Octorara Elementary School
104 Highland Rd Atglen PA, 19310, Chester County Phone: 610-593-8238 Ranking:  (1,339 out of 2,311, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 4 School District: Octorara 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: | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 369 | 369 | 383 | 383 | 378 | 427 | 587 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 178 | 48.2% | 188 | 50.9% | 180 | 47.0% | 196 | 51.2% | 181 | 47.9% | 213 | 49.9% | 207 | 35.3% |
| Grade 4: | 191 | 51.8% | 181 | 49.1% | 203 | 53.0% | 187 | 48.8% | 197 | 52.1% | 214 | 50.1% | 176 | 30.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 181 | 49.1% | 182 | 49.3% | 194 | 50.7% | 185 | 48.3% | 172 | 45.5% | 218 | 51.1% | 293 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 188 | 50.9% | 187 | 50.7% | 189 | 49.3% | 198 | 51.7% | 198 | 52.4% | 201 | 47.1% | 290 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 47 | 12.7% | 38 | 10.3% | 36 | 9.4% | 32 | 8.4% | 31 | 8.2% | 35 | 8.2% | 39 | 6.6% |
| Black: | 28 | 7.6% | 27 | 7.3% | 19 | 5.0% | 18 | 4.7% | 19 | 5.0% | 24 | 5.6% | 29 | 4.9% |
| White: | 286 | 77.5% | 300 | 81.3% | 326 | 85.1% | 330 | 86.2% | 326 | 86.2% | 363 | 85.0% | 516 | 87.9% |
| 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: | 5 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 120 | 32.5% | 106 | 28.7% | 106 | 27.7% | 102 | 26.6% | 95 | 25.1% | 74 | 17.3% | 84 | 14.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 6.0% | 22 | 6.0% | 22 | 5.7% | 17 | 4.4% | 19 | 5.0% | 33 | 7.7% | 41 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.19 | 17.42 | 19.43 | 18.25 | 16.69 | 18.10 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 74% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 86.4% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 78.6% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.1% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 81.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.3% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 77% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 79.9% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 77.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 87.7% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.4% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 60.3% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.5% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.3% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65.3% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 68.4% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 70.3% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 61.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 61.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 59.3% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.8% | 57.3% |
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* Octorara 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.