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James Gettys Elementary School
898 Biglerville Rd
Gettysburg PA, 17325, Adams County
Phone: 717-334-6254
Ranking: 
(1,299 out of 2,311, bottom 44%)*
(1,299 out of 2,311, bottom 44%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Gettysburg 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: | 28 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 423 | 417 | 400 | 300 | 336 | 367 | 378 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 73 | 17.3% | 70 | 16.8% | 68 | 17.0% | 69 | 23.0% | 89 | 26.5% | 82 | 22.3% | 82 | 21.7% |
| Grade 1: | 66 | 15.6% | 70 | 16.8% | 72 | 18.0% | 91 | 30.3% | 79 | 23.5% | 79 | 21.5% | 103 | 27.2% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 16.8% | 79 | 18.9% | 67 | 16.8% | 70 | 23.3% | 75 | 22.3% | 98 | 26.7% | 107 | 28.3% |
| Grade 3: | 84 | 19.9% | 68 | 16.3% | 64 | 16.0% | 70 | 23.3% | 93 | 27.7% | 108 | 29.4% | 86 | 22.8% |
| Grade 4: | 65 | 15.4% | 63 | 15.1% | 68 | 17.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 63 | 14.9% | 67 | 16.1% | 61 | 15.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 216 | 51.1% | 211 | 50.6% | 207 | 51.8% | 153 | 51.0% | 178 | 53.0% | 188 | 51.2% | 202 | 53.4% |
| Female: | 207 | 48.9% | 206 | 49.4% | 193 | 48.3% | 147 | 49.0% | 150 | 44.6% | 171 | 46.6% | 172 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.5% | 8 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 52 | 12.3% | 49 | 11.8% | 43 | 10.8% | 45 | 15.0% | 48 | 14.3% | 55 | 15.0% | 52 | 13.8% |
| Black: | 31 | 7.3% | 20 | 4.8% | 15 | 3.8% | 19 | 6.3% | 16 | 4.8% | 20 | 5.4% | 24 | 6.3% |
| White: | 325 | 76.8% | 337 | 80.8% | 339 | 84.8% | 230 | 76.7% | 264 | 78.6% | 282 | 76.8% | 291 | 77.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 189 | 44.7% | 165 | 39.6% | 133 | 33.3% | 102 | 34.0% | 101 | 30.1% | 101 | 27.5% | 97 | 25.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 5.9% | 38 | 9.1% | 35 | 8.8% | 22 | 7.3% | 12 | 3.6% | 30 | 8.2% | 30 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.16 | 15.25 | 14.47 | 15.18 | 15.10 | 14.50 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 83.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.1% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 83.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 86.2% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 91.5% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 88.3% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.8% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 81% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.8% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 80.4% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 74.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 92.7% | 82.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 86.1% | 72.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 87.8% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 88.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 76.3% | 65% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 69.5% | 64.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* James Gettys Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.