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W A Bess 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: | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 579 | 623 | 648 | 665 | 677 | 687 | 672 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 79 | 13.6% | 79 | 12.7% | 95 | 14.7% | 106 | 15.9% | 99 | 14.6% | 102 | 14.8% | 104 | 15.5% |
| Grade 1: | 76 | 13.1% | 98 | 15.7% | 108 | 16.7% | 105 | 15.8% | 109 | 16.1% | 119 | 17.3% | 128 | 19.0% |
| Grade 2: | 105 | 18.1% | 108 | 17.3% | 103 | 15.9% | 113 | 17.0% | 123 | 18.2% | 127 | 18.5% | 114 | 17.0% |
| Grade 3: | 102 | 17.6% | 105 | 16.9% | 108 | 16.7% | 113 | 17.0% | 122 | 18.0% | 116 | 16.9% | 107 | 15.9% |
| Grade 4: | 108 | 18.7% | 112 | 18.0% | 117 | 18.1% | 120 | 18.0% | 108 | 16.0% | 109 | 15.9% | 116 | 17.3% |
| Grade 5: | 109 | 18.8% | 121 | 19.4% | 117 | 18.1% | 108 | 16.2% | 114 | 16.8% | 114 | 16.6% | 103 | 15.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 309 | 53.4% | 322 | 51.7% | 333 | 51.4% | 341 | 51.3% | 338 | 49.9% | 332 | 48.3% | 330 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 270 | 46.6% | 301 | 48.3% | 315 | 48.6% | 324 | 48.7% | 331 | 48.9% | 347 | 50.5% | 332 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 17 | 2.9% | 15 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 3.8% | 21 | 3.4% | 20 | 3.1% | 16 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.5% | 15 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 36 | 6.2% | 45 | 7.2% | 45 | 6.9% | 46 | 6.9% | 59 | 8.7% | 48 | 7.0% | 45 | 6.7% |
| White: | 486 | 83.9% | 520 | 83.5% | 555 | 85.6% | 575 | 86.5% | 598 | 88.3% | 614 | 89.4% | 592 | 88.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 2.6% | 16 | 2.6% | 10 | 1.5% | 17 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 151 | 26.1% | 190 | 30.5% | 37 | 5.7% | 36 | 5.4% | 32 | 4.7% | 40 | 5.8% | 40 | 6.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 6.0% | 24 | 3.9% | 181 | 27.9% | 172 | 25.9% | 164 | 24.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.79 | 18.46 | 19.34 | 18.81 | 19.04 | 18.70 | 18.10 | |||||||
* W A Bess Elementary School, Students and Teachers was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.