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Walter M Kennedy School
250 Otis Perry Dr
Pell City AL, 35128, Saint Clair County
Phone: 205-338-7896
Ranking: 
(640 out of 1,064, bottom 40%)*
(640 out of 1,064, bottom 40%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Pell City 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: | 28 | 34 | 30 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 470 | 444 | 479 | 584 | 543 | 544 | 678 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 94 | 20.0% | 84 | 18.9% | 97 | 20.3% | 133 | 22.8% | 103 | 19.0% | 104 | 19.1% | 128 | 18.9% |
| Grade 1: | 93 | 19.8% | 99 | 22.3% | 105 | 21.9% | 110 | 18.8% | 105 | 19.3% | 134 | 24.6% | 127 | 18.7% |
| Grade 2: | 92 | 19.6% | 102 | 23.0% | 81 | 16.9% | 102 | 17.5% | 121 | 22.3% | 112 | 20.6% | 102 | 15.0% |
| Grade 3: | 106 | 22.6% | 78 | 17.6% | 89 | 18.6% | 122 | 20.9% | 117 | 21.5% | 96 | 17.6% | 98 | 14.5% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 18.1% | 81 | 18.2% | 107 | 22.3% | 117 | 20.0% | 97 | 17.9% | 97 | 17.8% | 120 | 17.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 257 | 54.7% | 236 | 53.2% | 252 | 52.6% | 312 | 53.4% | 280 | 51.6% | 283 | 52.0% | 343 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 213 | 45.3% | 208 | 46.8% | 227 | 47.4% | 272 | 46.6% | 255 | 47.0% | 253 | 46.5% | 331 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.7% | 21 | 3.6% | 18 | 3.3% | 14 | 2.6% | 20 | 2.9% |
| Black: | 83 | 17.7% | 79 | 17.8% | 74 | 15.4% | 78 | 13.4% | 70 | 12.9% | 75 | 13.8% | 98 | 14.5% |
| White: | 358 | 76.2% | 344 | 77.5% | 379 | 79.1% | 475 | 81.3% | 449 | 82.7% | 453 | 83.3% | 556 | 82.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 3.4% | 10 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.1% | 5 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 241 | 51.3% | 218 | 49.1% | 238 | 49.7% | 291 | 49.8% | 234 | 43.1% | 208 | 38.2% | 237 | 35.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 6.8% | 37 | 8.3% | 45 | 9.4% | 40 | 6.8% | 41 | 7.6% | 55 | 10.1% | 71 | 10.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.72 | 13.04 | 15.97 | 15.53 | 15.38 | 15.50 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 48.9% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 46.9% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 34.4% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 35.25% | 37.08% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 65.8% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 66.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 60.7% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.41% | 64.64% | 62.46% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 47.6% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 46.2% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 39.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.55% | 49.15% | 43.41% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 46.5% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 43.6% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 40.3% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.64% | 37.29% | 39.83% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 78.8% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 74.2% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.39% | 76.32% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.69% | 76.95% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.34% | 74% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.67% | 80.87% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.36% | 84.02% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.83% | 85.85% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 83.9% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 82% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.41% | 83.07% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.79% | 84.42% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.59% | 79% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 89.2% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.14% | 87.9% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.71% | 88.14% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 69% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 70.5% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 75.32% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.48% | 69.7% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.23% | 80.32% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.69% | 81.45% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 87.69% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.39% | 90.37% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 73.6% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.4% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 84% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.25% | 81.15% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.44% | 85.88% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.53% | 87.82% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.76% | 86.6% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.78% | 93.52% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.34% | 91.93% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 68.3% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 73.3% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.44% | 73.63% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.61% | 77.02% | 77.97% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 80.8% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78.2% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.45% | 82.2% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.36% | 81.56% | 84.37% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70.9% | 69.84% |
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* Walter M Kennedy School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.