USA.com / Alabama / Morgan County / Hartselle, AL / 35640 / Public Schools / Walter Jackson Elementary School
Walter Jackson Elementary School
1950 Park St Se
Decatur AL, 35601, Morgan County
Phone: 256-552-3031
Ranking: 
(192 out of 1,064, top 18%)*
(192 out of 1,064, top 18%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Decatur City 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: | 20 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 267 | 264 | 255 | NA | NA | 247 | 254 | 229 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | 58 | 21.7% | 52 | 19.7% | 52 | 20.4% | NA | NA | 53 | 21.5% | 50 | 19.7% | 49 | 21.4% |
| Grade 1: | 44 | 16.5% | 44 | 16.7% | 47 | 18.4% | NA | NA | 44 | 17.8% | 40 | 15.7% | 32 | 14.0% |
| Grade 2: | 46 | 17.2% | 46 | 17.4% | 36 | 14.1% | NA | NA | 35 | 14.2% | 35 | 13.8% | 52 | 22.7% |
| Grade 3: | 40 | 15.0% | 37 | 14.0% | 47 | 18.4% | NA | NA | 38 | 15.4% | 56 | 22.0% | 28 | 12.2% |
| Grade 4: | 36 | 13.5% | 46 | 17.4% | 36 | 14.1% | NA | NA | 43 | 17.4% | 31 | 12.2% | 36 | 15.7% |
| Grade 5: | 43 | 16.1% | 39 | 14.8% | 37 | 14.5% | NA | NA | 34 | 13.8% | 42 | 16.5% | 32 | 14.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 120 | 44.9% | 126 | 47.7% | 125 | 49.0% | NA | NA | 101 | 40.9% | 116 | 45.7% | 114 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 147 | 55.1% | 138 | 52.3% | 130 | 51.0% | NA | NA | 136 | 55.1% | 130 | 51.2% | 111 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.6% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.4% | 6 | 2.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 6.7% | 24 | 9.1% | 20 | 7.8% | NA | NA | 23 | 9.3% | 20 | 7.9% | 13 | 5.7% |
| Black: | 49 | 18.4% | 58 | 22.0% | 59 | 23.1% | NA | NA | 46 | 18.6% | 38 | 15.0% | 35 | 15.3% |
| White: | 167 | 62.5% | 160 | 60.6% | 161 | 63.1% | NA | NA | 175 | 70.9% | 190 | 74.8% | 178 | 77.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 10.9% | 17 | 6.4% | 11 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 140 | 52.4% | 130 | 49.2% | 131 | 51.4% | NA | NA | 100 | 40.5% | 87 | 34.3% | 83 | 36.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 3.0% | 15 | 5.7% | 8 | 3.1% | NA | NA | 19 | 7.7% | 17 | 6.7% | 12 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.25 | 11.73 | 12.75 | NA | NA | 13.82 | 14.10 | 12.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 55.4% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 43.1% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.5% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.01% | 31.96% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 45.6% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 70.4% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 70.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.5% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.88% | 74.92% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 74.73% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 54.5% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 45.8% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 48.8% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.75% | 48.74% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 44.97% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 52.7% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 45.2% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 51.1% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.51% | 37.18% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 45.6% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 77.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 78.1% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.24% | 76.25% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.18% | 81.63% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 79.5% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.79% | 82.98% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.89% | 84.12% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.75% | 86.54% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 79.2% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 81.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.29% | 81.33% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.29% | 84.64% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 83.95% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.19% | 85.68% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 85.31% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.91% | 87.15% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 63.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 71.5% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 75.8% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 76.69% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.95% | 75.65% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.77% | 79.15% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.23% | 83.09% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.32% | 84.34% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.29% | 90.87% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 76.9% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 81.3% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 79.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.67% | 85.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.84% | 80.16% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85.83% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.11% | 83.52% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.55% | 86.63% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.43% | 88.57% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 69.4% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 78.2% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.11% | 81.16% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.63% | 77.31% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 75.57% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.67% | 83.44% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.84% | 89.47% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.9% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79.1% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 79.7% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 81.04% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.55% | 83.07% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 79.48% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.33% | 82.11% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.63% | 83.85% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.23% | 88.27% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.38% | 63.71% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.18% | 61.82% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.66% | 67.52% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.79% | 71.03% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 76.16% | 80.09% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Walter Jackson Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.