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Ferguson Twp Elementary School
215 West Pine Grove Rd
Pine Grove Mills PA, 16868, Centre County
Phone: 814-231-4119
Ranking: 
(278 out of 2,311, top 12%)*
(278 out of 2,311, top 12%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: State College Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 352 | 355 | 356 | 302 | 320 | 320 | 309 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 55 | 15.6% | 51 | 14.4% | 60 | 16.9% | 46 | 15.2% | 45 | 14.1% | 48 | 15.0% | 47 | 15.2% |
| Grade 1: | 57 | 16.2% | 61 | 17.2% | 68 | 19.1% | 48 | 15.9% | 47 | 14.7% | 51 | 15.9% | 43 | 13.9% |
| Grade 2: | 58 | 16.5% | 68 | 19.2% | 60 | 16.9% | 45 | 14.9% | 49 | 15.3% | 43 | 13.4% | 65 | 21.0% |
| Grade 3: | 70 | 19.9% | 58 | 16.3% | 54 | 15.2% | 47 | 15.6% | 46 | 14.4% | 69 | 21.6% | 61 | 19.7% |
| Grade 4: | 57 | 16.2% | 54 | 15.2% | 61 | 17.1% | 46 | 15.2% | 71 | 22.2% | 62 | 19.4% | 49 | 15.9% |
| Grade 5: | 55 | 15.6% | 63 | 17.7% | 53 | 14.9% | 70 | 23.2% | 62 | 19.4% | 47 | 14.7% | 44 | 14.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 156 | 44.3% | 165 | 46.5% | 174 | 48.9% | 155 | 51.3% | 161 | 50.3% | 162 | 50.6% | 170 | 55.0% |
| Female: | 196 | 55.7% | 190 | 53.5% | 182 | 51.1% | 147 | 48.7% | 142 | 44.4% | 143 | 44.7% | 135 | 43.7% |
| 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: | 39 | 11.1% | 34 | 9.6% | 32 | 9.0% | 14 | 4.6% | 17 | 5.3% | 13 | 4.1% | 14 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 3.4% | 10 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.5% | 6 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 294 | 83.5% | 305 | 85.9% | 305 | 85.7% | 273 | 90.4% | 287 | 89.7% | 291 | 90.9% | 289 | 93.5% |
| 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: | 7 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 9.1% | 45 | 12.7% | 25 | 7.0% | 20 | 6.6% | 30 | 9.4% | 16 | 5.0% | 24 | 7.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 1.4% | 13 | 3.7% | 13 | 3.7% | 19 | 6.3% | 26 | 8.1% | 26 | 8.1% | 18 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.25 | 15.64 | 16.04 | 14.59 | 16.47 | 16.50 | 15.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 86% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 90.6% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 86.6% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 89.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 93.1% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 91.5% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.2% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.5% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 88.2% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 86.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 85.9% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.3% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 93% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 88.9% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.8% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 90% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 94% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 94.8% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.6% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 84.2% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 83.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 86% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.8% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 86.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 84.1% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.9% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.7% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 93.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 93.5% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 92.8% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 73.4% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 75.8% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 80% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77.9% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 83.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 81% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 80.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82.7% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 88.2% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.7% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 75.7% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 75.2% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 78% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 75.9% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 79.6% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 76.8% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 78.5% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.1% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 80.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 76.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 66.9% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 74.8% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 79.4% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 73.1% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82.1% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 83.1% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 75.9% | 64.2% |
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* Ferguson Twp 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.