4%	125	21.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.4%	3	0.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	18	3.8%	23	4.8%	15	3.3%	14	2.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	397	84.3%	393	82.7%	383	83.6%	403	81.6%	422	81.5%	452	79.2%	496	83.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	27	5.7%	30	6.3%	41	9.0%	36	7.3%	56	10.8%	70	12.3%	63	10.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.37		13.97		14.31		13.35		13.28		14.30		15.20

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
iLEAP
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	57%	65%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	35%	57%	64%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	57%	66%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	62%	67%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	63%	69%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	65%	69%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	70%	72%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	59%	65%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	44%	57%	63%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	62%	68%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	64%	67%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	66%	69%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	72%	71%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	74%	72%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	37%	48%	58%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	36%	46%	55%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	39%	53%	62%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	54%	63%
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	55%	63%
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	63%	67%
2013	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	66%	68%
2007	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	39%	55%	63%
2008	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	55%	64%
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	57%	67%
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	57%	66%
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	57%	64%
2012	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	59%	65%
2013	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	62%	65%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	69%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	54%	65%	69%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	52%	64%	72%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	65%	74%	75%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	81%	77%	77%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	61%	56%	64%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	54%	62%	67%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	49%	57%	65%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	71%	73%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87%	71%	71%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	57%	53%	62%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	37%	51%	60%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	47%	57%	65%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	57%	66%	68%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	68%	66%	67%
2007	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	68%	63%	68%
2008	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	36%	59%	62%
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	48%	62%	66%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	64%	67%	68%
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	75%	70%	70%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	57%	54%	60%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	50%	60%	65%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	46%	64%	66%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	53%	64%	68%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	52%	66%	68%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	50%	71%	70%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	73%	75%	72%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	51%	52%	59%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	40%	55%	65%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	40%	60%	66%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	63%	70%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62%	64%	67%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66%	69%	70%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	73%	72%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55%	47%	53%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	42%	51%	58%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	34%	57%	62%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55%	58%	63%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	54%	55%	62%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49%	60%	64%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	54%	66%	66%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	57%	54%	60%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	64%	65%	66%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	36%	65%	67%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	34%	61%	66%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	56%	63%	65%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	56%	65%	67%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	64%	61%	67%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	85.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	14.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	48.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	51.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,603.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,631.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,354.0

* Joshua Butler Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.