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Samuel K Faust Elementary School
2901 Bellvue Dr Bensalem PA, 19020, Bucks County Phone: 215-750-2800 Ranking:  (1,797 out of 2,311, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Bensalem 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: | NA | NA | 40 | 40 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 42 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 632 | 608 | 585 | 514 | 502 | 511 | 491 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 93 | 14.7% | 100 | 16.4% | 94 | 16.1% | 86 | 16.7% | 83 | 16.5% | 66 | 12.9% | 38 | 7.7% |
| Grade 1: | 100 | 15.8% | 105 | 17.3% | 99 | 16.9% | 86 | 16.7% | 56 | 11.2% | 60 | 11.7% | 85 | 17.3% |
| Grade 2: | 108 | 17.1% | 96 | 15.8% | 89 | 15.2% | 59 | 11.5% | 67 | 13.3% | 75 | 14.7% | 73 | 14.9% |
| Grade 3: | 88 | 13.9% | 88 | 14.5% | 65 | 11.1% | 78 | 15.2% | 63 | 12.5% | 79 | 15.5% | 71 | 14.5% |
| Grade 4: | 96 | 15.2% | 66 | 10.9% | 88 | 15.0% | 60 | 11.7% | 82 | 16.3% | 82 | 16.0% | 75 | 15.3% |
| Grade 5: | 67 | 10.6% | 83 | 13.7% | 67 | 11.5% | 79 | 15.4% | 79 | 15.7% | 79 | 15.5% | 73 | 14.9% |
| Grade 6: | 80 | 12.7% | 70 | 11.5% | 83 | 14.2% | 66 | 12.8% | 72 | 14.3% | 70 | 13.7% | 76 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 328 | 51.9% | 300 | 49.3% | 302 | 51.6% | 270 | 52.5% | 278 | 55.4% | 279 | 54.6% | 268 | 54.6% |
| Female: | 304 | 48.1% | 308 | 50.7% | 283 | 48.4% | 244 | 47.5% | 216 | 43.0% | 224 | 43.8% | 219 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 67 | 10.6% | 69 | 11.3% | 78 | 13.3% | 69 | 13.4% | 66 | 13.1% | 63 | 12.3% | 55 | 11.2% |
| Hispanic: | 221 | 35.0% | 204 | 33.6% | 185 | 31.6% | 153 | 29.8% | 147 | 29.3% | 134 | 26.2% | 139 | 28.3% |
| Black: | 141 | 22.3% | 134 | 22.0% | 127 | 21.7% | 109 | 21.2% | 112 | 22.3% | 133 | 26.0% | 108 | 22.0% |
| White: | 181 | 28.6% | 181 | 29.8% | 178 | 30.4% | 173 | 33.7% | 176 | 35.1% | 180 | 35.2% | 189 | 38.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 2.8% | 18 | 3.0% | 14 | 2.4% | 8 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 410 | 64.9% | 392 | 64.5% | 338 | 57.8% | 275 | 53.5% | 230 | 45.8% | 261 | 51.1% | 230 | 46.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 6.0% | 28 | 4.6% | 51 | 8.7% | 34 | 6.6% | 53 | 10.6% | 50 | 9.8% | 48 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 15.26 | 14.69 | 11.72 | 12.05 | 12.80 | 11.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 77% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 83% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 78.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 78.4% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 77.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 81.6% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 80% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 73.9% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 64% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 64% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.9% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 75.5% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 71.4% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 69.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 71% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 67.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 77.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 78.8% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 80.4% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 79.7% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 85.9% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 80.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 63.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 70% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 67% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 69.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.8% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 71.5% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 67.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 77% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 81.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 75.7% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 82.5% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 82.3% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 58.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 68% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 70.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 68.7% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75.4% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 77.1% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 75.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 76.1% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 77.7% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78.8% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59.9% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 63.2% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 62.8% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 54.7% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 58.8% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 60.5% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 60.7% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 65.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 64.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 66.7% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 59.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 59.6% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 50.2% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 55.9% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 68.4% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 69.9% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 73.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 76.1% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 72.9% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74.6% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 79.4% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 79.8% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 82.5% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 78.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 66.5% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 62.5% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 69.5% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 68.4% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 71.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 76.6% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 68.1% | 68.5% |
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* Samuel K Faust 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.