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Welch Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

1235 Stewart St

Welch WV, 24801, Mcdowell County

Phone: 304-436-4645

Ranking:

(550 out of 558, bottom 1%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: McDowell County 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:	26		21		26		24		20		20		20
Total Students:	314		330		334		312		332		326		340
Prekindergarten:	35	11.1%	49	14.8%	45	13.5%	31	9.9%	41	12.3%	35	10.7%	48	14.1%
Kindergarten:	55	17.5%	60	18.2%	51	15.3%	54	17.3%	53	16.0%	46	14.1%	52	15.3%
Grade 1:	48	15.3%	40	12.1%	49	14.7%	48	15.4%	49	14.8%	59	18.1%	50	14.7%
Grade 2:	45	14.3%	48	14.5%	49	14.7%	43	13.8%	51	15.4%	46	14.1%	57	16.8%
Grade 3:	49	15.6%	45	13.6%	44	13.2%	50	16.0%	43	13.0%	53	16.3%	46	13.5%
Grade 4:	44	14.0%	44	13.3%	49	14.7%	42	13.5%	53	16.0%	40	12.3%	42	12.4%
Grade 5:	38	12.1%	44	13.3%	47	14.1%	44	14.1%	42	12.7%	47	14.4%	45	13.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	172	54.8%	177	53.6%	186	55.7%	179	57.4%	188	56.6%	178	54.6%	188	55.3%
Female:	142	45.2%	153	46.4%	148	44.3%	133	42.6%	144	43.4%	140	42.9%	148	43.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	2	0.6%	2	0.6%	2	0.6%	2	0.6%
Hispanic:	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Black:	67	21.3%	65	19.7%	79	23.7%	78	25.0%	85	25.6%	76	23.3%	84	24.7%
White:	228	72.6%	249	75.5%	242	72.5%	226	72.4%	242	72.9%	248	76.1%	254	74.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	18	5.7%	15	4.5%	10	3.0%	5	1.6%	3	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	286	86.7%	259	77.5%	227	72.8%	252	75.9%	232	71.2%	261	76.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	0	0.0%	33	9.9%	18	5.8%	28	8.4%	28	8.6%	24	7.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.16		15.47		12.69		13.26		16.33		16.10		16.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
WESTEST 2
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	49.01	46.97	66
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	17.07	20.08	44
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	21.73	31.57	41
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	26.19	40.32	49
2009	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.17	44.48	65
2010	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	21.95	21.72	45
2011	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.78	36.84	46
2012	RLA	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	23.8	37.44	49
2009	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	33.33	32.02	56
2010	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	12.19	17.28	40
2011	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	21.73	21.05	41
2012	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	15	19.58	43
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	29.41	33.8	49
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	9.75	16.46	36
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	19.56	21.42	36
2012	Social Studies	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	12.5	17.5	37
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	54.54	62.58	65
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	27.08	33.95	42
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	24.44	36.14	46
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	50	41.66	47
2009	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.63	55.39	64
2010	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	14.58	26.86	40
2011	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	33.33	36.14	48
2012	RLA	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	39.13	35.6	44
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.09	33.09	49
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	14.58	14.92	35
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	15.55	23.29	38
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	30.43	23.86	35
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	40.9	39.78	55
2010	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	22.91	19.77	36
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	11.11	20.81	35
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	13.33	18.7	35
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	59.09	54.72	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	29.54	41	45
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	41.3	40.9	45
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	31.91	33.88	50
2009	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	47.72	52.17	65
2010	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	11.36	32.49	43
2011	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	34.78	36.12	46
2012	RLA	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	31.91	32.23	51
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	38.63	28.34	50
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	22.72	24.26	40
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	23.91	22.43	40
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	17.39	25.31	42
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	52.27	38.18	57
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	11.36	15.44	33
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	17.39	18.56	36
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	10.86	14.93	34

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* Welch Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.