Asa Packer Elementary School
1650 Kenwood Dr
Bethlehem PA, 18017, Northampton County
Phone: 610-865-0660
Ranking: (284 out of 2,311, top 12%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Bethlehem Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 343 | 397 | 376 | 403 | 429 | 453 | 437 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 31 | 9.0% | 64 | 16.1% | 49 | 13.0% | 64 | 15.9% | 52 | 12.1% | 66 | 14.6% | 64 | 14.6% |
Grade 1: | 59 | 17.2% | 57 | 14.4% | 70 | 18.6% | 55 | 13.6% | 73 | 17.0% | 70 | 15.5% | 66 | 15.1% |
Grade 2: | 55 | 16.0% | 71 | 17.9% | 53 | 14.1% | 73 | 18.1% | 69 | 16.1% | 74 | 16.3% | 76 | 17.4% |
Grade 3: | 74 | 21.6% | 56 | 14.1% | 73 | 19.4% | 66 | 16.4% | 72 | 16.8% | 77 | 17.0% | 79 | 18.1% |
Grade 4: | 50 | 14.6% | 77 | 19.4% | 65 | 17.3% | 67 | 16.6% | 83 | 19.3% | 79 | 17.4% | 87 | 19.9% |
Grade 5: | 74 | 21.6% | 72 | 18.1% | 66 | 17.6% | 78 | 19.4% | 80 | 18.6% | 87 | 19.2% | 65 | 14.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 173 | 50.4% | 196 | 49.4% | 194 | 51.6% | 213 | 52.9% | 225 | 52.4% | 250 | 55.2% | 245 | 56.1% |
Female: | 170 | 49.6% | 201 | 50.6% | 182 | 48.4% | 190 | 47.1% | 190 | 44.3% | 195 | 43.0% | 188 | 43.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 40 | 11.7% | 50 | 12.6% | 48 | 12.8% | 55 | 13.6% | 56 | 13.1% | 51 | 11.3% | 49 | 11.2% |
Hispanic: | 23 | 6.7% | 21 | 5.3% | 25 | 6.6% | 21 | 5.2% | 29 | 6.8% | 32 | 7.1% | 24 | 5.5% |
Black: | 10 | 2.9% | 12 | 3.0% | 8 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.7% | 9 | 2.1% | 14 | 3.1% | 10 | 2.3% |
White: | 257 | 74.9% | 299 | 75.3% | 283 | 75.3% | 315 | 78.2% | 329 | 76.7% | 356 | 78.6% | 354 | 81.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 3.8% | 14 | 3.5% | 11 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 12.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 39 | 10.4% | 32 | 7.9% | NA | NA | 29 | 6.4% | 29 | 6.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 5.3% | 15 | 3.7% | NA | NA | 16 | 3.5% | 12 | 2.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.24 | 17.57 | 16.35 | 16.79 | 16.50 | 18.70 | 18.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 75% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 76% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 75.2% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 76% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 80.1% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 82% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 79.2% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 74.6% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 66% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 66% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 67.7% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 74.2% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 73% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 69.8% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 72.7% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 73% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 79.2% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 75.1% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 80.4% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 80.7% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 83.9% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 81.2% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 74.6% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 69.3% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 69.1% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 69.7% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 70.7% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 72.8% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 69.1% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 65.9% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 78% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 79.5% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 78.8% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 77.9% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 73.9% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 63.5% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 66.5% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 68.2% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 62.2% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 72% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 72.8% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 72.1% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 72.2% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 72.2% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 65.2% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 62.9% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 68.3% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 61.1% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 58.6% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 60% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 58.7% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 61.4% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 61.6% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 62.8% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 61.6% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 58.2% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 62.8% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 57.3% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 61.5% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 62.4% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 62.1% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 63.3% | 64.2% |
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* Asa Packer Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.