Priestley School
423 Cannery Rd
Northumberland PA, 17857, Northumberland County
Phone: 570-473-3261
Ranking: 
(1,519 out of 2,311, bottom 34%)*
(1,519 out of 2,311, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Shikellamy 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 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 460 | 461 | 468 | 383 | 373 | 382 | 391 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 71 | 15.4% | 69 | 15.0% | 78 | 16.7% | 72 | 18.8% | 116 | 31.1% | 58 | 15.2% | 69 | 17.6% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 13.7% | 76 | 16.5% | 76 | 16.2% | 63 | 16.4% | 4 | 1.1% | 65 | 17.0% | 66 | 16.9% |
| Grade 2: | 80 | 17.4% | 76 | 16.5% | 69 | 14.7% | 54 | 14.1% | 64 | 17.2% | 62 | 16.2% | 65 | 16.6% |
| Grade 3: | 72 | 15.7% | 65 | 14.1% | 50 | 10.7% | 65 | 17.0% | 59 | 15.8% | 65 | 17.0% | 68 | 17.4% |
| Grade 4: | 62 | 13.5% | 49 | 10.6% | 63 | 13.5% | 64 | 16.7% | 64 | 17.2% | 63 | 16.5% | 68 | 17.4% |
| Grade 5: | 46 | 10.0% | 64 | 13.9% | 66 | 14.1% | 65 | 17.0% | 62 | 16.6% | 69 | 18.1% | 55 | 14.1% |
| Grade 6: | 66 | 14.3% | 62 | 13.4% | 66 | 14.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 227 | 49.3% | 227 | 49.2% | 244 | 52.1% | 206 | 53.8% | 193 | 51.7% | 194 | 50.8% | 198 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 233 | 50.7% | 234 | 50.8% | 224 | 47.9% | 177 | 46.2% | 163 | 43.7% | 179 | 46.9% | 189 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 48 | 10.4% | 33 | 7.2% | 29 | 6.2% | 17 | 4.4% | 4 | 1.1% | 10 | 2.6% | 15 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.7% | 14 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.6% | 17 | 4.3% |
| White: | 391 | 85.0% | 401 | 87.0% | 416 | 88.9% | 351 | 91.6% | 349 | 93.6% | 358 | 93.7% | 356 | 91.0% |
| 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: | 12 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.6% | 9 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 172 | 37.4% | 181 | 39.3% | 178 | 38.0% | 104 | 27.2% | 83 | 22.3% | 72 | 18.8% | 83 | 21.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 10.9% | 35 | 7.6% | 26 | 5.6% | 28 | 7.3% | 36 | 9.7% | 34 | 8.9% | 28 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.09 | 20.89 | 21.95 | 18.96 | 17.94 | 20.10 | 20.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 75% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 64.6% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 78.8% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 73.2% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 80.7% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 77.2% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 84.1% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 67% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 62.2% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 73.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 72.6% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 64.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 71% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 79% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 72% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 79.8% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 78.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 73.6% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 80% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 80.6% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 82.4% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 63.7% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 60.1% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 63.5% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 62.7% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 63.3% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 64.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 74.6% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 78.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 79.7% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85.3% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 59.7% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 60% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 64.5% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 52.3% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 68.5% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 70.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 64% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 59% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65.3% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 70.5% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 47.9% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 53.2% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 57.4% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 51.4% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 53.7% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 60.6% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 50% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 53.3% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 60.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 45.4% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.5% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 69% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 69.7% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 67.2% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 69.4% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 71.9% | 64.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 76.2% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 64.7% | 68.5% |
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* Priestley 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.