Pennsylvania Avenue School
Pennsylvania Ave
Colonia NJ, 07067, Middlesex County
Phone: 732-499-6566
Ranking: (657 out of 1,847, top 36%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Woodbridge Township 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: | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 13 | |||||||
Total Students: | 281 | 273 | 224 | 238 | 229 | 268 | 254 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 37 | 13.2% | 40 | 14.7% | 30 | 13.4% | 23 | 9.7% | 15 | 6.6% | 30 | 11.2% | 29 | 11.4% |
Grade 1: | 47 | 16.7% | 44 | 16.1% | 27 | 12.1% | 28 | 11.8% | 37 | 16.2% | 35 | 13.1% | 32 | 12.6% |
Grade 2: | 49 | 17.4% | 30 | 11.0% | 31 | 13.8% | 42 | 17.6% | 39 | 17.0% | 36 | 13.4% | 32 | 12.6% |
Grade 3: | 35 | 12.5% | 41 | 15.0% | 40 | 17.9% | 40 | 16.8% | 37 | 16.2% | 36 | 13.4% | 44 | 17.3% |
Grade 4: | 43 | 15.3% | 46 | 16.8% | 40 | 17.9% | 37 | 15.5% | 36 | 15.7% | 44 | 16.4% | 55 | 21.7% |
Grade 5: | 48 | 17.1% | 53 | 19.4% | 36 | 16.1% | 34 | 14.3% | 44 | 19.2% | 57 | 21.3% | 38 | 15.0% |
Ungraded: | 22 | 7.8% | 19 | 7.0% | 20 | 8.9% | 34 | 14.3% | 21 | 9.2% | 30 | 11.2% | 24 | 9.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 146 | 52.0% | 139 | 50.9% | 113 | 50.4% | 134 | 56.3% | 120 | 52.4% | 146 | 54.5% | 137 | 53.9% |
Female: | 135 | 48.0% | 134 | 49.1% | 111 | 49.6% | 104 | 43.7% | 109 | 47.6% | 122 | 45.5% | 113 | 44.5% |
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: | 33 | 11.7% | 26 | 9.5% | 27 | 12.1% | 29 | 12.2% | 24 | 10.5% | 31 | 11.6% | 30 | 11.8% |
Hispanic: | 74 | 26.3% | 80 | 29.3% | 34 | 15.2% | 37 | 15.5% | 37 | 16.2% | 40 | 14.9% | 40 | 15.7% |
Black: | 23 | 8.2% | 16 | 5.9% | 13 | 5.8% | 16 | 6.7% | 28 | 12.2% | 38 | 14.2% | 32 | 12.6% |
White: | 146 | 52.0% | 150 | 54.9% | 149 | 66.5% | 156 | 65.5% | 140 | 61.1% | 159 | 59.3% | 152 | 59.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 24.6% | 69 | 25.3% | 36 | 16.1% | 36 | 15.1% | 37 | 16.2% | 39 | 14.6% | 31 | 12.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 4.3% | 18 | 6.6% | 14 | 6.3% | 18 | 7.6% | 20 | 8.7% | 19 | 7.1% | 14 | 5.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.22 | 15.17 | 13.75 | 15.87 | 16.36 | 12.00 | 19.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 86.4% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 85.9% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 86.8% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 87.3% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 89.4% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 75.7% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 77.8% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 76.1% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 77.1% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 73.2% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 86.0% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 88.2% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 92.4% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 94.6% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 93.8% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 89.3% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 91.2% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 93.1% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 85.8% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 81.0% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 86.9% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88% | 87.1% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 88.6% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.9% | 81.5% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 85.6% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 87.5% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 67.6% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 68.9% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 74.2% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.1% | 64.2% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 67.8% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 74.3% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 81.6% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 87.9% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 88.4% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 92.0% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 91.9% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 85.6% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.0% | 87.9% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 92.5% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.6% | 86.6% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 82.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 83.4% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 83.1% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 89.2% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 88.8% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 93.5% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 95.9% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 96% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.5% | 94.9% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 92.9% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 91.4% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 68.0% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 78.6% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63.0% | 77.5% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 71.6% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.5% | 72.3% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 65.3% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 92.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.3% | 89.6% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 92.1% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 93.0% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 92.0% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 92.8% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 86.4% | 79.9% |
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* Pennsylvania Avenue School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.