Neil Armstrong #40 Primary School
N Lincoln Ave And Clearview St
Scranton PA, 18508, Lackawanna County
Phone: 570-348-3661
Ranking: 
(1,207 out of 2,311, bottom 48%)*
(1,207 out of 2,311, bottom 48%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Scranton 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: | 38 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 588 | 604 | 635 | 586 | 540 | 520 | 518 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 36 | 6.1% | 36 | 6.0% | 37 | 5.8% | 38 | 6.5% | 15 | 2.8% | 15 | 2.9% | 12 | 2.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 85 | 14.5% | 83 | 13.7% | 103 | 16.2% | 98 | 16.7% | 108 | 20.0% | 85 | 16.3% | 93 | 18.0% |
| Grade 1: | 90 | 15.3% | 102 | 16.9% | 122 | 19.2% | 114 | 19.5% | 70 | 13.0% | 87 | 16.7% | 101 | 19.5% |
| Grade 2: | 100 | 17.0% | 118 | 19.5% | 103 | 16.2% | 68 | 11.6% | 78 | 14.4% | 87 | 16.7% | 79 | 15.3% |
| Grade 3: | 106 | 18.0% | 97 | 16.1% | 77 | 12.1% | 80 | 13.7% | 91 | 16.9% | 81 | 15.6% | 92 | 17.8% |
| Grade 4: | 99 | 16.8% | 78 | 12.9% | 92 | 14.5% | 99 | 16.9% | 88 | 16.3% | 99 | 19.0% | 71 | 13.7% |
| Grade 5: | 72 | 12.2% | 90 | 14.9% | 101 | 15.9% | 89 | 15.2% | 90 | 16.7% | 66 | 12.7% | 70 | 13.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 287 | 48.8% | 313 | 51.8% | 330 | 52.0% | 293 | 50.0% | 273 | 50.6% | 248 | 47.7% | 249 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 301 | 51.2% | 291 | 48.2% | 305 | 48.0% | 293 | 50.0% | 251 | 46.5% | 261 | 50.2% | 265 | 51.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 13 | 2.2% | 13 | 2.2% | 11 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 19 | 3.5% | 17 | 3.3% | 15 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 91 | 15.5% | 98 | 16.2% | 91 | 14.3% | 72 | 12.3% | 52 | 9.6% | 55 | 10.6% | 60 | 11.6% |
| Black: | 48 | 8.2% | 50 | 8.3% | 61 | 9.6% | 52 | 8.9% | 47 | 8.7% | 45 | 8.7% | 52 | 10.0% |
| White: | 388 | 66.0% | 394 | 65.2% | 426 | 67.1% | 417 | 71.2% | 413 | 76.5% | 399 | 76.7% | 390 | 75.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 11 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.0% | 17 | 2.7% | 19 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 5.8% | 34 | 5.6% | 25 | 3.9% | 23 | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 370 | 62.9% | 379 | 62.7% | 360 | 56.7% | 317 | 54.1% | 278 | 51.5% | 205 | 39.4% | 224 | 43.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 6.1% | 35 | 5.8% | 35 | 5.5% | 41 | 7.0% | 37 | 6.9% | 57 | 11.0% | 27 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.34 | 15.17 | 17.29 | 16.23 | 15.50 | 14.60 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 82.9% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 85.5% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 80.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.6% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.6% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 73.9% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 72% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 73.1% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 73% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 75.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 72.5% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 64.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 77.9% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 88.9% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 86.6% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 84.5% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 86% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 84.9% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 81.3% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 71.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 75% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 74.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 73.2% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 66.4% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 65.4% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 82.5% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 83.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 81.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 78.3% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 76.9% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 59.3% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 66% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 83.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 79.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 74.9% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 82.5% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 79% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 77.9% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 73.9% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 65% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 62.1% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66.8% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 75.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 69.5% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 63% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 65.1% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 58.1% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 63.8% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 58.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 53.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 43.4% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 39.4% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 41% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 31.2% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 48.2% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 49.2% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 49.4% | 64.2% |
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* Neil Armstrong #40 Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.