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Plainfield Elementary School
539 School Rd Nazareth PA, 18064, Northampton County Phone: 610-746-4436 Ranking:  (1,232 out of 2,311, bottom 47%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3 School District: Pen Argyl 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: | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 501 | 526 | 517 | 535 | 521 | 501 | 503 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 121 | 24.2% | 136 | 25.9% | 108 | 20.9% | 153 | 28.6% | 138 | 26.5% | 119 | 23.8% | 110 | 21.9% |
| Grade 1: | 135 | 26.9% | 110 | 20.9% | 152 | 29.4% | 135 | 25.2% | 128 | 24.6% | 116 | 23.2% | 136 | 27.0% |
| Grade 2: | 110 | 22.0% | 146 | 27.8% | 131 | 25.3% | 130 | 24.3% | 119 | 22.8% | 139 | 27.7% | 120 | 23.9% |
| Grade 3: | 135 | 26.9% | 134 | 25.5% | 126 | 24.4% | 117 | 21.9% | 136 | 26.1% | 127 | 25.3% | 137 | 27.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 255 | 50.9% | 260 | 49.4% | 266 | 51.5% | 264 | 49.3% | 238 | 45.7% | 242 | 48.3% | 270 | 53.7% |
| Female: | 246 | 49.1% | 266 | 50.6% | 251 | 48.5% | 271 | 50.7% | 236 | 45.3% | 217 | 43.3% | 229 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.5% | 11 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.8% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.6% |
| White: | 440 | 87.8% | 457 | 86.9% | 454 | 87.8% | 464 | 86.7% | 457 | 87.7% | 450 | 89.8% | 475 | 94.4% |
| 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: | 39 | 7.8% | 45 | 8.6% | 40 | 7.7% | 45 | 8.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 173 | 34.5% | 153 | 29.1% | 134 | 25.9% | 121 | 22.6% | 99 | 19.0% | 91 | 18.2% | 103 | 20.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 6.0% | 38 | 7.2% | 38 | 7.4% | 28 | 5.2% | 39 | 7.5% | 30 | 6.0% | 56 | 11.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.11 | 15.40 | 15.15 | 15.93 | 15.35 | 14.90 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.3% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.1% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.1% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.1% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 82.8% | 74.1% |
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* Plainfield 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.