Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School
1329 Buchert Rd Pottstown PA, 19464, Montgomery County Phone: 610-323-7510 Ranking:  (1,720 out of 2,311, bottom 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5 School District: Pottsgrove 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: | 49 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 726 | 763 | 666 | 685 | 685 | 654 | 655 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 229 | 31.5% | 267 | 35.0% | 102 | 15.3% | 112 | 16.4% | 99 | 14.5% | 102 | 15.6% | 123 | 18.8% |
| Grade 4: | 255 | 35.1% | 251 | 32.9% | 118 | 17.7% | 100 | 14.6% | 108 | 15.8% | 119 | 18.2% | 97 | 14.8% |
| Grade 5: | 242 | 33.3% | 245 | 32.1% | 92 | 13.8% | 107 | 15.6% | 118 | 17.2% | 99 | 15.1% | 92 | 14.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 362 | 49.9% | 387 | 50.7% | 335 | 50.3% | 342 | 49.9% | 331 | 48.3% | 328 | 50.2% | 347 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 364 | 50.1% | 376 | 49.3% | 331 | 49.7% | 343 | 50.1% | 308 | 45.0% | 300 | 45.9% | 304 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 17 | 2.3% | 17 | 2.2% | 28 | 4.2% | 25 | 3.6% | 23 | 3.4% | 18 | 2.8% | 17 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 47 | 6.5% | 49 | 6.4% | 31 | 4.7% | 26 | 3.8% | 19 | 2.8% | 14 | 2.1% | 17 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 101 | 13.9% | 121 | 15.9% | 127 | 19.1% | 138 | 20.1% | 144 | 21.0% | 150 | 22.9% | 150 | 22.9% |
| White: | 498 | 68.6% | 531 | 69.6% | 453 | 68.0% | 483 | 70.5% | 461 | 67.3% | 454 | 69.4% | 471 | 71.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 60 | 8.3% | 43 | 5.6% | 26 | 3.9% | 12 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 246 | 33.9% | 232 | 30.4% | 203 | 30.5% | 207 | 30.2% | 185 | 27.0% | 139 | 21.3% | 155 | 23.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 4.5% | 40 | 5.2% | 31 | 4.7% | 31 | 4.5% | 21 | 3.1% | 21 | 3.2% | 24 | 3.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.67 | 15.45 | 14.19 | 14.85 | 14.35 | 14.10 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 81% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 76.9% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 83.5% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 83.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 87.1% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 73.9% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 75.1% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 69% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 71.5% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 78.9% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 78.8% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 76.4% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.3% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81.9% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 80.7% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 85.8% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 83.3% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 70.1% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 76% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.8% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 81% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.5% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 87.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86.6% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 85.8% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.2% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.4% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 60.4% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 64.3% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 71.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 75.1% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 69.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 78.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 76.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 82.4% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.8% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 68.2% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.9% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 69.9% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 61.4% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 52.4% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 63% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 64.9% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 61.5% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 77.9% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 53.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 41.9% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 52.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 51.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 62.2% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 63.4% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 71.8% | 64.2% |
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* Lower Pottsgrove 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.