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Walnut Pk Elementary School
3200 Walnut St
Gadsden AL, 35904, Etowah County
Phone: 256-546-4665
Ranking: 
(554 out of 1,064, bottom 48%)*
(554 out of 1,064, bottom 48%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Gadsden City 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: | 20 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 260 | 302 | 328 | 355 | 338 | 347 | 361 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 6.6% | 19 | 5.8% | 20 | 5.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 50 | 19.2% | 47 | 15.6% | 53 | 16.2% | 53 | 14.9% | 62 | 18.3% | 53 | 15.3% | 69 | 19.1% |
| Grade 1: | 44 | 16.9% | 54 | 17.9% | 48 | 14.6% | 60 | 16.9% | 51 | 15.1% | 59 | 17.0% | 60 | 16.6% |
| Grade 2: | 47 | 18.1% | 41 | 13.6% | 54 | 16.5% | 54 | 15.2% | 59 | 17.5% | 57 | 16.4% | 68 | 18.8% |
| Grade 3: | 35 | 13.5% | 48 | 15.9% | 48 | 14.6% | 57 | 16.1% | 53 | 15.7% | 64 | 18.4% | 57 | 15.8% |
| Grade 4: | 44 | 16.9% | 40 | 13.2% | 53 | 16.2% | 56 | 15.8% | 58 | 17.2% | 60 | 17.3% | 56 | 15.5% |
| Grade 5: | 40 | 15.4% | 52 | 17.2% | 53 | 16.2% | 55 | 15.5% | 55 | 16.3% | 54 | 15.6% | 51 | 14.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 142 | 54.6% | 167 | 55.3% | 174 | 53.0% | 186 | 52.4% | 173 | 51.2% | 181 | 52.2% | 186 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 118 | 45.4% | 135 | 44.7% | 154 | 47.0% | 169 | 47.6% | 157 | 46.4% | 158 | 45.5% | 171 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 10.0% | 25 | 8.3% | 31 | 9.5% | 18 | 5.1% | 23 | 6.8% | 16 | 4.6% | 15 | 4.2% |
| Black: | 35 | 13.5% | 34 | 11.3% | 39 | 11.9% | 41 | 11.5% | 34 | 10.1% | 39 | 11.2% | 52 | 14.4% |
| White: | 190 | 73.1% | 233 | 77.2% | 248 | 75.6% | 290 | 81.7% | 278 | 82.2% | 291 | 83.9% | 293 | 81.2% |
| 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: | 7 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 228 | 87.7% | 218 | 72.2% | 246 | 75.0% | 273 | 76.9% | 270 | 79.9% | 265 | 76.4% | 278 | 77.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 3.8% | 20 | 6.6% | 31 | 9.5% | 14 | 3.9% | 32 | 9.5% | 32 | 9.2% | 31 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.81 | 11.67 | 13.37 | 13.80 | 14.10 | 13.10 | 13.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 52.2% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 36.5% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 39.7% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.57% | 27.58% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.79% | 34.49% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 58.8% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 58.8% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 69.1% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 64.71% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.57% | 61.24% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 51.5% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 39.5% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 40.9% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 26.03% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.36% | 42.43% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 50.8% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 40.8% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 39.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.53% | 30.93% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.72% | 38.96% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 72.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.97% | 72.9% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.73% | 73.91% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.19% | 79.77% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.31% | 70.66% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.93% | 74.37% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.65% | 82.28% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 81.2% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 78.8% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.75% | 79.51% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.74% | 80.63% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.19% | 84.47% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.15% | 83.3% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.19% | 81.19% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.95% | 85.95% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 72.3% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 73.5% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 73.3% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.96% | 76.96% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 71.78% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.95% | 70.05% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.42% | 74.23% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.63% | 67.33% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.18% | 77.96% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 75.9% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 84.1% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83.7% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.47% | 82.6% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.97% | 83.13% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.46% | 82.57% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 83.45% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.66% | 82.88% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.45% | 85.31% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 71.7% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 70.1% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70.46% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.13% | 74.81% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.76% | 76.51% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.77% | 75.71% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.09% | 84.94% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.16% | 85.51% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 80.3% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.28% | 81.12% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.68% | 79.75% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.21% | 82.44% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 81.61% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 88.02% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.08% | 85.78% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.23% | 67.61% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 61.56% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.24% | 70% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.54% | 74.21% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.43% | 71.09% | 80.09% |
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* Walnut Pk Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.