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Dickson Elementary School
7301 Schoyer Ave
Pittsburgh PA, 15218, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-731-5816
Ranking: (2,067 out of 2,311, bottom 11%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Woodland Hills 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: | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 328 | 332 | 325 | 347 | 373 | 366 | 410 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 52 | 15.9% | 59 | 17.8% | 41 | 12.6% | 38 | 11.0% | 47 | 12.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 1: | 55 | 16.8% | 46 | 13.9% | 43 | 13.2% | 37 | 10.7% | 57 | 15.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 2: | 42 | 12.8% | 35 | 10.5% | 34 | 10.5% | 50 | 14.4% | 50 | 13.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 3: | 39 | 11.9% | 41 | 12.3% | 47 | 14.5% | 52 | 15.0% | 41 | 11.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 4: | 37 | 11.3% | 49 | 14.8% | 50 | 15.4% | 40 | 11.5% | 57 | 15.3% | 115 | 31.4% | 130 | 31.7% |
Grade 5: | 51 | 15.5% | 53 | 16.0% | 42 | 12.9% | 53 | 15.3% | 55 | 14.7% | 111 | 30.3% | 138 | 33.7% |
Grade 6: | 52 | 15.9% | 49 | 14.8% | 51 | 15.7% | 61 | 17.6% | 66 | 17.7% | 140 | 38.3% | 142 | 34.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 171 | 52.1% | 163 | 49.1% | 164 | 50.5% | 178 | 51.3% | 199 | 53.4% | 178 | 48.6% | 205 | 50.0% |
Female: | 157 | 47.9% | 169 | 50.9% | 161 | 49.5% | 169 | 48.7% | 166 | 44.5% | 180 | 49.2% | 201 | 49.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.2% | 8 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.2% |
Black: | 249 | 75.9% | 252 | 75.9% | 253 | 77.8% | 265 | 76.4% | 289 | 77.5% | 249 | 68.0% | 279 | 68.0% |
White: | 49 | 14.9% | 59 | 17.8% | 57 | 17.5% | 65 | 18.7% | 73 | 19.6% | 109 | 29.8% | 120 | 29.3% |
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: | 20 | 6.1% | 10 | 3.0% | 6 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 261 | 79.6% | 272 | 81.9% | 230 | 70.8% | 260 | 74.9% | 257 | 68.9% | 232 | 63.4% | 247 | 60.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 7.3% | 10 | 3.0% | 18 | 5.5% | 21 | 6.1% | 25 | 6.7% | 22 | 6.0% | 29 | 7.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.76 | 12.25 | 13.05 | 12.33 | 12.19 | 14.40 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 66.9% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 79.2% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 72.1% | 80% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 55.2% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 71.8% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 57.9% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 67.2% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 60.7% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 60.7% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 69.9% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 73.5% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 69.6% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 52.4% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 55.1% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 48.2% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 52.8% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 61% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 49.1% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 56.4% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 55.6% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 59.7% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 59.4% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 63.5% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 74.7% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 32.9% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 45% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 59.6% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 53.9% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 57.3% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 51.5% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 52.3% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 53% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 57.5% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 55.6% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 33.5% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 51.7% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 52.1% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 42.8% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 37.8% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 38.8% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 46% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 45.6% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 46% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 38.8% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 27% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 33% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 31.2% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 26.7% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 23.5% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 50.2% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 40% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 58.5% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 58.3% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 49.4% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 59.2% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67.3% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 65.8% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.8% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 50.5% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 49.5% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 45.9% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 51.2% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 56.5% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 54% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 56.4% | 68.5% |
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* Dickson Elementary 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.