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Northside Elementary School
411 North Walnut St
Mechanicsburg PA, 17055, Cumberland County
Phone: 717-691-4581
Ranking: (796 out of 2,311, top 34%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5
School District: Mechanicsburg 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: | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | |||||||
Total Students: | 229 | 216 | 224 | 233 | 213 | 207 | 262 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 53 | 23.1% | 40 | 18.5% | 45 | 20.1% | 43 | 18.5% | 40 | 18.8% | 45 | 21.7% | 38 | 14.5% |
Grade 2: | 42 | 18.3% | 49 | 22.7% | 42 | 18.8% | 43 | 18.5% | 46 | 21.6% | 38 | 18.4% | 48 | 18.3% |
Grade 3: | 48 | 21.0% | 43 | 19.9% | 45 | 20.1% | 53 | 22.7% | 37 | 17.4% | 43 | 20.8% | 47 | 17.9% |
Grade 4: | 42 | 18.3% | 39 | 18.1% | 48 | 21.4% | 44 | 18.9% | 44 | 20.7% | 47 | 22.7% | 34 | 13.0% |
Grade 5: | 44 | 19.2% | 45 | 20.8% | 44 | 19.6% | 50 | 21.5% | 46 | 21.6% | 34 | 16.4% | 48 | 18.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 125 | 54.6% | 110 | 50.9% | 120 | 53.6% | 121 | 51.9% | 108 | 50.7% | 98 | 47.3% | 127 | 48.5% |
Female: | 104 | 45.4% | 106 | 49.1% | 104 | 46.4% | 112 | 48.1% | 97 | 45.5% | 101 | 48.8% | 131 | 50.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 11 | 4.8% | 9 | 4.2% | 8 | 3.6% | 13 | 5.6% | 5 | 2.3% | 7 | 3.4% | 9 | 3.4% |
Hispanic: | 22 | 9.6% | 16 | 7.4% | 16 | 7.1% | 16 | 6.9% | 6 | 2.8% | 3 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.8% |
Black: | 25 | 10.9% | 24 | 11.1% | 17 | 7.6% | 12 | 5.2% | 7 | 3.3% | 11 | 5.3% | 18 | 6.9% |
White: | 162 | 70.7% | 164 | 75.9% | 180 | 80.4% | 192 | 82.4% | 195 | 91.5% | 186 | 89.9% | 233 | 88.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 3.9% | 3 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 75 | 32.8% | 66 | 30.6% | 61 | 27.2% | 54 | 23.2% | 35 | 16.4% | 37 | 17.9% | 29 | 11.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 3.9% | 8 | 3.7% | 12 | 5.4% | 12 | 5.2% | 20 | 9.4% | 18 | 8.7% | 20 | 7.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.51 | 13.58 | 13.96 | 14.43 | 14.92 | 14.70 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 89% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 83.7% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 82.9% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 83.4% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.9% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 86.3% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 80% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 75.8% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 81.8% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79.3% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 77.3% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78.2% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 80.2% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 90.2% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 84.9% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 86.7% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 88.7% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.3% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 92.2% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 90% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 77.2% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.3% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 73.7% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 80% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 79.3% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 81% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 89.2% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 90.8% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 85.5% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88.8% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83.6% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 71.2% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 87.6% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 88.8% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 87.3% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85.2% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.5% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 85% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85.4% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 84.9% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 71.6% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 73.3% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 67.6% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 70.3% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 69.2% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 65.2% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 67.3% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.3% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 73.8% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 74.7% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 50.8% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 69.5% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 75% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 70.3% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71.7% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 72.2% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 69.6% | 64.2% |
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* Northside Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.