Ross Elementary School
5148 Main Rd
Sweet Valley PA, 18656, Luzerne County
Phone: 570-477-5050
Ranking: (599 out of 2,311, top 26%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Lake-Lehman 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: | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 253 | 287 | 278 | 295 | 284 | 287 | 269 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 19 | 7.5% | 35 | 12.2% | 36 | 12.9% | 41 | 13.9% | 39 | 13.7% | 42 | 14.6% | 39 | 14.5% |
Grade 1: | 35 | 13.8% | 37 | 12.9% | 37 | 13.3% | 37 | 12.5% | 47 | 16.5% | 37 | 12.9% | 48 | 17.8% |
Grade 2: | 36 | 14.2% | 37 | 12.9% | 37 | 13.3% | 48 | 16.3% | 36 | 12.7% | 49 | 17.1% | 33 | 12.3% |
Grade 3: | 37 | 14.6% | 37 | 12.9% | 47 | 16.9% | 39 | 13.2% | 47 | 16.5% | 33 | 11.5% | 44 | 16.4% |
Grade 4: | 37 | 14.6% | 50 | 17.4% | 36 | 12.9% | 48 | 16.3% | 31 | 10.9% | 47 | 16.4% | 35 | 13.0% |
Grade 5: | 51 | 20.2% | 36 | 12.5% | 49 | 17.6% | 33 | 11.2% | 50 | 17.6% | 35 | 12.2% | 41 | 15.2% |
Grade 6: | 38 | 15.0% | 55 | 19.2% | 36 | 12.9% | 49 | 16.6% | 34 | 12.0% | 44 | 15.3% | 29 | 10.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 126 | 49.8% | 144 | 50.2% | 137 | 49.3% | 144 | 48.8% | 136 | 47.9% | 129 | 44.9% | 124 | 46.1% |
Female: | 127 | 50.2% | 143 | 49.8% | 141 | 50.7% | 151 | 51.2% | 140 | 49.3% | 150 | 52.3% | 141 | 52.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 2 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% |
White: | 246 | 97.2% | 276 | 96.2% | 270 | 97.1% | 288 | 97.6% | 278 | 97.9% | 282 | 98.3% | 266 | 98.9% |
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: | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 26.1% | 57 | 19.9% | 56 | 20.1% | 55 | 18.6% | 50 | 17.6% | 70 | 24.4% | 57 | 21.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 4.3% | 24 | 8.4% | 20 | 7.2% | 25 | 8.5% | 25 | 8.8% | 22 | 7.7% | 22 | 8.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.88 | 14.85 | 13.81 | 13.84 | 11.18 | 13.30 | 13.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 91.9% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 84.7% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 91.1% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 86.3% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 93.4% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 90.3% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 79% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 83.7% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 85.9% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.2% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 82.6% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 85.6% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.2% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 78.9% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 86.4% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 89.9% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 80.8% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 95.2% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.9% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 82.4% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 82% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 82.6% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 78.5% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.6% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 78.1% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 80.4% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 92.8% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.8% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92.9% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 97% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.3% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 67.8% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 54.5% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 63.7% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 72.5% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 76.4% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86.9% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 79.8% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 74.8% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 91% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 82.1% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 68.4% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 67.3% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 75.6% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 66.9% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 73.1% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 76.1% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 78.2% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 68.5% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 71.3% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 71.7% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 68.3% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 66.4% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.6% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 73.2% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 61.5% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 69.3% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 75% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.6% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 86.5% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 79.4% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 84.2% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 89.8% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 84.1% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 90.1% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 75.6% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 78.4% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 77.3% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 79.4% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 78.4% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 79.1% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 81% | 68.5% |
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* Ross Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.