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Van Wert Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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
370 Atlanta Hwy
Rockmart, GA 30153
Phone
(770) 684-2237
District
Polk County
County
POLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
696
Classroom Teachers
58

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.8% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Van Wert Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
42%
12%
39%
18%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
41%
21%
36%
16%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
39%
26%
41%
11%
37%
    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
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 75 10.8%
Kindergarten 115 16.5%
Grade 1 100 14.4%
Grade 2 103 14.8%
Grade 3 107 15.4%
Grade 4 87 12.5%
Grade 5 109 15.7%
Total 696 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.9% 59.0% 37.7%
Black 25.9% 13.9% 38.1%
Hispanic 7.9% 26.5% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.5% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 77.9% 78.0% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 77.9% 78.0% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 43,019 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 138.6 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.8% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.1% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 15.4% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 15,517 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 10.9% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.9% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.4% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.9% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.4% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.3% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.0% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.0% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.1% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 12.2% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,262 $57,213,000 61.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $628 $4,945,000 5.3%
Staff $334 $2,633,000 2.8%
General Administration $109 $861,000 0.9%
School Administration $593 $4,671,000 5.0%
Operation $903 $7,114,000 7.7%
Transportation $340 $2,682,000 2.9%
Other $169 $1,334,000 1.4%
Total Support $3,077 $24,240,000 26.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,405 $11,072,000 12.0%
Total Expenditures $11,745 $92,525,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
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%

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