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Grace Park Elementary School
Seventh Ave Swarthmore PA, 19081, Delaware County Phone: 610-534-1900 Ranking:  (1,087 out of 2,311, top 47%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Ridley 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: | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 305 | 298 | 312 | 318 | 310 | 301 | 302 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 44 | 14.4% | 39 | 13.1% | 39 | 12.5% | 45 | 14.2% | 92 | 29.7% | 48 | 15.9% | 43 | 14.2% |
| Grade 1: | 45 | 14.8% | 45 | 15.1% | 62 | 19.9% | 59 | 18.6% | 11 | 3.5% | 46 | 15.3% | 44 | 14.6% |
| Grade 2: | 47 | 15.4% | 59 | 19.8% | 61 | 19.6% | 52 | 16.4% | 43 | 13.9% | 45 | 15.0% | 58 | 19.2% |
| Grade 3: | 59 | 19.3% | 58 | 19.5% | 52 | 16.7% | 46 | 14.5% | 48 | 15.5% | 56 | 18.6% | 54 | 17.9% |
| Grade 4: | 58 | 19.0% | 52 | 17.4% | 47 | 15.1% | 50 | 15.7% | 62 | 20.0% | 55 | 18.3% | 51 | 16.9% |
| Grade 5: | 52 | 17.0% | 45 | 15.1% | 51 | 16.3% | 66 | 20.8% | 54 | 17.4% | 51 | 16.9% | 52 | 17.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 155 | 50.8% | 152 | 51.0% | 152 | 48.7% | 141 | 44.3% | 149 | 48.1% | 147 | 48.8% | 154 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 150 | 49.2% | 146 | 49.0% | 160 | 51.3% | 177 | 55.7% | 153 | 49.4% | 146 | 48.5% | 144 | 47.7% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 3.9% | 9 | 3.0% | 9 | 2.9% | 7 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 7 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.7% | 6 | 2.0% |
| White: | 283 | 92.8% | 281 | 94.3% | 293 | 93.9% | 302 | 95.0% | 295 | 95.2% | 287 | 95.3% | 292 | 96.7% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 19.7% | 51 | 17.1% | 44 | 14.1% | 46 | 14.5% | 39 | 12.6% | 25 | 8.3% | 28 | 9.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 4.9% | 8 | 2.7% | 7 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 11 | 3.7% | 13 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.55 | 13.36 | 12.84 | 12.77 | 12.25 | 11.90 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 78.6% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.5% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 80.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 83.3% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 86.6% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 76% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 70% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 74% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 74.3% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 77.8% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 80.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 80.6% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 74.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 83.8% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 83% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 76.6% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 79% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 78.6% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 85.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 82.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 71.2% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 70.4% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 75.6% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 73.5% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 70.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 82.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 82.1% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 78.4% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 84% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 81.6% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 64.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 72.3% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 72.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 68.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 79.3% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 77.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 72.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 65.4% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.9% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 74.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 60.7% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 70.9% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 59.5% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 51% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 56.2% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 59.6% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 64.8% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 55.1% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 59% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 64.3% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 46.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 54.2% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 56.7% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 66.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.9% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 73% | 64.2% |
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* Grace Park 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.