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Donegan Elementary School
1210 East 4th St
Bethlehem PA, 18015, Northampton County
Phone: 610-866-0031
Ranking: 
(1,965 out of 2,311, bottom 15%)*
(1,965 out of 2,311, bottom 15%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Bethlehem 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: | 36 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 47 | 50 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 480 | 386 | 352 | 390 | 451 | 507 | 582 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 38 | 7.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 81 | 16.9% | 76 | 19.7% | 67 | 19.0% | 48 | 12.3% | 65 | 14.4% | 77 | 15.2% | 90 | 15.5% |
| Grade 1: | 86 | 17.9% | 63 | 16.3% | 55 | 15.6% | 60 | 15.4% | 84 | 18.6% | 90 | 17.8% | 93 | 16.0% |
| Grade 2: | 60 | 12.5% | 61 | 15.8% | 44 | 12.5% | 75 | 19.2% | 72 | 16.0% | 79 | 15.6% | 91 | 15.6% |
| Grade 3: | 65 | 13.5% | 57 | 14.8% | 69 | 19.6% | 73 | 18.7% | 68 | 15.1% | 82 | 16.2% | 99 | 17.0% |
| Grade 4: | 66 | 13.8% | 72 | 18.7% | 56 | 15.9% | 60 | 15.4% | 75 | 16.6% | 91 | 17.9% | 103 | 17.7% |
| Grade 5: | 84 | 17.5% | 57 | 14.8% | 61 | 17.3% | 74 | 19.0% | 87 | 19.3% | 88 | 17.4% | 106 | 18.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 241 | 50.2% | 213 | 55.2% | 181 | 51.4% | 193 | 49.5% | 214 | 47.5% | 259 | 51.1% | 319 | 54.8% |
| Female: | 239 | 49.8% | 173 | 44.8% | 171 | 48.6% | 197 | 50.5% | 205 | 45.5% | 223 | 44.0% | 259 | 44.5% |
| 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: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 379 | 79.0% | 299 | 77.5% | 274 | 77.8% | 289 | 74.1% | 338 | 74.9% | 386 | 76.1% | 455 | 78.2% |
| Black: | 50 | 10.4% | 52 | 13.5% | 48 | 13.6% | 59 | 15.1% | 54 | 12.0% | 63 | 12.4% | 64 | 11.0% |
| White: | 45 | 9.4% | 30 | 7.8% | 27 | 7.7% | 40 | 10.3% | 31 | 6.9% | 36 | 7.1% | 56 | 9.6% |
| 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: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 373 | 77.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 293 | 83.2% | 332 | 85.1% | 21 | 4.7% | 348 | 68.6% | 394 | 67.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 4.5% | 18 | 4.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 4.5% | 20 | 3.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.52 | 11.42 | 10.23 | 10.77 | 10.51 | 10.80 | 11.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 75% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 76% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 75.2% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 76% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 80.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 82% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 79.2% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 74.6% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 66% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 66% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 67.7% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 74.2% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 73% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 69.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 72.7% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 73% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 79.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 75.1% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 80.4% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 80.7% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 83.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 81.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 74.6% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 69.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 69.1% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 69.7% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 70.7% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 72.8% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 69.1% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 65.9% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 78% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 79.5% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 78.8% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 77.9% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.9% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 63.5% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 66.5% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 68.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 62.2% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 72% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 72.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 72.1% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 72.2% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 72.2% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 65.2% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 62.9% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 68.3% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 61.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 58.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 60% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 58.7% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 61.4% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 61.6% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 62.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 61.6% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 58.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 62.8% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 57.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 61.5% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 62.4% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 62.1% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 63.3% | 64.2% |
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* Donegan 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.