Start Elementary School
883 Charleston St
Start LA, 71279, Richland County
Phone: 318-728-2074
Ranking: (384 out of 947, top 41%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Richland 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: | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 496 | 467 | 427 | 417 | 412 | 394 | 391 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 19 | 3.8% | 18 | 3.9% | 18 | 4.2% | 20 | 4.8% | 19 | 4.6% | 19 | 4.8% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 49 | 9.9% | 56 | 12.0% | 42 | 9.8% | 48 | 11.5% | 46 | 11.2% | 38 | 9.6% | 46 | 11.8% |
Grade 1: | 62 | 12.5% | 57 | 12.2% | 54 | 12.6% | 44 | 10.6% | 45 | 10.9% | 45 | 11.4% | 48 | 12.3% |
Grade 2: | 51 | 10.3% | 53 | 11.3% | 46 | 10.8% | 43 | 10.3% | 43 | 10.4% | 46 | 11.7% | 44 | 11.3% |
Grade 3: | 53 | 10.7% | 48 | 10.3% | 44 | 10.3% | 43 | 10.3% | 49 | 11.9% | 45 | 11.4% | 36 | 9.2% |
Grade 4: | 53 | 10.7% | 45 | 9.6% | 44 | 10.3% | 55 | 13.2% | 50 | 12.1% | 46 | 11.7% | 48 | 12.3% |
Grade 5: | 47 | 9.5% | 46 | 9.9% | 56 | 13.1% | 48 | 11.5% | 46 | 11.2% | 43 | 10.9% | 39 | 10.0% |
Grade 6: | 53 | 10.7% | 60 | 12.8% | 44 | 10.3% | 40 | 9.6% | 42 | 10.2% | 41 | 10.4% | 40 | 10.2% |
Grade 7: | 62 | 12.5% | 44 | 9.4% | 40 | 9.4% | 40 | 9.6% | 40 | 9.7% | 35 | 8.9% | 41 | 10.5% |
Grade 8: | 47 | 9.5% | 40 | 8.6% | 39 | 9.1% | 36 | 8.6% | 32 | 7.8% | 36 | 9.1% | 49 | 12.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 244 | 49.2% | 225 | 48.2% | 201 | 47.1% | 190 | 45.6% | 183 | 44.4% | 177 | 44.9% | 180 | 46.0% |
Female: | 252 | 50.8% | 242 | 51.8% | 226 | 52.9% | 227 | 54.4% | 221 | 53.6% | 209 | 53.0% | 207 | 52.9% |
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: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
Black: | 124 | 25.0% | 89 | 19.1% | 55 | 12.9% | 45 | 10.8% | 44 | 10.7% | 49 | 12.4% | 56 | 14.3% |
White: | 367 | 74.0% | 371 | 79.4% | 370 | 86.7% | 371 | 89.0% | 367 | 89.1% | 344 | 87.3% | 333 | 85.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 330 | 66.5% | 284 | 60.8% | 252 | 59.0% | 241 | 57.8% | 238 | 57.8% | 210 | 53.3% | 189 | 48.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 5.4% | 32 | 6.9% | 24 | 5.6% | 22 | 5.3% | 36 | 8.7% | 35 | 8.9% | 35 | 9.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.25 | 18.58 | 17.51 | 16.51 | 15.83 | 14.90 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
GEE | ||||||
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 62% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 59% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 51% | 55% |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 52% | 58% |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 44% | 65% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 47% | 64% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 49% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 60% | 67% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 51% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 56% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 47% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 43% | 65% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 46% | 63% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 52% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 59% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 53% | 69% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 54% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 50% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 45% | 58% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 47% | 55% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 48% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 54% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 53% | 63% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 58% | 67% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 48% | 68% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 48% | 63% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 44% | 64% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 53% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 54% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 58% | 64% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 54% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 45% | 65% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 55% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 50% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 55% | 72% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 61% | 75% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 60% | 77% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 59% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 55% | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 57% | 65% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 63% | 73% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 53% | 71% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 53% | 62% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 40% | 60% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 54% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 58% | 68% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 51% | 67% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 58% | 68% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 37% | 62% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 52% | 66% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 54% | 68% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 55% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 49% | 60% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 58% | 65% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 54% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 60% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 50% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% | 70% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 51% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 65% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52% | 66% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | 70% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 55% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 62% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 68% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 46% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 53% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 50% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 55% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 44% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 58% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 57% | 66% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 51% | 60% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 67% | 66% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 53% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 58% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 56% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 57% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 61% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 54% | 62% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 58% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 73% | 68% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 64% | 70% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 71% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 56% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 60% | 70% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 60% | 62% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 59% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 78% | 70% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 75% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 64% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 65% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 51% | 55% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 56% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 57% | 61% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 52% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 58% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 55% | 65% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 56% | 65% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 55% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 57% | 57% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 59% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 65% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 57% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 51% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 60% | 68% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 57% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 59% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 67% | 62% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 76% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 66% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 56% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 57% | 69% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 60% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 60% | 55% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 63% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | 68% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 70% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 55% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 52% | 53% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 58% | 59% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 71% | 61% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 50% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 56% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 53% | 62% |
2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 61% | 59% |
2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 53% | 60% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63% | 65% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 55% | 67% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 55% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 52% | 66% |
2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 56% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 51% | 57% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 51% | 57% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 62% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 53% | 67% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 49% | 69% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 49% | 55% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 67% | 58% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 56% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 61% | 66% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | 54% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 52% | 53% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 51% | 55% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 47% | 61% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 51% | 64% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 49% | 55% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 46% | 53% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 52% | 58% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 49% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 49% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,089.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,915.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,541.0 |
* Start Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.