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Paxtonia Elementary School
6135 Jonestown Rd
Harrisburg PA, 17112, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-657-3202
Ranking: (447 out of 2,311, top 19%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Central Dauphin School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 39 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 39 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 635 | 644 | 643 | 638 | 664 | 673 | 640 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 99 | 15.6% | 92 | 14.3% | 103 | 16.0% | 90 | 14.1% | 95 | 14.3% | 113 | 16.8% | 96 | 15.0% |
Grade 1: | 99 | 15.6% | 116 | 18.0% | 95 | 14.8% | 105 | 16.5% | 117 | 17.6% | 114 | 16.9% | 112 | 17.5% |
Grade 2: | 116 | 18.3% | 99 | 15.4% | 105 | 16.3% | 113 | 17.7% | 113 | 17.0% | 109 | 16.2% | 92 | 14.4% |
Grade 3: | 105 | 16.5% | 105 | 16.3% | 116 | 18.0% | 114 | 17.9% | 111 | 16.7% | 103 | 15.3% | 114 | 17.8% |
Grade 4: | 98 | 15.4% | 115 | 17.9% | 113 | 17.6% | 112 | 17.6% | 100 | 15.1% | 124 | 18.4% | 110 | 17.2% |
Grade 5: | 118 | 18.6% | 117 | 18.2% | 111 | 17.3% | 104 | 16.3% | 128 | 19.3% | 110 | 16.3% | 116 | 18.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 342 | 53.9% | 336 | 52.2% | 322 | 50.1% | 325 | 50.9% | 325 | 48.9% | 354 | 52.6% | 352 | 55.0% |
Female: | 293 | 46.1% | 308 | 47.8% | 321 | 49.9% | 313 | 49.1% | 296 | 44.6% | 294 | 43.7% | 284 | 44.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 54 | 8.5% | 65 | 10.1% | 59 | 9.2% | 61 | 9.6% | 62 | 9.3% | 58 | 8.6% | 52 | 8.1% |
Hispanic: | 45 | 7.1% | 41 | 6.4% | 46 | 7.2% | 37 | 5.8% | 25 | 3.8% | 31 | 4.6% | 27 | 4.2% |
Black: | 64 | 10.1% | 61 | 9.5% | 66 | 10.3% | 62 | 9.7% | 76 | 11.4% | 76 | 11.3% | 79 | 12.3% |
White: | 429 | 67.6% | 432 | 67.1% | 431 | 67.0% | 434 | 68.0% | 466 | 70.2% | 490 | 72.8% | 480 | 75.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 41 | 6.5% | 43 | 6.7% | 40 | 6.2% | 44 | 6.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 110 | 17.3% | 102 | 15.8% | 73 | 11.4% | 72 | 11.3% | 59 | 8.9% | 62 | 9.2% | 44 | 6.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 3.8% | 21 | 3.3% | 25 | 3.9% | 23 | 3.6% | 26 | 3.9% | 30 | 4.5% | 36 | 5.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.37 | 17.99 | 17.57 | 15.87 | 15.96 | 17.30 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 85% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 81% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 81.2% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 81.9% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 86.5% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 84.6% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 70% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 73.7% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 77.4% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 78.3% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 74.5% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 80.4% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 78.9% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 85% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 79.4% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 80.6% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 83.8% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 84.7% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 87.3% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 85.6% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 71.6% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 64.7% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 72.4% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 70.7% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 71.9% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 72.6% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 72% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 80.5% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 81.5% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 75.5% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.7% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 82.6% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 68.9% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 70% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 79.4% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 79% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 78.6% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 77.9% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 79.7% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 79.8% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 80.2% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 77.5% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 63.4% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 68.3% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 67.9% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 66.9% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 63.7% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 63.8% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 68% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 62.7% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 68% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 66.9% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 59.9% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 65.1% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 58.1% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 64.9% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 62.1% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 68.5% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 71% | 64.2% |
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* Paxtonia Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.