Bower Hill Elementary School
424 Bower Hill Rd
Venetia PA, 15367, Washington County
Phone: 724-941-0913
Ranking: (88 out of 2,311, top 4%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Peters Township 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: | 41 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 724 | 736 | 756 | 774 | 798 | 797 | 788 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 170 | 23.5% | 171 | 23.2% | 156 | 20.6% | 168 | 21.7% | 183 | 22.9% | 187 | 23.5% | 177 | 22.5% |
Grade 1: | 181 | 25.0% | 178 | 24.2% | 179 | 23.7% | 200 | 25.8% | 204 | 25.6% | 188 | 23.6% | 208 | 26.4% |
Grade 2: | 184 | 25.4% | 183 | 24.9% | 200 | 26.5% | 214 | 27.6% | 194 | 24.3% | 213 | 26.7% | 200 | 25.4% |
Grade 3: | 189 | 26.1% | 204 | 27.7% | 221 | 29.2% | 192 | 24.8% | 217 | 27.2% | 207 | 26.0% | 203 | 25.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 364 | 50.3% | 371 | 50.4% | 383 | 50.7% | 409 | 52.8% | 412 | 51.6% | 413 | 51.8% | 412 | 52.3% |
Female: | 360 | 49.7% | 365 | 49.6% | 373 | 49.3% | 365 | 47.2% | 370 | 46.4% | 369 | 46.3% | 372 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 15 | 2.1% | 16 | 2.2% | 21 | 2.8% | 23 | 3.0% | 26 | 3.3% | 26 | 3.3% | 21 | 2.7% |
Hispanic: | 20 | 2.8% | 22 | 3.0% | 21 | 2.8% | 15 | 1.9% | 13 | 1.6% | 14 | 1.8% | 18 | 2.3% |
Black: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% |
White: | 671 | 92.7% | 684 | 92.9% | 700 | 92.6% | 712 | 92.0% | 743 | 93.1% | 747 | 93.7% | 746 | 94.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.9% | 20 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 2.3% | 23 | 3.1% | 12 | 1.6% | 16 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 12 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.75 | 18.35 | 18.39 | 17.95 | 18.49 | 18.90 | 19.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 96.6% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 95.9% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 95.7% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 97.5% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.1% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 96.8% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 92.8% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93.7% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 92.4% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 94.2% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 95.7% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 94.4% | 74.1% |
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* Bower Hill Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.