Walter Bickett Elementary

Summary:

Walter Bickett Elementary is a public elementary school in Monroe, North Carolina, serving 472 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Union County Public Schools district, which is ranked 53 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite the district's relatively high ranking, Walter Bickett Elementary consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 12.9% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Reading, compared to 59.4% for the Union County Public Schools district and 48.7% for the state of North Carolina. The school's performance is particularly low for African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of North Carolina schools for these subgroups. Additionally, Walter Bickett Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.22% to 99.45% over the past three school years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Union County Public Schools district, such as Western Union Elementary, New Town Elementary, and Wesley Chapel Elementary, significantly outperform Walter Bickett Elementary in academic achievement. These schools have much higher percentages of students proficient or better in Mathematics, Reading, and Science, as well as higher statewide rankings. Despite the high per-student spending at Walter Bickett Elementary, the school's low academic performance suggests that the challenges faced by the school may be related to factors beyond just funding, such as the specific needs of the student population or school leadership.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 830 South ML King Blvd
       Monroe, NC  28112-5959


(704) 238-8704

District: Union County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1403rd of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,234 Help


Students who attend Walter Bickett Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Monroe Middle
High:    Monroe High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  472

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.6%
African American:
35.4%
White:
5.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Walter Bickett Elementary ranks worse than 93.2% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 29 ranked elementary schools in the Union County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.55. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.6%), African American (35.4%), White (5.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Union County Public Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walter Bickett Elementary is 12.1, which is the 5th best among 29 elementary schools in the Union County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walter Bickett Elementary is $14,234, which is the 3rd highest among 29 elementary schools in the Union County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walter Bickett Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Walter Bickett Elementary 1403rd of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Walter Bickett Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Union County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Union County Public Schools 53rd of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Walter Bickett Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Walter Bickett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 24.70 1060th 1276 16.9%
2007 30.08 1022nd 1293 21.0%
2008 14.61 1192nd 1324 10.0%
2009 20.82 1144th 1354 15.5%
2010 16.15 1226th 1363 10.1%
2011 20.19 1198th 1381 13.3%
2012 16.56 1260th 1388 9.2%
2013 7.17 1364th 1403 2.8%
2014 13.02 1255th 1390 9.7%
2015 11.55 1321st 1440 8.3%
2016 9.63 1332nd 1425 6.5%
2017 7.26 1358th 1429 5.0%
2018 12.45 1307th 1434 8.9%
2019 25.05 1185th 1473 19.6%
2021 15.41 1304th 1489 12.4%
2022 13.16 1389th 1514 8.3%
2023 12.72 1372nd 1502 8.7%
2024 11.55 1403rd 1505 6.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Walter Bickett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.38 166th 421 60.6%
2019 53.44 170th 497 65.8%
2021 42.22 180th 385 53.2%
2022 42.60 258th 485 46.8%
2023 46.04 243rd 514 52.7%
2024 41.49 289th 533 45.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walter Bickett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.55 1224th 1332 8.1%
2019 31.45 1029th 1361 24.4%
2021 18.90 1164th 1329 12.4%
2022 19.66 1221st 1366 10.6%
2023 17.14 1307th 1437 9.0%
2024 21.67 1271st 1450 12.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Walter Bickett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.49 1322nd 1405 5.9%
2019 28.60 1102nd 1424 22.6%
2021 19.83 1196th 1440 16.9%
2022 12.76 1358th 1458 6.9%
2023 13.07 1351st 1459 7.4%
2024 16.89 1304th 1455 10.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Walter Bickett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.97 402nd 897 55.2%
2019 58.04 265th 878 69.8%
2021 35.12 420th 646 35.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Walter Bickett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.52 465th 612 24.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Walter Bickett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.07 1253rd 1413 11.3%
2019 23.69 1186th 1430 17.1%
2021 13.16 1306th 1444 9.6%
2022 15.26 1318th 1464 10.0%
2023 14.04 1339th 1461 8.4%
2024 11.44 1378th 1464 5.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Walter Bickett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.00 860th 927 7.2%
2019 31.57 712th 949 25.0%
2021 18.83 825th 896 7.9%
2022 13.01 898th 927 3.1%
2023 18.26 851st 933 8.8%
2024 13.56 882nd 924 4.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Walter Bickett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.12 559th 851 34.3%
2019 48.30 440th 865 49.1%
2021 31.08 628th 843 25.5%
2022 35.78 612th 893 31.5%
2023 31.14 675th 915 26.2%
2024 30.70 717th 951 24.6%
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Rank History for White students at Walter Bickett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.16 633rd 1172 46.0%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Walter Bickett Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 120 246 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 374
1995 176 326 1 20 1 n/a n/a 0 524
1996 176 326 1 20 1 n/a n/a 0 524
1997 160 417 0 50 1 n/a n/a 0 628
1998 133 408 1 73 2 n/a n/a -1 616
1999 109 405 0 86 2 n/a n/a 0 602
2000 110 412 0 118 1 n/a n/a 0 641
2001 86 374 0 171 1 n/a n/a 0 632
2002 68 324 1 240 2 n/a n/a 0 635
2003 68 324 1 240 2 n/a n/a 0 635
2004 70 309 0 255 1 n/a n/a 0 635
2005 69 291 0 273 0 n/a n/a 0 633
2006 67 304 0 289 0 n/a n/a 0 660
2007 89 262 0 321 0 n/a n/a 21 693
2008 65 254 1 326 0 n/a n/a 18 664
2009 66 275 1 344 0 n/a n/a 0 686
2010 50 268 0 316 0 n/a n/a 0 634
2011 66 277 0 312 0 0 10 0 665
2012 46 236 1 315 0 0 38 0 636
2013 53 270 2 343 0 0 23 0 691
2014 48 262 1 333 1 0 24 0 669
2015 51 288 3 319 0 0 33 0 694
2016 58 277 4 345 0 0 35 0 719
2017 56 285 4 351 0 0 41 0 737
2018 59 251 4 338 0 0 32 0 684
2019 37 199 9 302 1 0 19 0 567
2020 44 188 8 298 1 0 22 0 561
2021 51 197 8 277 1 0 11 0 545
2022 42 174 6 261 3 0 16 0 502
2023 25 167 5 253 1 0 21 0 472

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Walter Bickett Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 374 36.0 10.4 12.3
1995 524 37.0 14.2 67.9
1996 524 37.0 14.2 67.9
1997 628 41.0 15.3 60
1998 616 47.0 13.1 72.1
1999 602 51.0 11.8 82.1
2000 641 51.0 12.6 81.3
2001 632 51.0 12.4 84.7
2002 635 51.0 12.5 90.1
2003 635 51.0 12.5 90.1
2004 635 51.0 12.5 87.1
2005 633 51.0 12.4 84.7
2006 660 51.0 12.9 87.6
2007 693 n/a n/a 89.6
2008 664 70.0 9.5 n/a
2009 686 70.0 9.8 n/a
2010 634 64.3 9.8 91.2
2011 665 57.0 11.6 84.4
2012 636 53.5 11.8 94.7
2013 691 56.7 12.1 92.8
2014 669 58.0 11.5 94.9
2015 694 64.0 10.8 95.7
2016 719 63.0 11.4 93.6
2017 737 63.8 11.5 99.6
2018 684 57.0 12.0 99.6
2019 567 50.0 11.3 99.5
2020 561 44.0 12.7 99.5
2021 545 42.8 12.7 99.4
2022 502 38.0 13.2 99.4
2023 472 38.8 12.1 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Walter Bickett Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 374 36.0 10.4 12.3
1995 524 37.0 14.2 67.9
1996 524 37.0 14.2 67.9
1997 628 41.0 15.3 60
1998 616 47.0 13.1 72.1
1999 602 51.0 11.8 82.1
2000 641 51.0 12.6 81.3
2001 632 51.0 12.4 84.7
2002 635 51.0 12.5 90.1
2003 635 51.0 12.5 90.1
2004 635 51.0 12.5 87.1
2005 633 51.0 12.4 84.7
2006 660 51.0 12.9 87.6
2007 693 n/a n/a 89.6
2008 664 70.0 9.5 n/a
2009 686 70.0 9.8 n/a
2010 634 64.3 9.8 91.2
2011 665 57.0 11.6 84.4
2012 636 53.5 11.8 94.7
2013 691 56.7 12.1 92.8
2014 669 58.0 11.5 94.9
2015 694 64.0 10.8 95.7
2016 719 63.0 11.4 93.6
2017 737 63.8 11.5 99.6
2018 684 57.0 12.0 99.6
2019 567 50.0 11.3 99.5
2020 561 44.0 12.7 99.5
2021 545 42.8 12.7 99.4
2022 502 38.0 13.2 99.4
2023 472 38.8 12.1 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Walter Bickett Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,482 (17.4%) $11,752 (82.6%) $14,234

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Walter Bickett Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1185th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1372nd of 1502 Elementary schools
 10.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Walter Bickett Elementary)44.536.5
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools)77.477
 0.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Walter Bickett Elementary)27.720.6
 7.1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools)67.559.9
 7.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Walter Bickett Elementary)43.540.5
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools)75.375.7
 0.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Walter Bickett Elementary)39.129.7
 9.4%
   4th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools)72.668.3
 4.3%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Walter Bickett Elementary)57.140.2
 16.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools)77.875.6
 2.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Walter Bickett Elementary)38.819.5
 19.3%
   5th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools)69.761.6
 8.1%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Walter Bickett Elementary)74.536.6
 37.9%
   5th Grade Science (Union County Public Schools)84.978.4
 6.5%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students567472
 16.8%
African American199167
 16.1%
American Indian11
Asian95
 44.4%
Hispanic302253
 16.2%
Pacific Islander00
White3725
 32.4%
Two or More Races1921
 10.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.5%99.4%
 0.1%


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Students at Walter Bickett Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 35% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Walter Bickett Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students who attend Walter Bickett Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Monroe Middle
High : Monroe High

In the 2022-23 school year, 472 students attended Walter Bickett Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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