Van Wert Elementary School
370 Atlanta Hwy
Rockmart GA, 30153, Polk County
Phone: 770-684-2237
Ranking: 
(1,307 out of 1,747, bottom 25%)*
(1,307 out of 1,747, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Polk 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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 49 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 57 | |||||
| Total Students: | 824 | 775 | 773 | 875 | 826 | |||||
| Prekindergarten: | 92 | 11.2% | 92 | 11.9% | 83 | 10.7% | 164 | 18.7% | 154 | 18.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 144 | 17.5% | 122 | 15.7% | 131 | 16.9% | 149 | 17.0% | 121 | 14.6% |
| Grade 1: | 112 | 13.6% | 114 | 14.7% | 134 | 17.3% | 124 | 14.2% | 123 | 14.9% |
| Grade 2: | 122 | 14.8% | 129 | 16.6% | 114 | 14.7% | 121 | 13.8% | 113 | 13.7% |
| Grade 3: | 126 | 15.3% | 114 | 14.7% | 110 | 14.2% | 114 | 13.0% | 101 | 12.2% |
| Grade 4: | 109 | 13.2% | 100 | 12.9% | 109 | 14.1% | 101 | 11.5% | 95 | 11.5% |
| Grade 5: | 119 | 14.4% | 104 | 13.4% | 92 | 11.9% | 102 | 11.7% | 119 | 14.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 440 | 53.4% | 426 | 55.0% | 413 | 53.4% | 472 | 53.9% | 429 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 384 | 46.6% | 349 | 45.0% | 360 | 46.6% | 403 | 46.1% | 397 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 7 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 41 | 5.0% | 37 | 4.8% | 39 | 5.0% | 33 | 3.8% | 26 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 188 | 22.8% | 175 | 22.6% | 167 | 21.6% | 180 | 20.6% | 172 | 20.8% |
| White: | 528 | 64.1% | 514 | 66.3% | 526 | 68.0% | 613 | 70.1% | 582 | 70.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 60 | 7.3% | 37 | 4.8% | 31 | 4.0% | 38 | 4.3% | 31 | 3.8% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 684 | 83.0% | 526 | 67.9% | 502 | 64.9% | 585 | 66.9% | 511 | 61.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 7.1% | 80 | 10.3% | 51 | 5.8% | 78 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.78 | 14.88 | 14.29 | 15.46 | 14.49 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 88.3% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 91.2% | 91% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 88.2% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 76.6% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 70.7% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 77.5% | 78.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 91.9% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 90.1% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 92.2% | 92.1% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 79.8% | 80.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 73.1% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 73.5% | 78.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 75.5% | 81% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 70.3% | 81% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 76.1% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 86.9% | 88% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 91.7% | 90% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 89.0% | 90.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 79.8% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 78.4% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 88.2% | 84.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 88.6% | 87.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 89.5% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 89.9% | 92.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 75% | 79% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 81.3% | 81% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 79.8% | 82.7% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 74% | 77.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 72.4% | 79% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 76.4% | 81.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 91% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 92.9% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 94.7% | 94.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 86.1% | 86.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 83.6% | 84% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 89.2% | 89.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 91.6% | 90.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89.7% | 91% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 92.1% | 92.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 76.9% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 76.9% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 77.8% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 74.9% | 71.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 74.5% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 77.6% | 80.5% |
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* Van Wert 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.