East Side Elementary School
220 Messenger St
Johnstown PA, 15902, Cambria County
Phone: 814-533-5551
Ranking: 
(2,048 out of 2,311, bottom 11%)*
(2,048 out of 2,311, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Greater Johnstown 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: | 49 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 45 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 759 | 762 | 770 | 774 | 788 | 756 | 640 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 87 | 11.4% | 82 | 10.6% | 50 | 6.5% | 72 | 9.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 212 | 27.9% | 130 | 17.1% | 99 | 12.9% | 137 | 17.7% | 121 | 15.4% | 197 | 26.1% | 117 | 18.3% |
| Grade 1: | 120 | 15.8% | 91 | 11.9% | 117 | 15.2% | 117 | 15.1% | 131 | 16.6% | 103 | 13.6% | 106 | 16.6% |
| Grade 2: | 81 | 10.7% | 114 | 15.0% | 111 | 14.4% | 133 | 17.2% | 107 | 13.6% | 114 | 15.1% | 104 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | 106 | 14.0% | 114 | 15.0% | 125 | 16.2% | 94 | 12.1% | 119 | 15.1% | 106 | 14.0% | 108 | 16.9% |
| Grade 4: | 121 | 15.9% | 129 | 16.9% | 110 | 14.3% | 134 | 17.3% | 116 | 14.7% | 123 | 16.3% | 119 | 18.6% |
| Grade 5: | 119 | 15.7% | 97 | 12.7% | 126 | 16.4% | 109 | 14.1% | 122 | 15.5% | 113 | 14.9% | 86 | 13.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 389 | 51.3% | 393 | 51.6% | 398 | 51.7% | 394 | 50.9% | 368 | 46.7% | 378 | 50.0% | 331 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 370 | 48.7% | 369 | 48.4% | 372 | 48.3% | 380 | 49.1% | 353 | 44.8% | 353 | 46.7% | 305 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 2.8% | 20 | 2.6% | 15 | 1.9% | 17 | 2.2% | 12 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 226 | 29.8% | 229 | 30.1% | 247 | 32.1% | 268 | 34.6% | 291 | 36.9% | 293 | 38.8% | 249 | 38.9% |
| White: | 350 | 46.1% | 369 | 48.4% | 398 | 51.7% | 407 | 52.6% | 421 | 53.4% | 432 | 57.1% | 382 | 59.7% |
| 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: | 160 | 21.1% | 141 | 18.5% | 106 | 13.8% | 79 | 10.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 627 | 82.6% | 624 | 81.9% | 615 | 79.9% | 599 | 77.4% | 597 | 75.8% | 550 | 72.8% | 495 | 77.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 3.7% | 29 | 3.8% | 59 | 7.7% | 35 | 4.5% | 55 | 7.0% | 58 | 7.7% | 55 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.49 | 15.88 | 15.10 | 15.18 | 16.42 | 17.20 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 69% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 64.7% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.6% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 74% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 77.3% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 72.5% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 71% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 52% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 58.4% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 69.8% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 65% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 59.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 63.8% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 63.1% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.4% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 54.1% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 61.8% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 63.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 74% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 63.8% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 49% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 53.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 51.7% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 51.3% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 52.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 55.1% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 68.3% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62.1% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 58.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 71.3% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 63.4% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61.3% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 51.9% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 61.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 42% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 52.5% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 58.1% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 56.8% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 68.1% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60.1% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 49.8% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 69% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 50.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.5% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 44.5% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 52% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 45.5% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 46.1% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 51% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 54.9% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 44.3% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 30.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 43.2% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.5% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 32.6% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 31.4% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 45.8% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 43.5% | 64.2% |
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* East Side 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.