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Farmdale Elementary School
695 Prospect Rd
Mount Joy PA, 17552, Lancaster County
Phone: 717-684-2206
Ranking:
(454 out of 2,311, top 20%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Hempfield 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 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 570 | 512 | 513 | 507 | 501 | 510 | 497 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 66 | 11.6% | 68 | 13.3% | 56 | 10.9% | 71 | 14.0% | 65 | 13.0% | 56 | 11.0% | 69 | 13.9% |
Grade 1: | 87 | 15.3% | 59 | 11.5% | 78 | 15.2% | 70 | 13.8% | 69 | 13.8% | 86 | 16.9% | 83 | 16.7% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 12.5% | 78 | 15.2% | 74 | 14.4% | 70 | 13.8% | 76 | 15.2% | 70 | 13.7% | 60 | 12.1% |
Grade 3: | 87 | 15.3% | 71 | 13.9% | 72 | 14.0% | 76 | 15.0% | 70 | 14.0% | 66 | 12.9% | 68 | 13.7% |
Grade 4: | 86 | 15.1% | 79 | 15.4% | 78 | 15.2% | 74 | 14.6% | 74 | 14.8% | 74 | 14.5% | 72 | 14.5% |
Grade 5: | 93 | 16.3% | 74 | 14.5% | 79 | 15.4% | 75 | 14.8% | 73 | 14.6% | 74 | 14.5% | 75 | 15.1% |
Grade 6: | 80 | 14.0% | 82 | 16.0% | 76 | 14.8% | 71 | 14.0% | 74 | 14.8% | 84 | 16.5% | 70 | 14.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 310 | 54.4% | 263 | 51.4% | 258 | 50.3% | 253 | 49.9% | 250 | 49.9% | 251 | 49.2% | 246 | 49.5% |
Female: | 260 | 45.6% | 249 | 48.6% | 255 | 49.7% | 254 | 50.1% | 230 | 45.9% | 244 | 47.8% | 243 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 71 | 12.5% | 37 | 7.2% | 42 | 8.2% | 36 | 7.1% | 26 | 5.2% | 28 | 5.5% | 25 | 5.0% |
Black: | 21 | 3.7% | 15 | 2.9% | 14 | 2.7% | 10 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.4% |
White: | 460 | 80.7% | 445 | 86.9% | 435 | 84.8% | 440 | 86.8% | 448 | 89.4% | 454 | 89.0% | 447 | 89.9% |
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: | 10 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.4% | 12 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 160 | 28.1% | 100 | 19.5% | 71 | 13.8% | 68 | 13.4% | 50 | 10.0% | 64 | 12.5% | 52 | 10.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 4.7% | 27 | 5.3% | 35 | 6.8% | 22 | 4.3% | 28 | 5.6% | 26 | 5.1% | 25 | 5.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.04 | 15.80 | 16.55 | 15.42 | 15.69 | 18.00 | 18.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 91.9% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 89.4% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 88.7% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 92.2% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 90.4% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 88.7% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 86% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 85.6% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 87.3% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 87.9% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 87.2% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 86.7% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 85.3% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 87% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 88.9% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 87.3% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 91.6% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 94.4% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92.9% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 80% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 80% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 82.4% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 82.1% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 82.8% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.5% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 87.6% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 91.8% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 90.9% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 90.2% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 95.3% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 94.7% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 68.7% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 70.4% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 78.4% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 70.9% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 76.6% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 79.8% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 84% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 83.3% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 83.6% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 87.8% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 74% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 73% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 79.1% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 77% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 70% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74.6% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80.5% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 75.2% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 77.4% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 82.3% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 66.6% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 62.7% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58.8% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 70.3% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 75.8% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 82% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 82.6% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 79.6% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.8% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 82% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 82.2% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 88.2% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.1% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 87.4% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.7% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 78.5% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 78.3% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 79.1% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 82.6% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 83% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 82.3% | 68.5% |
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* Farmdale Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.