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Silver Spring Elementary School
6746 Carlisle Pk
Mechanicsburg PA, 17050, Cumberland County
Phone: 717-506-3755
Ranking:
(587 out of 2,311, top 25%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Cumberland 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: | 28 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 499 | 443 | 515 | 513 | 478 | 454 | 450 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 88 | 17.6% | 71 | 16.0% | 76 | 14.8% | 80 | 15.6% | 74 | 15.5% | 68 | 15.0% | 63 | 14.0% |
Grade 1: | 93 | 18.6% | 67 | 15.1% | 80 | 15.5% | 93 | 18.1% | 84 | 17.6% | 75 | 16.5% | 77 | 17.1% |
Grade 2: | 74 | 14.8% | 74 | 16.7% | 98 | 19.0% | 86 | 16.8% | 79 | 16.5% | 81 | 17.8% | 76 | 16.9% |
Grade 3: | 79 | 15.8% | 75 | 16.9% | 90 | 17.5% | 82 | 16.0% | 83 | 17.4% | 73 | 16.1% | 82 | 18.2% |
Grade 4: | 82 | 16.4% | 78 | 17.6% | 83 | 16.1% | 95 | 18.5% | 79 | 16.5% | 85 | 18.7% | 73 | 16.2% |
Grade 5: | 83 | 16.6% | 78 | 17.6% | 88 | 17.1% | 77 | 15.0% | 78 | 16.3% | 71 | 15.6% | 79 | 17.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 250 | 50.1% | 221 | 49.9% | 256 | 49.7% | 267 | 52.0% | 251 | 52.5% | 231 | 50.9% | 230 | 51.1% |
Female: | 249 | 49.9% | 222 | 50.1% | 259 | 50.3% | 246 | 48.0% | 219 | 45.8% | 215 | 47.4% | 216 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 62 | 12.4% | 49 | 11.1% | 48 | 9.3% | 42 | 8.2% | 40 | 8.4% | 44 | 9.7% | 36 | 8.0% |
Hispanic: | 19 | 3.8% | 11 | 2.5% | 21 | 4.1% | 24 | 4.7% | 14 | 2.9% | 14 | 3.1% | 12 | 2.7% |
Black: | 13 | 2.6% | 9 | 2.0% | 15 | 2.9% | 15 | 2.9% | 16 | 3.3% | 13 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.4% |
White: | 388 | 77.8% | 355 | 80.1% | 413 | 80.2% | 422 | 82.3% | 406 | 84.9% | 381 | 83.9% | 390 | 86.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 3.2% | 18 | 4.1% | 17 | 3.3% | 8 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 12.2% | 61 | 13.8% | 58 | 11.3% | 56 | 10.9% | 41 | 8.6% | 57 | 12.6% | 34 | 7.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 2.8% | 16 | 3.6% | 24 | 4.7% | 19 | 3.7% | 23 | 4.8% | 15 | 3.3% | 21 | 4.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.61 | 17.98 | 15.45 | 16.12 | 13.96 | 12.70 | 13.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 89.7% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 92.6% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 91.7% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 94% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 93.5% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 94.8% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 85.3% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 90.6% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 86.2% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 85.8% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.2% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 86.1% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 90.4% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 93.7% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 90.9% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 94.3% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 96.1% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 92.6% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 91.8% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 85.5% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.5% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.8% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 87.6% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88.6% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 84.1% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.5% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93.5% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.6% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.4% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92.3% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 92.1% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76.6% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 80.9% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 84.4% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 81.3% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 87.4% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 92.5% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 86.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 91.3% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.8% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 73.5% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 82.6% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 78.4% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 77% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 78.6% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 82.9% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 80% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78.5% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 80.9% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 79.6% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 59.1% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 69.9% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 69.1% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 63.2% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 69.9% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 75.8% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 85.4% | 64.2% |
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* Silver Spring 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.