Walnut Park School

5421 Thekla Ave, St. Louis, MO 63120 | (314) 383-8900

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 917

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 917 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 517th out of 653 middle schools in MO.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Not Met

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Denean Vaughn
Fax: (314) 383-8925
Website: www.confluenceacademy.org

School Operational Details

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

School District Details

Confluence Academies
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,006
Students Per Teacher: 15.3
Enrolled Students: 2,992

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 917
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 59.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.5

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 435 (47.4%)
Females: 482 (52.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 46 (5.0%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 820 (89.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 866 (94.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Walnut Park School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	914	99.7%
Asian	-	-
Hispanic	-	-
White	3	0.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	131	14.3%
1st Grade	131	14.3%
2nd Grade	131	14.3%
3rd Grade	136	14.8%
4th Grade	119	13.0%
5th Grade	94	10.3%
6th Grade	76	8.3%
7th Grade	55	6.0%
8th Grade	44	4.8%

Classroom Environment (2010)

Students Per Classroom

School:

18.0

District:

18.0

Faculty Information (2010)

Principal Years of Experience: 4.0

Teacher Average Years of Experience: 6.5

Faculty Salary (2010)

Average Salary of Administration: $86,913

Average Salary of Teachers: $42,406

Teacher Credentials (2009)

Percent of Teachers with Regular Certificates

School:

97.8%

District:

98.0%

Percent of Teachers with No Certificate: 2.2%

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

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Walnut Park School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on MAP state exams in the following subjects:

Algebra I
Communication Arts
Mathematics
Science

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Not Met

Title I Status: School Improvement Level 5, Restructuring, Continuing

Years Receiving Sanctions: 6

MAP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Communication Arts Test
2010	31.3%	20.5%	43.9%
2009	11.0%	10.6%	41.0%
2008	8.5%	7.9%	40.8%

Mathematics Test
2010	34.3%	27.7%	47.8%
2009	15.0%	15.1%	45.0%
2008	18.1%	19.6%	44.3%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Communication Arts Test
2010	31.3%	26.8%	51.7%
2009	14.6%	27.7%	47.0%
2008	19.2%	17.2%	45.6%

Mathematics Test
2010	28.7%	26.0%	49.1%
2009	15.6%	17.9%	44.9%
2008	17.9%	15.1%	44.7%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Communication Arts Test
2010	25.8%	33.9%	51.8%
2009	14.4%	16.2%	49.4%
2008	14.0%	20.9%	48.7%

Mathematics Test
2010	35.9%	39.7%	52.4%
2009	15.7%	10.3%	47.8%
2008	22.0%	21.6%	46.3%

Science Test
2010	12.3%	17.7%	49.3%
2009	7.3%	2.8%	45.2%
2008	6.0%	6.0%	44.7%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Communication Arts Test
2010	37.0%	25.6%	50.2%
2009	22.7%	19.1%	48.1%
2008	38.1%	28.3%	47.6%

Mathematics Test
2010	44.5%	33.7%	56.0%
2009	26.4%	24.2%	50.7%
2008	33.3%	25.0%	51.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Communication Arts Test
2010	39.3%	27.9%	52.4%
2009	23.8%	24.0%	51.1%
2008	21.8%	23.8%	49.3%

Mathematics Test
2010	41.1%	35.0%	55.2%
2009	28.5%	25.0%	52.4%
2008	25.4%	34.4%	49.9%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Communication Arts Test
2010	53.9%	34.9%	52.4%
2009	29.6%	22.8%	50.2%
2008	26.2%	29.2%	48.4%

Mathematics Test
2010	50.0%	35.6%	52.0%
2009	29.6%	22.0%	47.0%
2008	19.1%	23.0%	44.3%

Science Test
2010	26.9%	17.9%	48.4%
2009	4.7%	6.8%	45.2%
2008	7.1%	9.2%	43.3%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Algebra I Test
2010	100.0%	67.5%	57.3%

Source: MO Department of Education 2009-2010

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