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Tarkington Elementary School, 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 | 76 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,057 | 1,053 | 1,060 | 1,062 | 1,096 | 1,114 | 1,079 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 37 | 3.5% | 40 | 3.8% | 42 | 4.0% | 55 | 5.2% | 59 | 5.4% | 61 | 5.5% | 60 | 5.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 109 | 10.3% | 105 | 10.0% | 132 | 12.5% | 91 | 8.6% | 132 | 12.0% | 114 | 10.2% | 93 | 8.6% |
| Grade 1: | 108 | 10.2% | 118 | 11.2% | 92 | 8.7% | 119 | 11.2% | 115 | 10.5% | 96 | 8.6% | 117 | 10.8% |
| Grade 2: | 116 | 11.0% | 94 | 8.9% | 116 | 10.9% | 112 | 10.5% | 88 | 8.0% | 116 | 10.4% | 108 | 10.0% |
| Grade 3: | 90 | 8.5% | 113 | 10.7% | 109 | 10.3% | 100 | 9.4% | 112 | 10.2% | 123 | 11.0% | 119 | 11.0% |
| Grade 4: | 116 | 11.0% | 110 | 10.4% | 105 | 9.9% | 105 | 9.9% | 119 | 10.9% | 115 | 10.3% | 117 | 10.8% |
| Grade 5: | 124 | 11.7% | 108 | 10.3% | 110 | 10.4% | 124 | 11.7% | 116 | 10.6% | 119 | 10.7% | 106 | 9.8% |
| Grade 6: | 111 | 10.5% | 123 | 11.7% | 121 | 11.4% | 120 | 11.3% | 120 | 10.9% | 118 | 10.6% | 120 | 11.1% |
| Grade 7: | 125 | 11.8% | 122 | 11.6% | 117 | 11.0% | 121 | 11.4% | 114 | 10.4% | 125 | 11.2% | 116 | 10.8% |
| Grade 8: | 121 | 11.4% | 120 | 11.4% | 116 | 10.9% | 115 | 10.8% | 121 | 11.0% | 127 | 11.4% | 123 | 11.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 562 | 53.2% | 558 | 53.0% | 559 | 52.7% | 549 | 51.7% | 565 | 51.6% | 532 | 47.8% | 556 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 495 | 46.8% | 495 | 47.0% | 501 | 47.3% | 513 | 48.3% | 523 | 47.7% | 574 | 51.5% | 496 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 823 | 77.9% | 814 | 77.3% | 807 | 76.1% | 773 | 72.8% | 786 | 71.7% | 802 | 72.0% | 747 | 69.2% |
| Black: | 214 | 20.2% | 214 | 20.3% | 226 | 21.3% | 266 | 25.0% | 304 | 27.7% | 304 | 27.3% | 298 | 27.6% |
| White: | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.7% |
| 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: | 9 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,024 | 96.9% | 963 | 91.5% | 443 | 41.8% | 922 | 86.8% | 965 | 88.0% | 873 | 78.4% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 5.7% | 591 | 55.8% | 85 | 8.0% | 110 | 10.0% | 143 | 12.8% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.05 | 13.93 | 19.27 | 19.31 | 20.68 | 21.80 | 22.00 | |||||||
* Tarkington Elementary School, Students and Teachers was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.