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South Walnut Elementary School
309 South Walnut St
Bangor MI, 49013, Van Buren County
Phone: 269-427-6863
Ranking: 
(1,762 out of 2,213, bottom 20%)*
(1,762 out of 2,213, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Bangor 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: | 25 | 25 | 33 | 35 | 20 | 37 | 16 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 454 | 433 | 424 | 435 | 291 | 295 | 281 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 93 | 20.5% | 79 | 18.2% | 84 | 19.8% | 87 | 20.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 77 | 17.0% | 96 | 22.2% | 89 | 21.0% | 98 | 22.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 105 | 23.1% | 88 | 20.3% | 97 | 22.9% | 81 | 18.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 94 | 20.7% | 94 | 21.7% | 81 | 19.1% | 82 | 18.9% | 103 | 35.4% | 98 | 33.2% | 86 | 30.6% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 18.7% | 76 | 17.6% | 72 | 17.0% | 87 | 20.0% | 89 | 30.6% | 95 | 32.2% | 113 | 40.2% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 227 | 50.0% | 213 | 49.2% | 213 | 50.2% | 235 | 54.0% | 147 | 50.5% | 160 | 54.2% | 158 | 56.2% |
| Female: | 227 | 50.0% | 220 | 50.8% | 211 | 49.8% | 200 | 46.0% | 133 | 45.7% | 122 | 41.4% | 116 | 41.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 180 | 39.6% | 157 | 36.3% | 164 | 38.7% | 152 | 34.9% | 82 | 28.2% | 73 | 24.7% | 62 | 22.1% |
| Black: | 32 | 7.0% | 29 | 6.7% | 32 | 7.5% | 28 | 6.4% | 26 | 8.9% | 19 | 6.4% | 20 | 7.1% |
| White: | 218 | 48.0% | 229 | 52.9% | 211 | 49.8% | 236 | 54.3% | 178 | 61.2% | 196 | 66.4% | 193 | 68.7% |
| 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: | 21 | 4.6% | 15 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 372 | 81.9% | 343 | 79.2% | 331 | 78.1% | 317 | 72.9% | 197 | 67.7% | 191 | 64.7% | 175 | 62.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 3.7% | 18 | 4.2% | 22 | 5.2% | 20 | 4.6% | 18 | 6.2% | 26 | 8.8% | 22 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.16 | 17.32 | 12.85 | 12.57 | 14.30 | 8.00 | 18.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.9% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 20.5% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 17.2% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.7% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 37.2% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 24.7% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 41.8% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 35.3% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 42.1% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.6% | 62.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.5% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 28.4% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 37.3% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 41.5% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 29.1% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 26.9% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 31% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 39.7% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 13.3% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.3% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 81% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 53.2% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 46.3% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.7% | 63.4% |
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* South Walnut 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.