Gotwals Elementary School
1 East Oak St Norristown PA, 19401, Montgomery County Phone: 610-275-1077 Ranking:  (1,922 out of 2,311, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Norristown 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: | 33 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 528 | 523 | 497 | 418 | 404 | 413 | 358 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 103 | 19.5% | 124 | 23.7% | 135 | 27.2% | 89 | 21.3% | 99 | 24.5% | 93 | 22.5% | 77 | 21.5% |
| Grade 1: | 115 | 21.8% | 128 | 24.5% | 104 | 20.9% | 98 | 23.4% | 82 | 20.3% | 85 | 20.6% | 86 | 24.0% |
| Grade 2: | 133 | 25.2% | 97 | 18.5% | 93 | 18.7% | 81 | 19.4% | 76 | 18.8% | 94 | 22.8% | 73 | 20.4% |
| Grade 3: | 92 | 17.4% | 87 | 16.6% | 87 | 17.5% | 76 | 18.2% | 83 | 20.5% | 60 | 14.5% | 70 | 19.6% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 16.1% | 87 | 16.6% | 78 | 15.7% | 74 | 17.7% | 64 | 15.8% | 81 | 19.6% | 52 | 14.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 250 | 47.3% | 246 | 47.0% | 238 | 47.9% | 204 | 48.8% | 180 | 44.6% | 191 | 46.2% | 167 | 46.6% |
| Female: | 278 | 52.7% | 277 | 53.0% | 259 | 52.1% | 214 | 51.2% | 195 | 48.3% | 201 | 48.7% | 179 | 50.0% |
| 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% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 286 | 54.2% | 273 | 52.2% | 260 | 52.3% | 213 | 51.0% | 196 | 48.5% | 187 | 45.3% | 168 | 46.9% |
| Black: | 174 | 33.0% | 173 | 33.1% | 164 | 33.0% | 157 | 37.6% | 173 | 42.8% | 193 | 46.7% | 164 | 45.8% |
| White: | 22 | 4.2% | 25 | 4.8% | 24 | 4.8% | 19 | 4.5% | 11 | 2.7% | 19 | 4.6% | 17 | 4.7% |
| 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: | 43 | 8.1% | 48 | 9.2% | 47 | 9.5% | 27 | 6.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 498 | 94.3% | 473 | 90.4% | 466 | 93.8% | 398 | 95.2% | 352 | 87.1% | 337 | 81.6% | 324 | 90.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 1.7% | 18 | 3.4% | 14 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.4% | 24 | 5.9% | 26 | 6.3% | 27 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.20 | 16.55 | 18.83 | 14.67 | 14.33 | 13.20 | 12.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 62% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 74.6% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 75.8% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 77.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 75% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 79.5% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 76.5% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 46% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 54% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 66.7% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 72.7% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.6% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 61.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 64.6% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 56.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 69.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 75.4% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 81.8% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 84.8% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 83.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 85.4% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 80.4% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 51.7% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 60.4% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.7% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 73.1% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 65.4% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 67.8% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 61.4% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 68.1% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 71% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 67.9% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 69.6% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 75.7% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 47.5% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 57% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 62.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 68.4% | 66.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 40.6% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 49.1% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 49.5% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 52.8% | 60.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.1% | 24.8% | 54.1% |
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* Gotwals 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.