South Penn Elementary Primary School
500 East 2nd St
Cumberland MD, 21502, Allegany County
Phone: 301-777-1755
Ranking: 
(889 out of 1,074, bottom 17%)*
(889 out of 1,074, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Allegany County Public Schools
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: | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 497 | 495 | 473 | 462 | 492 | 503 | 490 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 76 | 15.3% | 82 | 16.6% | 61 | 12.9% | 64 | 13.9% | 47 | 9.6% | 63 | 12.5% | 42 | 8.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 84 | 16.9% | 64 | 12.9% | 73 | 15.4% | 47 | 10.2% | 83 | 16.9% | 70 | 13.9% | 91 | 18.6% |
| Grade 1: | 64 | 12.9% | 66 | 13.3% | 48 | 10.1% | 77 | 16.7% | 56 | 11.4% | 89 | 17.7% | 60 | 12.2% |
| Grade 2: | 72 | 14.5% | 56 | 11.3% | 80 | 16.9% | 53 | 11.5% | 90 | 18.3% | 69 | 13.7% | 73 | 14.9% |
| Grade 3: | 60 | 12.1% | 76 | 15.4% | 58 | 12.3% | 82 | 17.7% | 70 | 14.2% | 71 | 14.1% | 72 | 14.7% |
| Grade 4: | 76 | 15.3% | 64 | 12.9% | 84 | 17.8% | 69 | 14.9% | 70 | 14.2% | 76 | 15.1% | 68 | 13.9% |
| Grade 5: | 65 | 13.1% | 87 | 17.6% | 69 | 14.6% | 70 | 15.2% | 76 | 15.4% | 65 | 12.9% | 84 | 17.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 265 | 53.3% | 264 | 53.3% | 257 | 54.3% | 252 | 54.5% | 262 | 53.3% | 260 | 51.7% | 250 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 232 | 46.7% | 231 | 46.7% | 216 | 45.7% | 210 | 45.5% | 222 | 45.1% | 235 | 46.7% | 236 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 23 | 4.6% | 25 | 5.1% | 28 | 5.9% | 30 | 6.5% | 66 | 13.4% | 73 | 14.5% | 59 | 12.0% |
| White: | 425 | 85.5% | 425 | 85.9% | 396 | 83.7% | 384 | 83.1% | 412 | 83.7% | 421 | 83.7% | 421 | 85.9% |
| 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: | 44 | 8.9% | 38 | 7.7% | 42 | 8.9% | 40 | 8.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 356 | 71.6% | 332 | 67.1% | 316 | 66.8% | 287 | 62.1% | 285 | 57.9% | 272 | 54.1% | 256 | 52.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 4.2% | 41 | 8.3% | 34 | 7.2% | 50 | 10.8% | 41 | 8.3% | 59 | 11.7% | 47 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.41 | 13.94 | 13.32 | 12.83 | 12.96 | 12.70 | 13.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 61.9% | 72.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 71.3% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 77.6% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 72.2% | 78.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 80.0% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 86.7% | 84.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 89.1% | 86.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 88.3% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 89.9% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 82.1% | 82.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 64.4% | 71.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 73.4% | 75.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 78.3% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 78.6% | 80.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 82.0% | 83.0% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 80.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 85.2% | 84.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 86.4% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 88.1% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 85.2% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 66.3% | 69.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 76.7% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 82.4% | 82.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 86.9% | 86% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 90.7% | 88.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 91.8% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 92.6% | 90.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 93.5% | 90.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 93.2% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 93.7% | 88.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.5% | 75.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 81.1% | 81.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 83.8% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 86.8% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 89.5% | 88.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 87.4% | 86.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 88.3% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 89.5% | 88.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 92.5% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 90.6% | 88.2% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.0% | 59.3% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 65.7% | 69.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.0% | 70.5% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 74.8% | 78.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 80.5% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 81.9% | 81.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 85.0% | 83.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 84.4% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 88.7% | 85.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 78.6% | 80.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 67.2% | 68.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 72.7% | 74.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 74.1% | 76.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 73.5% | 76.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 88.2% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 87.5% | 89.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 86.6% | 89.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 90.7% | 90.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 91.8% | 90.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 91.1% | 88.4% |
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* South Penn Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.