Buchanan Primary School
271 Van Wert St
Buchanan GA, 30113, Haralson County
Phone: 770-646-5523
Ranking: 
(1,475 out of 1,747, bottom 16%)*
(1,475 out of 1,747, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Haralson County 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: | 36 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 44 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 507 | 507 | 482 | 458 | 501 | 555 | 592 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 90 | 17.8% | 79 | 15.6% | 89 | 18.5% | 86 | 18.8% | 101 | 20.2% | 103 | 18.6% | 101 | 17.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 115 | 22.7% | 165 | 32.5% | 147 | 30.5% | 132 | 28.8% | 139 | 27.7% | 135 | 24.3% | 148 | 25.0% |
| Grade 1: | 161 | 31.8% | 150 | 29.6% | 130 | 27.0% | 134 | 29.3% | 120 | 24.0% | 142 | 25.6% | 193 | 32.6% |
| Grade 2: | 141 | 27.8% | 113 | 22.3% | 116 | 24.1% | 106 | 23.1% | 141 | 28.1% | 175 | 31.5% | 150 | 25.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 252 | 49.7% | 254 | 50.1% | 225 | 46.7% | 231 | 50.4% | 247 | 49.3% | 267 | 48.1% | 285 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 255 | 50.3% | 253 | 49.9% | 257 | 53.3% | 227 | 49.6% | 254 | 50.7% | 256 | 46.1% | 278 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 2.6% | 9 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.5% | 11 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 15 | 3.0% | 9 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.2% | 12 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.4% | 17 | 3.1% | 32 | 5.4% |
| White: | 452 | 89.2% | 467 | 92.1% | 448 | 92.9% | 423 | 92.4% | 461 | 92.0% | 503 | 90.6% | 521 | 88.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.6% | 20 | 4.1% | 11 | 2.4% | 18 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 444 | 87.6% | 335 | 66.1% | 301 | 62.4% | 270 | 59.0% | 271 | 54.1% | 278 | 50.1% | 286 | 48.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 35 | 6.9% | 26 | 5.4% | 39 | 8.5% | 35 | 7.0% | 55 | 9.9% | 55 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.01 | 14.44 | 14.13 | 12.72 | 13.08 | 12.70 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 70.5% | 80% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 76.2% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.2% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 83.2% | 84% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 84% | 87% |
| 2006 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.7% | 90% |
| 2007 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 73.5% | 82.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 78.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 87.6% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 86.6% | 85% |
| 2006 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.8% | 87% |
| 2007 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 83% | 87.6% | 90.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 85.5% | 90.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 92.7% | 90.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 89.5% | 93% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 66% | 83% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 66% | 73.6% | 83.7% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 69% | 71.2% | 84.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 80.2% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 81.1% | 85% |
| 2006 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 73.3% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 69.1% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 72.8% | 85.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 83.6% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 83% | 86% |
| 2006 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 84.1% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 90.7% | 91.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 86.6% | 92% |
| 2009 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 88.1% | 91.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.4% | 91% |
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* Buchanan 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.