Taylor Elementary School
45 North 9th St
Columbia PA, 17512, Lancaster County
Phone: 717-684-4010
Ranking: 
(1,679 out of 2,311, bottom 27%)*
(1,679 out of 2,311, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Columbia Borough 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: | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 315 | 354 | 346 | 338 | 307 | 297 | 280 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 43 | 13.7% | 51 | 14.4% | 51 | 14.7% | 55 | 16.3% | 38 | 12.4% | 46 | 15.5% | 42 | 15.0% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 14.6% | 56 | 15.8% | 47 | 13.6% | 44 | 13.0% | 59 | 19.2% | 41 | 13.8% | 39 | 13.9% |
| Grade 2: | 53 | 16.8% | 49 | 13.8% | 43 | 12.4% | 61 | 18.0% | 45 | 14.7% | 48 | 16.2% | 39 | 13.9% |
| Grade 3: | 42 | 13.3% | 42 | 11.9% | 64 | 18.5% | 48 | 14.2% | 44 | 14.3% | 43 | 14.5% | 39 | 13.9% |
| Grade 4: | 40 | 12.7% | 54 | 15.3% | 48 | 13.9% | 44 | 13.0% | 41 | 13.4% | 37 | 12.5% | 40 | 14.3% |
| Grade 5: | 47 | 14.9% | 50 | 14.1% | 48 | 13.9% | 44 | 13.0% | 40 | 13.0% | 43 | 14.5% | 42 | 15.0% |
| Grade 6: | 44 | 14.0% | 52 | 14.7% | 45 | 13.0% | 42 | 12.4% | 40 | 13.0% | 39 | 13.1% | 39 | 13.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 167 | 53.0% | 179 | 50.6% | 186 | 53.8% | 184 | 54.4% | 169 | 55.0% | 154 | 51.9% | 148 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 148 | 47.0% | 175 | 49.4% | 160 | 46.2% | 154 | 45.6% | 130 | 42.3% | 135 | 45.5% | 128 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 48 | 15.2% | 63 | 17.8% | 50 | 14.5% | 47 | 13.9% | 46 | 15.0% | 37 | 12.5% | 27 | 9.6% |
| Black: | 11 | 3.5% | 13 | 3.7% | 14 | 4.0% | 26 | 7.7% | 19 | 6.2% | 19 | 6.4% | 16 | 5.7% |
| White: | 239 | 75.9% | 264 | 74.6% | 272 | 78.6% | 262 | 77.5% | 240 | 78.2% | 238 | 80.1% | 234 | 83.6% |
| 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: | 14 | 4.4% | 11 | 3.1% | 6 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 146 | 46.3% | 182 | 51.4% | 164 | 47.4% | 159 | 47.0% | 116 | 37.8% | 114 | 38.4% | 81 | 28.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 5.7% | 14 | 4.0% | 29 | 8.4% | 17 | 5.0% | 39 | 12.7% | 22 | 7.4% | 29 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.69 | 16.50 | 15.38 | 14.18 | 14.13 | 13.60 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 89% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 81% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 67% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 80.9% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81.6% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 77.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 73.1% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 71.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 74% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 69% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 69.9% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 69.9% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 79.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 68.9% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 70.5% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 78.4% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 81.8% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 73.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 66% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 76% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69.1% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 60.2% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 58.6% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 54.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 53.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 61.9% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 69.1% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 54.2% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 65.3% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 69.6% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 74% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 80.7% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 73.9% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 62.8% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 60.3% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 72.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 58.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 68.5% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 77% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 72.9% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 76.7% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 56.9% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.8% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 65.4% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 50% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 61.5% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 53.2% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 55.1% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 58% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 50% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 57.9% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 66.6% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 65.6% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 54.3% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 57.4% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 66.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 69.8% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 71.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 80.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 79.4% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 65.6% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 63.2% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 64.4% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 57.5% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 56% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 55.2% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 67% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 43% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 47.1% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 51.9% | 68.5% |
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* Taylor 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.