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Herma S. Simmons Elementary School
300 West Chestnut St Clayton NJ, 08312, Gloucester County Phone: 856-881-8704 Ranking: (1,448 out of 1,847, bottom 22%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Clayton Borough 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: | 55 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 738 | 715 | 723 | 793 | 803 | 767 | 757 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 92 | 12.5% | 81 | 11.3% | 98 | 13.6% | 96 | 12.1% | 76 | 9.5% | 89 | 11.6% | 70 | 9.2% |
Kindergarten: | 111 | 15.0% | 103 | 14.4% | 119 | 16.5% | 103 | 13.0% | 113 | 14.1% | 86 | 11.2% | 96 | 12.7% |
Grade 1: | 101 | 13.7% | 125 | 17.5% | 105 | 14.5% | 112 | 14.1% | 103 | 12.8% | 96 | 12.5% | 112 | 14.8% |
Grade 2: | 119 | 16.1% | 101 | 14.1% | 110 | 15.2% | 86 | 10.8% | 89 | 11.1% | 108 | 14.1% | 97 | 12.8% |
Grade 3: | 108 | 14.6% | 104 | 14.5% | 88 | 12.2% | 89 | 11.2% | 111 | 13.8% | 97 | 12.6% | 91 | 12.0% |
Grade 4: | 109 | 14.8% | 90 | 12.6% | 92 | 12.7% | 100 | 12.6% | 99 | 12.3% | 100 | 13.0% | 93 | 12.3% |
Grade 5: | 95 | 12.9% | 102 | 14.3% | 103 | 14.2% | 105 | 13.2% | 101 | 12.6% | 93 | 12.1% | 99 | 13.1% |
Ungraded: | 3 | 0.4% | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 369 | 50.0% | 368 | 51.5% | 379 | 52.4% | 416 | 52.5% | 408 | 50.8% | 397 | 51.8% | 396 | 52.3% |
Female: | 369 | 50.0% | 347 | 48.5% | 344 | 47.6% | 377 | 47.5% | 395 | 49.2% | 370 | 48.2% | 357 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 19 | 2.6% | 20 | 2.8% | 25 | 3.5% | 30 | 3.8% | 31 | 3.9% | 25 | 3.3% | 17 | 2.2% |
Hispanic: | 89 | 12.1% | 77 | 10.8% | 74 | 10.2% | 65 | 8.2% | 63 | 7.8% | 57 | 7.4% | 48 | 6.3% |
Black: | 144 | 19.5% | 153 | 21.4% | 153 | 21.2% | 192 | 24.2% | 226 | 28.1% | 227 | 29.6% | 224 | 29.6% |
White: | 416 | 56.4% | 410 | 57.3% | 421 | 58.2% | 461 | 58.1% | 455 | 56.7% | 452 | 58.9% | 459 | 60.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 65 | 8.8% | 49 | 6.9% | 44 | 6.1% | 37 | 4.7% | 21 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 303 | 41.1% | 302 | 42.2% | 282 | 39.0% | 388 | 48.9% | 267 | 33.3% | 239 | 31.2% | 300 | 39.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 81 | 11.0% | 71 | 9.9% | 67 | 9.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 109 | 13.6% | 89 | 11.6% | 162 | 21.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.42 | 13.36 | 13.99 | 15.25 | 14.87 | 13.50 | 18.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 79.5% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.0% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 73.3% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 78.1% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 77.9% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 45.9% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.4% | 51.4% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.2% | 56.2% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 58.4% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.8% | 40.8% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.8% | 63.8% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 76.3% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 70.3% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 83.4% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 76.0% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.2% | 60.2% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 71.9% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 73.1% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 73.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 62.5% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.0% | 86.0% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 82.9% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 65.3% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 75.0% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 69.5% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 78.2% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.6% | 50.6% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.6% | 46.6% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.8% | 52.8% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 48% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.4% | 49.4% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 62.6% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 65.9% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 81.0% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 79.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.0% | 74.0% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 85.9% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 61.8% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.3% | 71.3% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 68.2% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 75.5% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 73.0% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.2% | 83.2% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 87.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 84.2% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 87% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 88.5% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 88.5% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 90.9% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 86.5% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.1% | 89.1% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 36.7% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 64.5% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 48.1% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49.6% | 49.6% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 55.2% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 49.6% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 85.0% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 71.5% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.2% | 81.2% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 75.3% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.1% | 70.1% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 86.9% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 80.2% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 71.2% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44.7% | 44.2% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.7% | 52.7% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54.8% | 54.8% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51.6% | 51.6% | 66.7% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 70.5% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 63.1% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56.0% | 56.0% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.1% | 59.1% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 69.1% | 77.4% |
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* Herma S. Simmons Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.