Bell Avenue School
1000 Bell Ave Lansdowne PA, 19050, Delaware County Phone: 610-284-6100 Ranking: (2,109 out of 2,311, bottom 9%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6 School District: William Penn 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: | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 328 | 324 | 318 | 267 | 281 | 316 | 294 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 30 | 9.1% | 31 | 9.6% | 29 | 9.1% | 27 | 10.1% | 26 | 9.3% | 27 | 8.5% | 21 | 7.1% |
Grade 1: | 56 | 17.1% | 51 | 15.7% | 50 | 15.7% | 42 | 15.7% | 36 | 12.8% | 47 | 14.9% | 35 | 11.9% |
Grade 2: | 57 | 17.4% | 53 | 16.4% | 50 | 15.7% | 38 | 14.2% | 40 | 14.2% | 45 | 14.2% | 42 | 14.3% |
Grade 3: | 53 | 16.2% | 46 | 14.2% | 47 | 14.8% | 47 | 17.6% | 31 | 11.0% | 47 | 14.9% | 44 | 15.0% |
Grade 4: | 42 | 12.8% | 48 | 14.8% | 52 | 16.4% | 32 | 12.0% | 45 | 16.0% | 49 | 15.5% | 45 | 15.3% |
Grade 5: | 43 | 13.1% | 51 | 15.7% | 45 | 14.2% | 42 | 15.7% | 50 | 17.8% | 46 | 14.6% | 54 | 18.4% |
Grade 6: | 47 | 14.3% | 44 | 13.6% | 45 | 14.2% | 39 | 14.6% | 53 | 18.9% | 55 | 17.4% | 53 | 18.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 151 | 46.0% | 159 | 49.1% | 175 | 55.0% | 150 | 56.2% | 139 | 49.5% | 162 | 51.3% | 163 | 55.4% |
Female: | 177 | 54.0% | 165 | 50.9% | 143 | 45.0% | 117 | 43.8% | 130 | 46.3% | 146 | 46.2% | 127 | 43.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.4% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 5 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.9% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Black: | 321 | 97.9% | 319 | 98.5% | 310 | 97.5% | 261 | 97.8% | 274 | 97.5% | 305 | 96.5% | 285 | 96.9% |
White: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 243 | 74.1% | 238 | 73.5% | 217 | 68.2% | 182 | 68.2% | 190 | 67.6% | 143 | 45.3% | 137 | 46.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 7.6% | 18 | 5.6% | 20 | 6.3% | 14 | 5.2% | 16 | 5.7% | 22 | 7.0% | 27 | 9.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.52 | 19.64 | 21.93 | 15.49 | 17.84 | 17.80 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 63% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 57.6% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 63.6% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 56.5% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 59.3% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.7% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 50.4% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 51% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 54% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 52.2% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 62% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 50% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 49.7% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 47.1% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 58.5% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 55.9% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 59.9% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 57.6% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 62.3% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 59.6% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 64.5% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 58% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43.8% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 51.7% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 48.8% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 47.2% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 50.8% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 49.5% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 42% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 55.2% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 55.1% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 57.2% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 58.4% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 48% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 27.4% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 37.3% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 45.3% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 43.4% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 48.4% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 49.8% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 50.2% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 49.9% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 53% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 50.8% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 37% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 42.7% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 43.6% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 42.5% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 39.5% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 41.3% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 42.4% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 37.2% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 46.1% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 42.7% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 24.7% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.3% | 28.1% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.6% | 29.3% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 33.2% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 39.9% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 37.1% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 34.8% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 44.3% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 49.1% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 58.2% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 58% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 59% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 58.2% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 46.6% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 45.4% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 46.9% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 49.2% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 50.6% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 49.3% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 49.8% | 68.5% |
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* Bell Avenue School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.