West Town Elementary School

1113 University St, Albany, GA 31707 | (229) 431-3409

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 514

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 514 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 1220th out of 1,322 elementary schools in GA.

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Dougherty County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,089
Graduation Rate: 52.5%
Dropout Rate: 5.0%
Students Per Teacher: 15.2
Enrolled Students: 16,093

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 514
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 29.6
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 278 (54.1%)
Females: 236 (45.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 29 (5.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 444 (86.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 473 (92.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

West Town Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	500	97.3%
Asian	1	0.2%
Hispanic	-	-
White	5	1.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	28	5.4%
Kindergarten	68	13.2%
1st Grade	76	14.8%
2nd Grade	91	17.7%
3rd Grade	89	17.3%
4th Grade	81	15.8%
5th Grade	81	15.8%

Source: GA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Former Student on November 04, 2008
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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that West Town Elementary School performed on average much worse than most 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	80.5%	81.1%	86.1%

Math Test
2010	75.3%	79.9%	85.3%

Reading Test
2010	81.8%	89.0%	92.4%

Grade 2 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	78.6%	79.2%	85.5%

Math Test
2010	71.4%	77.8%	86.6%

Reading Test
2010	78.6%	84.3%	91.0%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	69.8%	80.2%	87.6%

Math Test
2010	51.2%	68.0%	79.7%

Reading Test
2010	69.8%	81.7%	90.4%

Science Test
2010	64.7%	69.9%	80.4%

Social Studies Test
2010	58.8%	68.6%	79.1%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	78.7%	82.4%	87.7%

Math Test
2010	48.0%	63.8%	77.1%

Reading Test
2010	77.3%	78.9%	89.2%

Science Test
2010	64.0%	72.1%	79.3%

Social Studies Test
2010	46.7%	59.4%	73.6%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	79.7%	88.9%	91.8%

Math Test
2010	52.7%	71.1%	81.8%

Reading Test
2010	75.7%	78.2%	89.6%

Science Test
2010	63.5%	71.2%	77.4%

Social Studies Test
2010	48.7%	62.0%	71.4%

Source: GA Department of Education 2009-2010

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