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Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School
1050 Wilmington Pk West Chester PA, 19382, Chester County Phone: 484-266-2200 Ranking: ![]() Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: West Chester Area School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 38 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 618 | 641 | 636 | 615 | 622 | 598 | 613 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 98 | 15.9% | 98 | 15.3% | 91 | 14.3% | 88 | 14.3% | 102 | 16.4% | 90 | 15.1% | 99 | 16.2% |
Grade 1: | 96 | 15.5% | 108 | 16.8% | 104 | 16.4% | 112 | 18.2% | 105 | 16.9% | 108 | 18.1% | 104 | 17.0% |
Grade 2: | 112 | 18.1% | 110 | 17.2% | 105 | 16.5% | 103 | 16.7% | 109 | 17.5% | 102 | 17.1% | 95 | 15.5% |
Grade 3: | 103 | 16.7% | 110 | 17.2% | 110 | 17.3% | 116 | 18.9% | 100 | 16.1% | 94 | 15.7% | 116 | 18.9% |
Grade 4: | 112 | 18.1% | 106 | 16.5% | 118 | 18.6% | 103 | 16.7% | 95 | 15.3% | 110 | 18.4% | 97 | 15.8% |
Grade 5: | 97 | 15.7% | 109 | 17.0% | 108 | 17.0% | 93 | 15.1% | 111 | 17.8% | 94 | 15.7% | 102 | 16.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 318 | 51.5% | 339 | 52.9% | 325 | 51.1% | 321 | 52.2% | 329 | 52.9% | 322 | 53.8% | 332 | 54.2% |
Female: | 300 | 48.5% | 302 | 47.1% | 311 | 48.9% | 294 | 47.8% | 285 | 45.8% | 268 | 44.8% | 277 | 45.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 38 | 6.1% | 36 | 5.6% | 31 | 4.9% | 37 | 6.0% | 39 | 6.3% | 35 | 5.9% | 39 | 6.4% |
Hispanic: | 40 | 6.5% | 40 | 6.2% | 39 | 6.1% | 28 | 4.6% | 33 | 5.3% | 30 | 5.0% | 29 | 4.7% |
Black: | 26 | 4.2% | 30 | 4.7% | 26 | 4.1% | 30 | 4.9% | 25 | 4.0% | 26 | 4.3% | 38 | 6.2% |
White: | 507 | 82.0% | 524 | 81.7% | 537 | 84.4% | 519 | 84.4% | 525 | 84.4% | 507 | 84.8% | 507 | 82.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 7.6% | 54 | 8.4% | 56 | 8.8% | 38 | 6.2% | 41 | 6.6% | 28 | 4.7% | 29 | 4.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.44 | 16.19 | 16.65 | 15.97 | 16.95 | 15.70 | 14.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 89.5% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.1% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 92.5% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 94.1% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 93.7% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.2% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.7% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89.2% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 88.3% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 89.9% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 91% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89.5% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 93.5% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91.3% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 92.9% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 94.5% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 97.8% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95.8% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 97.3% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.9% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86.4% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 87.1% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 88.1% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.2% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93.3% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 93.5% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 95.1% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 95.4% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 94% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95.8% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99.1% | 97% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 80.1% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 81.9% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 82.5% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 81.3% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 87.1% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 89.8% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 89.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.3% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.2% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 91.2% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.1% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.3% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 83.9% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 83.1% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 81.3% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 82.6% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 85.3% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 83.6% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 87.7% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 90.9% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 76.2% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 78.7% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 73.7% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 79.6% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 80.7% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.7% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 88.8% | 64.2% |
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* Sarah W Starkweather Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.