Lester Elementary Primary School
1970 Lester Hwy Rt. 54
Lester WV, 25865, Raleigh County
Phone: 304-934-5885
Ranking:
(453 out of 558, bottom 19%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Raleigh County 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: | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |||||||
Total Students: | 144 | 151 | 159 | 164 | 160 | 151 | 163 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 33 | 22.9% | 24 | 15.9% | 22 | 13.8% | 31 | 18.9% | 30 | 18.8% | 24 | 15.9% | 23 | 14.1% |
Kindergarten: | 13 | 9.0% | 26 | 17.2% | 25 | 15.7% | 19 | 11.6% | 11 | 6.9% | 13 | 8.6% | 27 | 16.6% |
Grade 1: | 24 | 16.7% | 24 | 15.9% | 18 | 11.3% | 17 | 10.4% | 17 | 10.6% | 24 | 15.9% | 18 | 11.0% |
Grade 2: | 21 | 14.6% | 19 | 12.6% | 19 | 11.9% | 17 | 10.4% | 28 | 17.5% | 23 | 15.2% | 19 | 11.7% |
Grade 3: | 23 | 16.0% | 13 | 8.6% | 18 | 11.3% | 30 | 18.3% | 28 | 17.5% | 23 | 15.2% | 32 | 19.6% |
Grade 4: | 15 | 10.4% | 17 | 11.3% | 29 | 18.2% | 29 | 17.7% | 22 | 13.8% | 24 | 15.9% | 22 | 13.5% |
Grade 5: | 15 | 10.4% | 28 | 18.5% | 28 | 17.6% | 21 | 12.8% | 24 | 15.0% | 20 | 13.2% | 22 | 13.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 75 | 52.1% | 80 | 53.0% | 86 | 54.1% | 97 | 59.1% | 91 | 56.9% | 91 | 60.3% | 99 | 60.7% |
Female: | 69 | 47.9% | 71 | 47.0% | 73 | 45.9% | 67 | 40.9% | 69 | 43.1% | 52 | 34.4% | 60 | 36.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% |
Black: | 5 | 3.5% | 4 | 2.6% | 7 | 4.4% | 9 | 5.5% | 4 | 2.5% | 8 | 5.3% | 9 | 5.5% |
White: | 133 | 92.4% | 140 | 92.7% | 149 | 93.7% | 154 | 93.9% | 156 | 97.5% | 143 | 94.7% | 153 | 93.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 2.1% | 4 | 2.6% | 2 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 89 | 58.9% | 94 | 59.1% | 93 | 56.7% | 84 | 52.5% | 79 | 52.3% | 80 | 49.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 12 | 7.9% | 9 | 5.7% | 11 | 6.7% | 18 | 11.3% | 11 | 7.3% | 30 | 18.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.00 | 11.62 | 12.23 | 18.49 | 14.55 | 13.70 | 13.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
WESTEST 2 | ||||||
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 73.91 | 67.39 | 66 |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 34.48 | 48.37 | 44 |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 53.84 | 37.61 | 41 |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 29.41 | 54.27 | 49 |
2009 | RLA | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 60.86 | 63 | 65 |
2010 | RLA | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 27.58 | 42.01 | 45 |
2011 | RLA | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 38.46 | 48.02 | 46 |
2012 | RLA | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 23.52 | 52.16 | 49 |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 21.73 | 47.36 | 56 |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 17.24 | 29.55 | 40 |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 26.92 | 30.26 | 41 |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 5.88 | 36.95 | 43 |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 13.04 | 42.88 | 49 |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 17.24 | 30.11 | 36 |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 19.23 | 31.69 | 36 |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 5.88 | 31.9 | 37 |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 63.63 | 65.19 | 65 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 40 | 45.93 | 42 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 33.33 | 46.91 | 46 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 39.28 | 52.27 | 47 |
2009 | RLA | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 68.18 | 61.48 | 64 |
2010 | RLA | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 40 | 46.51 | 40 |
2011 | RLA | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 29.62 | 52.11 | 48 |
2012 | RLA | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 42.85 | 49.2 | 44 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 22.72 | 42.95 | 49 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 10 | 31.22 | 35 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 14.81 | 33.14 | 38 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 25 | 28.81 | 35 |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 54.54 | 50.87 | 55 |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 20 | 32.21 | 36 |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 18.51 | 30.78 | 35 |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 33.33 | 32.97 | 35 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 80.95 | 68.5 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 29.16 | 51.4 | 45 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 37.5 | 47.59 | 45 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 36 | 56.95 | 50 |
2009 | RLA | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 47.61 | 64.93 | 65 |
2010 | RLA | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 25 | 47.06 | 43 |
2011 | RLA | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 25 | 51.65 | 46 |
2012 | RLA | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 44 | 56.16 | 51 |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 38.09 | 43.09 | 50 |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 12.5 | 33.29 | 40 |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 20.83 | 34.37 | 40 |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 28 | 35.11 | 42 |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 57.14 | 54.21 | 57 |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 4.16 | 27.25 | 33 |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 12.5 | 32.11 | 36 |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 20 | 29.88 | 34 |
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* Lester Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.