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Octorara Intermediate School
221 Highland Rd Atglen PA, 19310, Chester County Phone: 610-593-4608 Ranking:  (1,399 out of 2,311, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 6 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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 387 | 388 | 401 | 412 | 400 | 398 | ||||||
| Grade 5: | 179 | 46.3% | 201 | 51.8% | 193 | 48.1% | 196 | 47.6% | 216 | 54.0% | 185 | 46.5% |
| Grade 6: | 208 | 53.7% | 187 | 48.2% | 206 | 51.4% | 216 | 52.4% | 184 | 46.0% | 213 | 53.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 199 | 51.4% | 192 | 49.5% | 192 | 47.9% | 221 | 53.6% | 202 | 50.5% | 184 | 46.2% |
| Female: | 188 | 48.6% | 196 | 50.5% | 209 | 52.1% | 191 | 46.4% | 190 | 47.5% | 206 | 51.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 46 | 11.9% | 35 | 9.0% | 37 | 9.2% | 36 | 8.7% | 26 | 6.5% | 32 | 8.0% |
| Black: | 22 | 5.7% | 14 | 3.6% | 20 | 5.0% | 25 | 6.1% | 20 | 5.0% | 26 | 6.5% |
| White: | 313 | 80.9% | 334 | 86.1% | 342 | 85.3% | 348 | 84.5% | 350 | 87.5% | 338 | 84.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 114 | 29.5% | 103 | 26.5% | 111 | 27.7% | 119 | 28.9% | 89 | 22.3% | 69 | 17.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 4.7% | 17 | 4.4% | 23 | 5.7% | 24 | 5.8% | 30 | 7.5% | 30 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.81 | 17.12 | 16.14 | 17.72 | 17.41 | 18.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 73% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.1% | 65% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.8% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.3% | 64.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.1% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.2% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 68.5% |
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* Octorara Intermediate School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.