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William S. James Elementary Primary School
1 Laurentum Pkw Abingdon MD, 21009, Harford County Phone: 410-638-3900 Ranking:  (328 out of 1,074, top 31%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Harford County Public Schools 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: | 31 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 421 | 451 | 514 | 521 | 481 | 487 | 501 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 16.4% | 69 | 15.3% | 77 | 15.0% | 81 | 15.5% | 79 | 16.4% | 75 | 15.4% | 78 | 15.6% |
| Grade 1: | 69 | 16.4% | 64 | 14.2% | 82 | 16.0% | 88 | 16.9% | 76 | 15.8% | 76 | 15.6% | 80 | 16.0% |
| Grade 2: | 64 | 15.2% | 72 | 16.0% | 82 | 16.0% | 90 | 17.3% | 70 | 14.6% | 80 | 16.4% | 69 | 13.8% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 16.4% | 77 | 17.1% | 91 | 17.7% | 88 | 16.9% | 74 | 15.4% | 61 | 12.5% | 81 | 16.2% |
| Grade 4: | 72 | 17.1% | 81 | 18.0% | 88 | 17.1% | 97 | 18.6% | 62 | 12.9% | 78 | 16.0% | 78 | 15.6% |
| Grade 5: | 78 | 18.5% | 88 | 19.5% | 94 | 18.3% | 77 | 14.8% | 81 | 16.8% | 77 | 15.8% | 74 | 14.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 213 | 50.6% | 239 | 53.0% | 274 | 53.3% | 288 | 55.3% | 248 | 51.6% | 255 | 52.4% | 267 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 208 | 49.4% | 212 | 47.0% | 240 | 46.7% | 233 | 44.7% | 225 | 46.8% | 224 | 46.0% | 230 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 15 | 3.6% | 16 | 3.5% | 23 | 4.5% | 25 | 4.8% | 27 | 5.6% | 22 | 4.5% | 22 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 6.9% | 25 | 5.5% | 33 | 6.4% | 36 | 6.9% | 20 | 4.2% | 22 | 4.5% | 17 | 3.4% |
| Black: | 40 | 9.5% | 47 | 10.4% | 76 | 14.8% | 79 | 15.2% | 69 | 14.3% | 66 | 13.6% | 61 | 12.2% |
| White: | 309 | 73.4% | 331 | 73.4% | 351 | 68.3% | 351 | 67.4% | 364 | 75.7% | 376 | 77.2% | 401 | 80.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 5.2% | 26 | 5.8% | 25 | 4.9% | 26 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 80 | 19.0% | 70 | 15.5% | 87 | 16.9% | 98 | 18.8% | 75 | 15.6% | 60 | 12.3% | 53 | 10.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 3.8% | 28 | 6.2% | 31 | 6.0% | 19 | 3.6% | 16 | 3.3% | 25 | 5.1% | 27 | 5.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.68 | 13.23 | 14.44 | 14.97 | 14.19 | 14.40 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 81.1% | 72.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 83.8% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 85.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.3% | 78.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 88.5% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 87.2% | 84.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 86.4% | 86.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 88.1% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 89.9% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 87.0% | 82.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 79.6% | 71.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 82.0% | 75.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 81.3% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 83.5% | 80.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 87.4% | 83.0% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 87.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 86.5% | 84.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 87.3% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 88.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 88.7% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 79.1% | 69.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 83.4% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 86.8% | 82.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 88.9% | 86% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 91.4% | 88.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 92.4% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 92.0% | 90.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 92.5% | 90.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 92.7% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 91.5% | 88.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 82.1% | 75.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 88.6% | 81.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 89.6% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 90.6% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 90.2% | 88.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 89.2% | 86.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 89.4% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 91.9% | 88.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 93.9% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 91.8% | 88.2% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 74.5% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 75.6% | 69.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 77.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 83.9% | 78.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 85.8% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.4% | 81.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 88.7% | 83.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 86.4% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 89.5% | 85.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 88.1% | 80.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 78.6% | 68.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 82.0% | 74.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 83.8% | 76.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 82.7% | 76.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 91.5% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 92.1% | 89.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 93.3% | 89.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.0% | 92.6% | 90.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 93.2% | 90.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 92.1% | 88.4% |
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* William S. James Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.