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Bessie Weller Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
600 Greenville Ave
Staunton, VA 24401
Phone
(540) 332-3940
District
Staunton City Public Schools
County
STAUNTON CITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
369
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

6

(10 is best)

Better than 54.2% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.0% of all U.S. schools.


Bessie Weller Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
61%
68%
64%
66%
58%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
76%
71%
70%
73%
81%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
75%
69%
74%
71%
75%
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 51 13.8%
Grade 1 82 22.2%
Grade 2 57 15.4%
Grade 3 65 17.6%
Grade 4 51 13.8%
Grade 5 63 17.1%
Total 369 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 57.7% 72.5% 48.2%
Black 25.1% 15.4% 23.2%
Hispanic 13.7% 10.0% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.6% 1.5% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 98.9% 99.2% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 98.9% 99.2% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 25,581 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,284.2 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.8% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.0% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.2% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 21.1% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,064 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 7.7% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.6% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.6% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.3% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.7% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.1% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.2% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.3% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 11.0% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,298 $22,339,000 42.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $668 $1,798,000 3.4%
Staff $719 $1,936,000 3.7%
General Administration $399 $1,075,000 2.0%
School Administration $806 $2,169,000 4.1%
Operation $1,496 $4,027,000 7.6%
Transportation $434 $1,168,000 2.2%
Other $344 $925,000 1.8%
Total Support $4,866 $13,098,000 24.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,445 $17,351,000 32.9%
Total Expenditures $19,609 $52,788,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%