Saucon Valley Elementary School
2085 Polk Valley Rd
Hellertown PA, 18055, Northampton County
Phone: 610-838-9331
Ranking: 
(307 out of 2,311, top 13%)*
(307 out of 2,311, top 13%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Saucon Valley 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: | 64 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 65 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 981 | 1,010 | 1,014 | 1,032 | 1,045 | 1,023 | 1,046 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 138 | 14.1% | 122 | 12.1% | 164 | 16.2% | 141 | 13.7% | 166 | 15.9% | 150 | 14.7% | 155 | 14.8% |
| Grade 1: | 136 | 13.9% | 169 | 16.7% | 154 | 15.2% | 180 | 17.4% | 170 | 16.3% | 169 | 16.5% | 149 | 14.2% |
| Grade 2: | 178 | 18.1% | 161 | 15.9% | 186 | 18.3% | 170 | 16.5% | 180 | 17.2% | 150 | 14.7% | 198 | 18.9% |
| Grade 3: | 159 | 16.2% | 192 | 19.0% | 176 | 17.4% | 177 | 17.2% | 156 | 14.9% | 200 | 19.6% | 171 | 16.3% |
| Grade 4: | 194 | 19.8% | 176 | 17.4% | 176 | 17.4% | 161 | 15.6% | 199 | 19.0% | 162 | 15.8% | 187 | 17.9% |
| Grade 5: | 176 | 17.9% | 190 | 18.8% | 158 | 15.6% | 203 | 19.7% | 174 | 16.7% | 192 | 18.8% | 186 | 17.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 470 | 47.9% | 476 | 47.1% | 484 | 47.7% | 513 | 49.7% | 512 | 49.0% | 510 | 49.9% | 537 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 511 | 52.1% | 534 | 52.9% | 530 | 52.3% | 519 | 50.3% | 515 | 49.3% | 505 | 49.4% | 503 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 29 | 3.0% | 29 | 2.9% | 28 | 2.8% | 33 | 3.2% | 32 | 3.1% | 20 | 2.0% | 22 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 59 | 6.0% | 45 | 4.5% | 38 | 3.7% | 35 | 3.4% | 20 | 1.9% | 21 | 2.1% | 31 | 3.0% |
| Black: | 20 | 2.0% | 20 | 2.0% | 23 | 2.3% | 19 | 1.8% | 16 | 1.5% | 17 | 1.7% | 20 | 1.9% |
| White: | 862 | 87.9% | 907 | 89.8% | 919 | 90.6% | 943 | 91.4% | 966 | 92.4% | 964 | 94.2% | 970 | 92.7% |
| 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: | 9 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 197 | 20.1% | 161 | 15.9% | 155 | 15.3% | 123 | 11.9% | 111 | 10.6% | 60 | 5.9% | 49 | 4.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 5.0% | 49 | 4.9% | 34 | 3.4% | 29 | 2.8% | 46 | 4.4% | 24 | 2.3% | 31 | 3.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.33 | 15.93 | 15.60 | 15.31 | 15.74 | 15.10 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 85.6% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 83.8% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.6% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.1% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.4% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.7% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.6% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.1% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.4% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.3% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 78.9% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.2% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.2% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.4% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 64.2% |
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* Saucon Valley Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.