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J. Ackerman Coles Primary School
16 Kevin Rd
Scotch Plains NJ, 07076, Union County
Phone: 908-757-7555
Ranking: 
(250 out of 1,847, top 14%)*
(250 out of 1,847, top 14%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional 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: | 34 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 37 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 497 | 498 | 511 | 534 | 552 | 519 | 528 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 44 | 8.9% | 37 | 7.4% | 38 | 7.4% | 42 | 7.9% | 42 | 7.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 67 | 13.5% | 62 | 12.4% | 59 | 11.5% | 73 | 13.7% | 95 | 17.2% | 76 | 14.6% | 78 | 14.8% |
| Grade 1: | 90 | 18.1% | 87 | 17.5% | 92 | 18.0% | 112 | 21.0% | 89 | 16.1% | 101 | 19.5% | 95 | 18.0% |
| Grade 2: | 89 | 17.9% | 92 | 18.5% | 111 | 21.7% | 100 | 18.7% | 108 | 19.6% | 97 | 18.7% | 117 | 22.2% |
| Grade 3: | 88 | 17.7% | 112 | 22.5% | 101 | 19.8% | 107 | 20.0% | 99 | 17.9% | 116 | 22.4% | 130 | 24.6% |
| Grade 4: | 115 | 23.1% | 101 | 20.3% | 106 | 20.7% | 100 | 18.7% | 113 | 20.5% | 129 | 24.9% | 108 | 20.5% |
| Ungraded: | 4 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA | 6 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 235 | 47.3% | 239 | 48.0% | 249 | 48.7% | 272 | 50.9% | 290 | 52.5% | 275 | 53.0% | 280 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 262 | 52.7% | 259 | 52.0% | 262 | 51.3% | 262 | 49.1% | 262 | 47.5% | 244 | 47.0% | 244 | 46.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 58 | 11.7% | 57 | 11.4% | 66 | 12.9% | 59 | 11.0% | 59 | 10.7% | 57 | 11.0% | 61 | 11.6% |
| Hispanic: | 36 | 7.2% | 41 | 8.2% | 41 | 8.0% | 31 | 5.8% | 19 | 3.4% | 22 | 4.2% | 26 | 4.9% |
| Black: | 27 | 5.4% | 25 | 5.0% | 26 | 5.1% | 39 | 7.3% | 40 | 7.2% | 41 | 7.9% | 37 | 7.0% |
| White: | 351 | 70.6% | 352 | 70.7% | 360 | 70.5% | 394 | 73.8% | 433 | 78.4% | 397 | 76.5% | 403 | 76.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 4.8% | 22 | 4.4% | 17 | 3.3% | 10 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.9% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 9 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.62 | 14.69 | 14.10 | 16.13 | 18.40 | 11.90 | 17.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 90.0% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 93.5% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 94.4% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.7% | 93.6% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 94.4% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 82.1% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 81.1% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 80.2% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 85.4% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 81.7% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 92.3% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 91.9% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 96.3% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 96.1% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.6% | 95.9% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 89.6% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 91.4% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 93.0% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 93.3% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 90.6% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 90.3% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 93.3% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 92.0% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 93.6% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 92.9% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 93.9% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 77.6% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 78.9% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 81.1% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.1% | 73.4% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 77.8% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.3% | 84.8% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.2% | 84.8% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 92.0% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 94.8% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 96.6% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 94.4% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 83.3% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 88.8% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 93.5% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 93.7% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 94.5% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 91.8% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 93.7% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.7% | 93.1% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 93.9% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 93.8% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.3% | 98.9% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 97.0% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.1% | 96.0% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 95.6% | 89.5% |
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* J. Ackerman Coles Primary 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.