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Rutherford Elementary School
6500 Clearfield St
Harrisburg PA, 17111, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-561-1990
Ranking: (1,638 out of 2,311, bottom 29%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Central Dauphin 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: | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 433 | 424 | 376 | 332 | 309 | 318 | 314 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 70 | 16.2% | 63 | 14.9% | 69 | 18.4% | 66 | 19.9% | 43 | 13.9% | 53 | 16.7% | 55 | 17.5% |
Grade 1: | 65 | 15.0% | 76 | 17.9% | 74 | 19.7% | 49 | 14.8% | 58 | 18.8% | 58 | 18.2% | 50 | 15.9% |
Grade 2: | 80 | 18.5% | 87 | 20.5% | 55 | 14.6% | 57 | 17.2% | 63 | 20.4% | 54 | 17.0% | 45 | 14.3% |
Grade 3: | 86 | 19.9% | 65 | 15.3% | 58 | 15.4% | 61 | 18.4% | 49 | 15.9% | 45 | 14.2% | 53 | 16.9% |
Grade 4: | 64 | 14.8% | 64 | 15.1% | 63 | 16.8% | 57 | 17.2% | 42 | 13.6% | 58 | 18.2% | 47 | 15.0% |
Grade 5: | 68 | 15.7% | 69 | 16.3% | 57 | 15.2% | 42 | 12.7% | 54 | 17.5% | 50 | 15.7% | 64 | 20.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 216 | 49.9% | 202 | 47.6% | 188 | 50.0% | 178 | 53.6% | 130 | 42.1% | 136 | 42.8% | 166 | 52.9% |
Female: | 217 | 50.1% | 222 | 52.4% | 188 | 50.0% | 154 | 46.4% | 131 | 42.4% | 135 | 42.5% | 144 | 45.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 28 | 6.5% | 29 | 6.8% | 20 | 5.3% | 20 | 6.0% | 17 | 5.5% | 20 | 6.3% | 27 | 8.6% |
Hispanic: | 90 | 20.8% | 81 | 19.1% | 67 | 17.8% | 48 | 14.5% | 29 | 9.4% | 31 | 9.7% | 28 | 8.9% |
Black: | 116 | 26.8% | 114 | 26.9% | 96 | 25.5% | 97 | 29.2% | 85 | 27.5% | 86 | 27.0% | 108 | 34.4% |
White: | 150 | 34.6% | 157 | 37.0% | 158 | 42.0% | 133 | 40.1% | 137 | 44.3% | 141 | 44.3% | 150 | 47.8% |
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: | 48 | 11.1% | 42 | 9.9% | 35 | 9.3% | 34 | 10.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 218 | 50.3% | 215 | 50.7% | 152 | 40.4% | 129 | 38.9% | 114 | 36.9% | 126 | 39.6% | 87 | 27.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 8.3% | 28 | 6.6% | 30 | 8.0% | 19 | 5.7% | 26 | 8.4% | 27 | 8.5% | 30 | 9.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.92 | 16.06 | 14.86 | 14.37 | 13.73 | 12.90 | 11.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 81.2% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 81.9% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 86.5% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 84.6% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 70% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 73.7% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 77.4% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 78.3% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 74.5% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 80.4% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.9% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 85% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 79.4% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.6% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 83.8% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 84.7% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 87.3% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85.6% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 71.6% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 64.7% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 72.4% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 70.7% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 71.9% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 72.6% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 72% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 80.5% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 81.5% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 75.5% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 81.7% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 82.6% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 68.9% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 70% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 79.4% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 79% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 78.6% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 77.9% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 79.7% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79.8% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.2% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 77.5% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 63.4% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 68.3% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 67.9% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 66.9% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 63.7% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 63.8% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62.7% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 68% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66.9% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 59.9% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 65.1% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 58.1% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 64.9% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 62.1% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.5% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 71% | 64.2% |
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* Rutherford Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.