Irving Elementary School

110 Cherry Ave, Altoona, PA 16601 | (814) 946-8392

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 326

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 326 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 298th out of 1,895 elementary schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Sherry Buck

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
Magnet School

School District Details

Altoona Area School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,310
Graduation Rate: 72.2%
Dropout Rate: 4.7%
Students Per Teacher: 15.5
Enrolled Students: 7,995

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 326
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 16.1
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 159 (48.8%)
Females: 167 (51.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 45 (13.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 85 (26.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 130 (39.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Irving Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.3%
Black	16	4.9%
Asian	1	0.3%
Hispanic	2	0.6%
White	306	93.9%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	53	16.3%
1st Grade	49	15.0%
2nd Grade	41	12.6%
3rd Grade	45	13.8%
4th Grade	49	15.0%
5th Grade	51	15.6%
6th Grade	38	11.7%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

33.7%

District:

54.4%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Irving Elementary School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Made AYP

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	86.7%	81.2%	84.5%
2009	92.3%	82.3%	81.7%
2008	86.0%	78.2%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	80.0%	76.0%	75.2%
2009	88.5%	78.4%	77.0%
2008	88.0%	75.5%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	95.8%	89.5%	84.9%
2009	92.3%	78.3%	81.8%
2008	76.9%	76.0%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	89.6%	76.1%	72.9%
2009	76.9%	70.3%	72.6%
2008	61.5%	65.7%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	95.8%	83.5%	81.4%
2009	96.1%	83.4%	83.4%
2008	84.6%	79.4%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	94.1%	77.7%	74.4%
2009	67.5%	72.6%	73.5%
2008	94.0%	71.1%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	94.1%	64.6%	64.1%
2009	62.5%	62.5%	64.5%
2008	84.8%	58.2%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	88.3%	67.2%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	84.8%	61.0%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	80.6%	84.1%	78.0%
2009	88.6%	76.9%	75.7%
2008	87.1%	73.3%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	70.3%	70.9%	68.8%
2009	88.6%	67.3%	67.6%
2008	79.5%	67.1%	66.9%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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