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Polenta Elementary Primary School
105 Josephine Rd Garner NC, 27529, Wake County Phone: 919-989-6039 Ranking:  (519 out of 1,874, top 28%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Johnston County Schools 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: | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 60 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,037 | 1,065 | 1,134 | 1,042 | 991 | 1,017 | 927 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 17 | 1.6% | 60 | 5.3% | 9 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.0% | NA | NA | 12 | 1.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 172 | 16.6% | 169 | 15.9% | 206 | 18.2% | 159 | 15.3% | 162 | 16.3% | 174 | 17.1% | 163 | 17.6% |
| Grade 1: | 170 | 16.4% | 190 | 17.8% | 171 | 15.1% | 185 | 17.8% | 167 | 16.9% | 162 | 15.9% | 150 | 16.2% |
| Grade 2: | 182 | 17.6% | 166 | 15.6% | 181 | 16.0% | 174 | 16.7% | 167 | 16.9% | 170 | 16.7% | 152 | 16.4% |
| Grade 3: | 168 | 16.2% | 187 | 17.6% | 177 | 15.6% | 186 | 17.9% | 177 | 17.9% | 164 | 16.1% | 155 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 183 | 17.6% | 161 | 15.1% | 170 | 15.0% | 172 | 16.5% | 147 | 14.8% | 160 | 15.7% | 165 | 17.8% |
| Grade 5: | 162 | 15.6% | 175 | 16.4% | 169 | 14.9% | 157 | 15.1% | 161 | 16.2% | 187 | 18.4% | 130 | 14.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 544 | 52.5% | 554 | 52.0% | 617 | 54.4% | 536 | 51.4% | 494 | 49.8% | 517 | 50.8% | 454 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 493 | 47.5% | 511 | 48.0% | 517 | 45.6% | 506 | 48.6% | 489 | 49.3% | 492 | 48.4% | 412 | 44.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 163 | 15.7% | 153 | 14.4% | 163 | 14.4% | 139 | 13.3% | 119 | 12.0% | 127 | 12.5% | 114 | 12.3% |
| Black: | 122 | 11.8% | 127 | 11.9% | 145 | 12.8% | 138 | 13.2% | 199 | 20.1% | 213 | 20.9% | 134 | 14.5% |
| White: | 699 | 67.4% | 722 | 67.8% | 754 | 66.5% | 688 | 66.0% | 658 | 66.4% | 670 | 65.9% | 618 | 66.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 48 | 4.6% | 56 | 5.3% | 66 | 5.8% | 67 | 6.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 327 | 31.5% | 321 | 30.1% | 334 | 29.5% | 299 | 28.7% | 274 | 27.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 5.3% | 63 | 5.9% | 52 | 4.6% | 65 | 6.2% | 68 | 6.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.77 | 16.84 | 17.73 | 16.09 | 15.15 | 17.10 | 15.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.5% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 76.6% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 82.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 86.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 87.2% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 86% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 88.2% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 41.6% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 84.6% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 85.9% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 62.5% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 71.2% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 70.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 72.2% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 73% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 44.4% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 67.4% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 73.5% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.2% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 87.8% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 89.7% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 89.4% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 88.6% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 46.4% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 86.3% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 89.5% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 64.1% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 77.4% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 80.7% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76.9% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 44.7% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.7% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 53.4% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 62.3% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 65.7% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.7% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 75.8% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.1% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 85.4% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.8% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 88.3% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 42.0% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 89.8% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 90.4% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 61.3% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 74.9% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79.2% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 79.2% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 79% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 38.3% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 44.7% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 69.5% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 74.3% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.5% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 81.7% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.0% | 37.1% | 45.4% |
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* Polenta 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.