Center Avenue School
102 Center Ave
Butler PA, 16001, Butler County
Phone: 724-287-8721
Ranking: 
(1,949 out of 2,311, bottom 16%)*
(1,949 out of 2,311, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Butler Area 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: | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 175 | 198 | 206 | 212 | 222 | 228 | 228 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 24 | 13.7% | 36 | 18.2% | 29 | 14.1% | 36 | 17.0% | 37 | 16.7% | 28 | 12.3% | 31 | 13.6% |
| Grade 1: | 38 | 21.7% | 29 | 14.6% | 38 | 18.4% | 35 | 16.5% | 33 | 14.9% | 34 | 14.9% | 31 | 13.6% |
| Grade 2: | 21 | 12.0% | 35 | 17.7% | 28 | 13.6% | 26 | 12.3% | 29 | 13.1% | 30 | 13.2% | 38 | 16.7% |
| Grade 3: | 26 | 14.9% | 26 | 13.1% | 25 | 12.1% | 22 | 10.4% | 31 | 14.0% | 42 | 18.4% | 30 | 13.2% |
| Grade 4: | 21 | 12.0% | 20 | 10.1% | 23 | 11.2% | 30 | 14.2% | 44 | 19.8% | 28 | 12.3% | 30 | 13.2% |
| Grade 5: | 22 | 12.6% | 23 | 11.6% | 29 | 14.1% | 43 | 20.3% | 23 | 10.4% | 31 | 13.6% | 33 | 14.5% |
| Grade 6: | 23 | 13.1% | 29 | 14.6% | 34 | 16.5% | 20 | 9.4% | 25 | 11.3% | 30 | 13.2% | 29 | 12.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 2.2% | 6 | 2.6% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 88 | 50.3% | 101 | 51.0% | 105 | 51.0% | 110 | 51.9% | 114 | 51.4% | 123 | 53.9% | 116 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 87 | 49.7% | 97 | 49.0% | 101 | 49.0% | 102 | 48.1% | 97 | 43.7% | 97 | 42.5% | 108 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 2.3% | 5 | 2.5% | 5 | 2.4% | 6 | 2.8% | 7 | 3.2% | 7 | 3.1% | 7 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 7.4% | 12 | 6.1% | 13 | 6.3% | 14 | 6.6% | 16 | 7.2% | 10 | 4.4% | 9 | 3.9% |
| Black: | 10 | 5.7% | 7 | 3.5% | 7 | 3.4% | 12 | 5.7% | 14 | 6.3% | 15 | 6.6% | 16 | 7.0% |
| White: | 143 | 81.7% | 163 | 82.3% | 177 | 85.9% | 176 | 83.0% | 182 | 82.0% | 196 | 86.0% | 196 | 86.0% |
| 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: | 5 | 2.9% | 11 | 5.6% | 4 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 114 | 65.1% | 128 | 64.6% | 137 | 66.5% | 135 | 63.7% | 140 | 63.1% | 142 | 62.3% | 130 | 57.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 5.7% | 15 | 7.6% | 16 | 7.8% | 18 | 8.5% | 18 | 8.1% | 20 | 8.8% | 26 | 11.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.41 | 10.88 | 11.32 | 11.22 | 10.33 | 10.50 | 10.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 87% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 87% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 82.3% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 87.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 81.4% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 86.6% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 84.1% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82.7% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 77% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 73.5% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 82.9% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 82.3% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 80.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 78% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 80% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 85% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 82.4% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 82.4% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 88% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 84.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 88.7% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 87.8% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 74.2% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 73.2% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 71.2% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 78.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 73.4% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 75.8% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 74.4% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 85.3% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 90.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85.1% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 89% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 89.8% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 74.7% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 77.3% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 82.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74.2% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 80.2% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 80.5% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 82.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 78.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 79.4% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 71.2% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 72.5% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 74.7% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.1% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 70.3% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 65.1% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.6% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 69.8% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 66.1% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 72.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 51% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 59.4% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 58.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 51.6% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 61.6% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 66.3% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 60.2% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 79.9% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.9% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 81.1% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 80.4% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 79.6% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85.5% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 82.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 75.9% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 70% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 79.3% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 76.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 69.8% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 73.3% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 77.6% | 68.5% |
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* Center Avenue 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.