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Bester Elementary
(301) 766-8001
- Physical Address:
- 30 East Memorial Blvd
Hagerstown, MD 21740
- Mailing Address:
- 30 E Memorial Blvd
Hagerstown, MD 21740
School Information
- District:
- Washingtion County Public Schools
- Type:
- Public (Regular school)
- Status:
- Operational
- County:
- Washington County
- Level:
- Primary
- Grade Span:
- PK - 5
- Number of Students:
- 505
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in Bester Elementary
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| White |
61.39% |
79.89% |
45.40% |
| Black |
34.26% |
13.76% |
40.38% |
| Hispanic |
3.37% |
4.52% |
10.26% |
| American Indian |
0.79% |
0.56% |
0.61% |
| Asian/Pacific |
0.20% |
2.11% |
5.87% |
Genders in Bester Elementary
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Male |
54.46% |
49.22% |
50.53% |
| Female |
45.54% |
50.78% |
49.47% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for Bester Elementary
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| White |
404 |
329 |
310 |
| Black |
173 |
174 |
173 |
| Hispanic |
31 |
26 |
17 |
| American Indian |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| Asian/Pacific |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
615 |
533 |
505 |
Enrollment by Gender for Bester Elementary
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Male |
316 |
279 |
275 |
| Female |
299 |
254 |
230 |
| Total |
615 |
533 |
505 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Bester Elementary
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
615 |
533 |
505 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
417
(68%) |
401
(75%) |
399
(79%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
83
(13%) |
56
(11%) |
50
(10%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
500
(81%) |
457
(86%) |
449
(89%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for Bester Elementary
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
615 |
533 |
505 |
| Fulltime teachers |
43.5 |
40.0 |
43.0 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
14.10 |
13.30 |
11.74 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
14.41 |
14.35 |
14.42 |