Hesse Elementary School
5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 716 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-7
- Ranks 482nd out of 1,322 elementary schools in GA.
School District Details
- Chatham County School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,966
- Graduation Rate: 50.6%
- Dropout Rate: 7.4%
- Students Per Teacher: 12.9
- Enrolled Students: 34,668
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 716
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 50.8
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.1
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 376 (52.5%)
- Females: 340 (47.5%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 49 (6.8%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 204 (28.5%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 253 (35.3%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 5 | 0.7% |
| Black | 145 | 20.3% |
| Asian | 28 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic | 16 | 2.2% |
| White | 510 | 71.2% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 70 | 9.8% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 12.3% |
| 1st Grade | 80 | 11.2% |
| 2nd Grade | 94 | 13.1% |
| 3rd Grade | 82 | 11.5% |
| 4th Grade | 112 | 15.6% |
| 5th Grade | 85 | 11.9% |
| 6th Grade | 61 | 8.5% |
| 7th Grade | 44 | 6.1% |
Source: GA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 5
5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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2 reviews for Hesse Elementary School
- Reviewed by Former Student on July 15, 2007
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - Great school, great people what else can i say. The teachers make you understand what you are doing they use their money to help get you what you need to get whatever the tasks that you are trying to do. I wish that i could be a hesse bear all of my life.
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on December 11, 2006
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- Many parents will forego sending their children to private school in this area until they are in middle school. The quality of leadership and teaching is exceptional. The principal and staff care deeply about the children and do all they can to create an interactive and fun atmosphere for the children to learn in. Three of My fourn children went to Hesse and have performed wonderfully in middle school.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Hesse Elementary School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on CRCT state exams in the following subjects:
- English Language Arts
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Social Studies
CRCT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 1 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 84.4% | 83.0% | 86.1% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 84.4% | 79.3% | 85.3% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 90.9% | 90.3% | 92.4% |
Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.7% | 80.7% | 85.5% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 86.7% | 82.5% | 86.6% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.2% | 89.1% | 91.0% |
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 89.4% | 84.8% | 87.6% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 89.4% | 73.0% | 79.7% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.9% | 87.8% | 90.4% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.9% | 73.2% | 80.4% |
| Social Studies Test | |||
| 2010 | 82.4% | 76.3% | 79.1% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 91.8% | 83.7% | 87.7% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 89.1% | 68.1% | 77.1% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.5% | 85.5% | 89.2% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 88.2% | 69.9% | 79.3% |
| Social Studies Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.3% | 64.8% | 73.6% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 96.7% | 88.8% | 91.8% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 86.8% | 75.1% | 81.8% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.6% | 86.4% | 89.6% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 82.4% | 68.7% | 77.4% |
| Social Studies Test | |||
| 2010 | 78.0% | 60.9% | 71.4% |
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.0% | 86.7% | 91.7% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 81.7% | 62.8% | 75.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 98.3% | 85.3% | 91.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 78.3% | 53.6% | 70.0% |
| Social Studies Test | |||
| 2010 | 60.0% | 47.5% | 64.4% |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 91.7% | 87.1% | 91.5% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.4% | 76.0% | 85.5% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.8% | 82.3% | 89.4% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 80.9% | 66.4% | 79.6% |
| Social Studies Test | |||
| 2010 | 68.1% | 57.7% | 71.1% |
Source: GA Department of Education 2009-2010
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