Blue Mountain East Elementary School

675 Red Dale Rd, Orwigsburg, PA 17961 | (570) 366-1065

Grades: KG-5
Student Enrollment: 709

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3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 709 elementary school students from grades KG-5
Ranks 960th out of 1,895 elementary schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Warning

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: David Zula

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Blue Mountain School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,304
Graduation Rate: 91.1%
Dropout Rate: 1.2%
Students Per Teacher: 13.7
Enrolled Students: 2,932

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 709
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 49.8
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 374 (52.8%)
Females: 325 (45.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 44 (6.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 93 (13.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 137 (19.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Blue Mountain East Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.3%
Black	2	0.3%
Asian	8	1.1%
Hispanic	12	1.7%
White	675	95.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	111	15.7%
1st Grade	134	18.9%
2nd Grade	105	14.8%
3rd Grade	130	18.3%
4th Grade	124	17.5%
5th Grade	105	14.8%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

20.1%

District:

19.6%

Faculty Information (2010)

ASSISTANT/VICE PRINCIPAL: JARED GERACE

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3

3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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2 reviews for Blue Mountain East Elementary School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 21, 2009
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
(...) isn't the only mean person in that school from what I hear there are several mean, screaming teachers. The treatment of the children in this school is very old school. I think if they were allowed to they would use a whip. Instead they put students up against walls, have kindergartners walk with their fingers on their lips and hips in the halls.and stand at attention. I shutter to think what goes on behind closed doors. The parents seem to be afraid to report anything in fear their child will be singled out. On the playground you can't even run it's a rule not to. You have to put your head down at quiet time at lunch which leaves little time for these kids to socialize. Yes it's a highly rated school for academics but socially the school leaves a lot to be desired. Don't forget the ugly uniform look which also adds to the Catholic school feel.

Reviewed by Community Member on August 14, 2009
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I only rated this school a 4 because the education is great and so is the school, except for the mean lunch aide, Mrs. Daddi!!! SHE IS RUDE. JUST PLAIN RUDE.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Blue Mountain East Elementary School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Warning

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	85.1%	88.8%	84.5%
2009	85.7%	89.0%	81.7%
2008	89.9%	92.6%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	73.3%	79.0%	75.2%
2009	85.8%	86.3%	77.0%
2008	71.7%	78.7%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	82.2%	88.6%	84.9%
2009	85.5%	89.4%	81.8%
2008	89.5%	88.9%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	73.8%	78.9%	72.9%
2009	76.7%	82.3%	72.6%
2008	69.3%	74.8%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	90.2%	91.8%	81.4%
2009	91.4%	94.5%	83.4%
2008	94.8%	95.6%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	84.0%	84.3%	74.4%
2009	80.3%	81.3%	73.5%
2008	82.8%	82.5%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	76.7%	78.1%	64.1%
2009	72.1%	74.2%	64.5%
2008	77.0%	75.7%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	81.1%	74.3%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	78.6%	74.2%	57.3%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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