Ward Central Elementary Primary School
1570 Wilson Loop
Ward AR, 72176, Lonoke County
Phone: 501-843-9601
Ranking: 
(399 out of 800, top 50%)*
(399 out of 800, top 50%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Cabot Public 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: | 39 | 35 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 623 | 623 | 607 | 643 | 682 | 618 | 558 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 60 | 9.6% | 60 | 9.6% | 60 | 9.9% | 59 | 9.2% | 60 | 8.8% | 59 | 9.5% | 40 | 7.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 110 | 17.7% | 116 | 18.6% | 100 | 16.5% | 117 | 18.2% | 134 | 19.6% | 113 | 18.3% | 131 | 23.5% |
| Grade 1: | 112 | 18.0% | 109 | 17.5% | 118 | 19.4% | 118 | 18.4% | 130 | 19.1% | 125 | 20.2% | 119 | 21.3% |
| Grade 2: | 112 | 18.0% | 105 | 16.9% | 121 | 19.9% | 111 | 17.3% | 127 | 18.6% | 119 | 19.3% | 90 | 16.1% |
| Grade 3: | 98 | 15.7% | 124 | 19.9% | 103 | 17.0% | 117 | 18.2% | 136 | 19.9% | 99 | 16.0% | 93 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 131 | 21.0% | 109 | 17.5% | 105 | 17.3% | 121 | 18.8% | 95 | 13.9% | 103 | 16.7% | 85 | 15.2% |
| Grade 5: | 0 | 0.0% | 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: | 328 | 52.6% | 325 | 52.2% | 315 | 51.9% | 326 | 50.7% | 340 | 49.9% | 308 | 49.8% | 288 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 295 | 47.4% | 298 | 47.8% | 292 | 48.1% | 317 | 49.3% | 342 | 50.1% | 302 | 48.9% | 266 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 2.9% | 29 | 4.7% | 24 | 4.0% | 31 | 4.8% | 23 | 3.4% | 17 | 2.8% | 14 | 2.5% |
| Black: | 15 | 2.4% | 16 | 2.6% | 8 | 1.3% | 16 | 2.5% | 12 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.6% |
| White: | 572 | 91.8% | 564 | 90.5% | 561 | 92.4% | 583 | 90.7% | 631 | 92.5% | 585 | 94.7% | 525 | 94.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 313 | 50.2% | 305 | 49.0% | 265 | 43.7% | 319 | 49.6% | 312 | 45.7% | 257 | 41.6% | 233 | 41.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 101 | 16.2% | 103 | 16.5% | 116 | 19.1% | 97 | 15.1% | 135 | 19.8% | 100 | 16.2% | 88 | 15.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.86 | 18.00 | 17.73 | 17.22 | 17.05 | 18.70 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 56% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 64% | 57% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 73% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 72% | 64% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 77% | 66% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 79% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 76% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 82% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 79% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 68% | 58% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 75% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | 75% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 90% | 79% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 88% | 82% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 91% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 85% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | 87% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 86% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64% | 51% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 74% | 61% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | 58% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 77% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 70% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 86% | 77% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 88% | 82% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 85% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 90% | 85% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 62% | 50% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 60% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 78% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 86% | 74% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | 78% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 88% | 80% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 82% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | 82% |
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* Ward Central Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.