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Glen Arden Elementary Primary School
50 Pinehurst Circle Arden NC, 28704, Buncombe County Phone: 828-654-1800 Ranking:  (151 out of 1,874, top 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Buncombe County Schools 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: | 32 | 34 | 33 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 496 | 486 | 474 | 621 | 668 | 709 | 714 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 102 | 20.6% | 90 | 18.5% | 93 | 19.6% | 94 | 15.1% | 87 | 13.0% | 111 | 15.7% | 93 | 13.0% |
| Grade 1: | 102 | 20.6% | 98 | 20.2% | 97 | 20.5% | 89 | 14.3% | 111 | 16.6% | 93 | 13.1% | 126 | 17.6% |
| Grade 2: | 107 | 21.6% | 97 | 20.0% | 85 | 17.9% | 107 | 17.2% | 99 | 14.8% | 131 | 18.5% | 131 | 18.3% |
| Grade 3: | 97 | 19.6% | 95 | 19.5% | 107 | 22.6% | 98 | 15.8% | 131 | 19.6% | 128 | 18.1% | 130 | 18.2% |
| Grade 4: | 88 | 17.7% | 106 | 21.8% | 92 | 19.4% | 121 | 19.5% | 119 | 17.8% | 127 | 17.9% | 118 | 16.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 276 | 55.6% | 256 | 52.7% | 254 | 53.6% | 337 | 54.3% | 337 | 50.4% | 355 | 50.1% | 354 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 220 | 44.4% | 230 | 47.3% | 220 | 46.4% | 284 | 45.7% | 323 | 48.4% | 346 | 48.8% | 328 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 13 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.9% | 9 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.2% | 15 | 2.1% | 20 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 41 | 8.3% | 33 | 6.8% | 35 | 7.4% | 18 | 2.9% | 12 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 19 | 3.8% | 11 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.7% | 20 | 3.2% | 55 | 8.2% | 66 | 9.3% | 26 | 3.6% |
| White: | 388 | 78.2% | 395 | 81.3% | 397 | 83.8% | 537 | 86.5% | 586 | 87.7% | 618 | 87.2% | 627 | 87.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 5.8% | 29 | 6.0% | 23 | 4.9% | 29 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 145 | 29.2% | 144 | 29.6% | 147 | 31.0% | 164 | 26.4% | 174 | 26.0% | 150 | 21.2% | 149 | 20.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 5.2% | 34 | 7.0% | 22 | 4.6% | 38 | 6.1% | 36 | 5.4% | 56 | 7.9% | 36 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.29 | 14.23 | 14.58 | 15.22 | 16.03 | 16.40 | 16.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 72.9% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 73.9% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 80% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 84.4% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 84.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 83.7% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 85.8% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 51.3% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 88.4% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 84.1% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 61.6% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 71.5% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 71.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 70.3% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 75.3% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 52.4% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 73.6% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 74.2% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 78.9% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 85.4% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 85.4% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 86.9% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 56.3% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 91.2% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 90% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 63.8% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 75.1% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 76.3% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 76% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 74.7% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 52.2% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 56.5% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 58.5% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 61.9% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 70.6% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 72.5% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 76.8% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 85.3% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 83.6% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 83.7% | 82% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.3% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.1% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 63.5% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 72.7% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 74.2% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.4% | 72.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 47.5% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 62.9% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 71.1% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.2% | 73.4% |
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* Glen Arden Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.