Mcquistion Elementary School
5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 483 elementary school students from grades KG-6
- Ranks 342nd out of 1,895 elementary schools in PA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 210 Mechling Drive, Butler, PA 16001
- Principal or Admin: Kirk Fox
School District Details
- Butler Area School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,120
- Graduation Rate: 85.6%
- Dropout Rate: 2.3%
- Students Per Teacher: 14.7
- Enrolled Students: 7,839
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 483
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 32.8
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.7
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 277 (57.3%)
- Females: 205 (42.4%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 28 (5.8%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 73 (15.1%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 101 (20.9%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black | 10 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 4 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic | 2 | 0.4% |
| White | 465 | 96.3% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 15.7% |
| 1st Grade | 59 | 12.2% |
| 2nd Grade | 66 | 13.7% |
| 3rd Grade | 69 | 14.3% |
| 4th Grade | 67 | 13.9% |
| 5th Grade | 80 | 16.6% |
| 6th Grade | 66 | 13.7% |
Low-Income Enrollment (2011)
Percent of Students from Low-Income Families
School:
23.3%
District:
29.6%
Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 5
5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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2 reviews for Mcquistion Elementary School
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 26, 2009
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - Wonderful public Elemantary School
- Reviewed by Former Student on September 24, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- All of the teachers, the principal, and even the secretary really, truly care about the well-being and education of their students. I wish the teachers in highschool cared as much as the teachers at McQuistion did.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Mcquistion 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 | 96.8% | 86.6% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | 81.4% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | 87.3% | 80.5% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.1% | 80.6% | 75.2% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | 82.3% | 77.0% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | 82.9% | 76.8% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 93.4% | 84.8% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | 88.0% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | 93.4% | 82.4% | 79.6% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 77.8% | 73.4% | 72.9% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | 78.9% | 72.6% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | 71.2% | 70.1% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.3% | 85.1% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | 90.4% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | 85.3% | 81.5% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.1% | 82.3% | 74.4% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | 77.4% | 73.5% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | 80.5% | 73.2% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 67.6% | 69.8% | 64.1% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | 66.6% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | 65.1% | 61.6% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 78.9% | 61.6% | 61.8% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 61.3% | 58.3% | 57.3% |
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 76.7% | 79.6% | 78.0% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | 80.4% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | 81.1% | 72.3% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 66.7% | 69.8% | 68.8% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | 76.7% | 67.6% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | 79.3% | 66.9% |
Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010
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