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Foster Traditional Academy Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1401 South 41st St

Louisville KY, 40211, Jefferson County

Phone: 502-485-8253

Ranking:

(884 out of 943, bottom 6%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Jefferson 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:	33		36		36		35		31		35		34
Total Students:	634		626		628		647		652		642		641
Prekindergarten:	37	5.8%	39	6.2%	38	6.1%	20	3.1%	33	5.1%	33	5.1%	32	5.0%
Kindergarten:	105	16.6%	100	16.0%	91	14.5%	92	14.2%	96	14.7%	96	15.0%	92	14.4%
Grade 1:	96	15.1%	91	14.5%	86	13.7%	92	14.2%	96	14.7%	99	15.4%	97	15.1%
Grade 2:	97	15.3%	91	14.5%	93	14.8%	97	15.0%	98	15.0%	99	15.4%	96	15.0%
Grade 3:	98	15.5%	91	14.5%	90	14.3%	102	15.8%	111	17.0%	102	15.9%	99	15.4%
Grade 4:	107	16.9%	98	15.7%	116	18.5%	115	17.8%	113	17.3%	97	15.1%	117	18.3%
Grade 5:	94	14.8%	116	18.5%	114	18.2%	129	19.9%	105	16.1%	116	18.1%	108	16.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	313	49.4%	308	49.2%	301	47.9%	321	49.6%	296	45.4%	297	46.3%	305	47.6%
Female:	321	50.6%	318	50.8%	327	52.1%	326	50.4%	308	47.2%	303	47.2%	298	46.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	3	0.5%	6	1.0%	9	1.4%	9	1.4%	5	0.8%	8	1.2%	11	1.7%
Hispanic:	14	2.2%	10	1.6%	18	2.9%	15	2.3%	13	2.0%	9	1.4%	14	2.2%
Black:	527	83.1%	507	81.0%	462	73.6%	464	71.7%	443	67.9%	435	67.8%	376	58.7%
White:	76	12.0%	89	14.2%	126	20.1%	153	23.6%	151	23.2%	156	24.3%	206	32.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	13	2.1%	14	2.2%	11	1.8%	6	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	453	71.5%	463	74.0%	449	71.5%	489	75.6%	431	66.1%	429	66.8%	380	59.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	36	5.7%	37	5.9%	41	6.5%	68	10.5%	76	11.7%	70	10.9%	85	13.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.97		17.39		17.69		18.49		21.24		18.30		18.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
K-PREP
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	23.7%	39.4%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	15.1%	40.8%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	28.9%	42.1%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	20.4%	40.3%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	40.4%	42.7%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	28.0%	47.7%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	18.4%	33.4%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	19.4%	41.5%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	22.8%	41.7%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	20.4%	43.9%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	36%	55.2%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	28.0%	57.9%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	12.3%	32.9%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	12.7%	39.1%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	30.7%	42.8%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	26.3%	40.6%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	44.7%	50.3%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	33.9%	52.2%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	19.3%	29.6%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	13.6%	30.7%	35.7%
KCCT
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	55.96%	58.89%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	53.21%	63.09%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	48.88%	61.91%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	45%	60.22%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	50%	62.95%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	62.58%	66.41%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	60.26%	65.42%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	53.67%	65.13%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	57.5%	66.39%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	53.57%	65.45%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	47.12%	54.64%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	39.45%	57.8%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	22.92%	53.28%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	41.59%	53.76%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	40.54%	54.3%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	70.19%	58.99%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	56.48%	51.79%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	56.03%	51.78%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	23.3%	41.76%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	26.23%	46.55%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.38%	51.86%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	53.7%	48.63%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	52.59%	50.23%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	36.89%	50.21%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	40.16%	48.71%	59.74%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	12.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	87.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	21.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	78.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,764.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,872.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$53,374.0

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