George D Steckel Elementary School
2928 Zephyr Blvd
Whitehall PA, 18052, Lehigh County
Phone: 610-435-1521
Ranking: 
(1,006 out of 2,311, top 44%)*
(1,006 out of 2,311, top 44%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 3
School District: Whitehall-Coplay 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: | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 57 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 578 | 599 | 598 | 601 | 630 | 898 | 976 | |||||||
| Grade 2: | 289 | 50.0% | 271 | 45.2% | 306 | 51.2% | 288 | 47.9% | 323 | 51.3% | 294 | 32.7% | 327 | 33.5% |
| Grade 3: | 289 | 50.0% | 328 | 54.8% | 292 | 48.8% | 313 | 52.1% | 307 | 48.7% | 290 | 32.3% | 349 | 35.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 288 | 49.8% | 323 | 53.9% | 323 | 54.0% | 299 | 49.8% | 264 | 41.9% | 381 | 42.4% | 464 | 47.5% |
| Female: | 290 | 50.2% | 276 | 46.1% | 275 | 46.0% | 302 | 50.2% | 281 | 44.6% | 407 | 45.3% | 508 | 52.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 19 | 3.3% | 27 | 4.5% | 26 | 4.3% | 32 | 5.3% | 30 | 4.8% | 38 | 4.2% | 69 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic: | 140 | 24.2% | 146 | 24.4% | 152 | 25.4% | 130 | 21.6% | 82 | 13.0% | 141 | 15.7% | 186 | 19.1% |
| Black: | 45 | 7.8% | 52 | 8.7% | 47 | 7.9% | 47 | 7.8% | 38 | 6.0% | 56 | 6.2% | 98 | 10.0% |
| White: | 351 | 60.7% | 360 | 60.1% | 355 | 59.4% | 374 | 62.2% | 402 | 63.8% | 560 | 62.4% | 619 | 63.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 3.6% | 14 | 2.3% | 18 | 3.0% | 16 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 212 | 36.7% | 239 | 39.9% | 214 | 35.8% | 184 | 30.6% | 166 | 26.3% | 199 | 22.2% | 189 | 19.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 11.1% | 45 | 7.5% | 45 | 7.5% | 56 | 9.3% | 59 | 9.4% | 84 | 9.4% | 96 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.25 | 15.78 | 15.75 | 15.79 | 16.47 | 15.70 | 16.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.6% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.7% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.7% | 81.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78% | 72.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91.7% | 83.4% |
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* George D Steckel Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.