Walter C. Black Elementary School
371 Stockton St
Hightstown NJ, 08520, Mercer County
Phone: 609-443-7816
Ranking:
(1,088 out of 1,847, bottom 41%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: East Windsor Regional School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 486 | 495 | 525 | 536 | 554 | 589 | 564 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 82 | 16.9% | 80 | 16.2% | 74 | 14.1% | 78 | 14.6% | 85 | 15.3% | 105 | 17.8% | 87 | 15.4% |
Grade 1: | 90 | 18.5% | 76 | 15.4% | 74 | 14.1% | 76 | 14.2% | 96 | 17.3% | 105 | 17.8% | 106 | 18.8% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 14.6% | 70 | 14.1% | 73 | 13.9% | 92 | 17.2% | 98 | 17.7% | 95 | 16.1% | 88 | 15.6% |
Grade 3: | 68 | 14.0% | 74 | 14.9% | 92 | 17.5% | 97 | 18.1% | 86 | 15.5% | 88 | 14.9% | 93 | 16.5% |
Grade 4: | 78 | 16.0% | 85 | 17.2% | 95 | 18.1% | 107 | 20.0% | 80 | 14.4% | 92 | 15.6% | 82 | 14.5% |
Grade 5: | 87 | 17.9% | 95 | 19.2% | 106 | 20.2% | 78 | 14.6% | 87 | 15.7% | 82 | 13.9% | 85 | 15.1% |
Ungraded: | 10 | 2.1% | 15 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.5% | 22 | 4.0% | 22 | 3.7% | 23 | 4.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 263 | 54.1% | 271 | 54.7% | 280 | 53.3% | 268 | 50.0% | 268 | 48.4% | 288 | 48.9% | 267 | 47.3% |
Female: | 223 | 45.9% | 224 | 45.3% | 245 | 46.7% | 268 | 50.0% | 286 | 51.6% | 301 | 51.1% | 293 | 52.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 129 | 26.5% | 135 | 27.3% | 137 | 26.1% | 127 | 23.7% | 108 | 19.5% | 97 | 16.5% | 93 | 16.5% |
Hispanic: | 97 | 20.0% | 97 | 19.6% | 116 | 22.1% | 128 | 23.9% | 174 | 31.4% | 183 | 31.1% | 178 | 31.6% |
Black: | 41 | 8.4% | 42 | 8.5% | 46 | 8.8% | 52 | 9.7% | 46 | 8.3% | 56 | 9.5% | 48 | 8.5% |
White: | 213 | 43.8% | 212 | 42.8% | 220 | 41.9% | 224 | 41.8% | 225 | 40.6% | 252 | 42.8% | 244 | 43.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 100 | 20.6% | 90 | 18.2% | 112 | 21.3% | 120 | 22.4% | 131 | 23.6% | 114 | 19.4% | 93 | 16.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 5.8% | 36 | 7.3% | 19 | 3.6% | 20 | 3.7% | 45 | 8.1% | 38 | 6.5% | 42 | 7.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.25 | 14.47 | 15.40 | 16.75 | 15.83 | 13.50 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 83.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 89.5% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 85.5% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.5% | 85.1% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 85.7% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 57.8% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.2% | 60.9% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 62.7% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 70.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 70.7% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.2% | 85.7% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 87.8% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 91.4% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 89.5% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.6% | 90.0% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 76.2% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 80.5% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 81.4% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 79.6% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 80.4% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 80.9% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 83.3% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 81.9% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 86.2% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 81.4% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 88.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 69.0% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 57.8% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.6% | 62.5% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 59.5% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 65.2% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.0% | 66.4% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 62.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 83.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 87.4% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 87.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 89.4% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.0% | 78.2% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 78.3% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 82.1% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 79.2% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 82.6% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 86.8% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 86.8% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 83.2% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.4% | 88.4% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 91.7% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 94.6% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 92.1% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 94.3% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.6% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 95% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.9% | 66.1% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 74.1% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 67.0% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 61.8% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 67.0% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.6% | 71.8% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 89.7% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 86.8% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 85.2% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 83.6% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 84.3% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 89.1% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 86.6% | 79.9% |
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* Walter C. Black 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.