Palestine-Wheatley Elementary Sch. Primary School
105 Westwood St Palestine AR, 72372, Saint Francis County Phone: 870-581-2246 Ranking:  (669 out of 800, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Palestine-Wheatley 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: | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 305 | 261 | 260 | 270 | 262 | 267 | 238 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 30 | 9.8% | 30 | 11.5% | 29 | 11.2% | 30 | 11.1% | 30 | 11.5% | 30 | 11.2% | 28 | 11.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 44 | 14.4% | 51 | 19.5% | 42 | 16.2% | 46 | 17.0% | 48 | 18.3% | 43 | 16.1% | 35 | 14.7% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 15.1% | 44 | 16.9% | 43 | 16.5% | 51 | 18.9% | 47 | 17.9% | 48 | 18.0% | 46 | 19.3% |
| Grade 2: | 47 | 15.4% | 41 | 15.7% | 48 | 18.5% | 49 | 18.1% | 44 | 16.8% | 45 | 16.9% | 44 | 18.5% |
| Grade 3: | 41 | 13.4% | 43 | 16.5% | 53 | 20.4% | 50 | 18.5% | 43 | 16.4% | 52 | 19.5% | 47 | 19.7% |
| Grade 4: | 44 | 14.4% | 52 | 19.9% | 45 | 17.3% | 44 | 16.3% | 50 | 19.1% | 49 | 18.4% | 38 | 16.0% |
| Grade 5: | 53 | 17.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 171 | 56.1% | 136 | 52.1% | 139 | 53.5% | 143 | 53.0% | 143 | 54.6% | 150 | 56.2% | 133 | 55.9% |
| Female: | 134 | 43.9% | 125 | 47.9% | 121 | 46.5% | 127 | 47.0% | 119 | 45.4% | 109 | 40.8% | 101 | 42.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.9% | 6 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.6% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.9% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 42 | 13.8% | 42 | 16.1% | 43 | 16.5% | 46 | 17.0% | 57 | 21.8% | 63 | 23.6% | 67 | 28.2% |
| White: | 256 | 83.9% | 214 | 82.0% | 211 | 81.2% | 216 | 80.0% | 201 | 76.7% | 198 | 74.2% | 169 | 71.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 302 | 99.0% | 257 | 98.5% | 257 | 98.8% | 267 | 98.9% | 189 | 72.1% | 199 | 74.5% | 184 | 77.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 14.1% | 23 | 8.6% | 21 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.66 | 18.24 | 16.84 | 18.91 | 16.38 | 17.80 | 13.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 57% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 26% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 64% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 66% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 76% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 82% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 79% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 58% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 75% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 79% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 82% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 85% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 87% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 86% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 51% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 61% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 58% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 70% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 77% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 82% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 85% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 85% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 50% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 60% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 74% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 78% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 80% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 82% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 82% |
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* Palestine-Wheatley Elementary Sch. Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.