King Elementary School

466 Rockland St, Lancaster, PA 17602 | (717) 291-6178

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 589

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 589 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 1754th out of 1,895 elementary schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Lynette Waller

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Lancaster School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,059
Graduation Rate: 60.3%
Dropout Rate: 10.3%
Students Per Teacher: 13.3
Enrolled Students: 11,011

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 589
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 45.8
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 307 (52.1%)
Females: 282 (47.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 42 (7.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 501 (85.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 543 (92.2%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

King Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	112	19.0%
Asian	7	1.2%
Hispanic	439	74.5%
White	31	5.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	45	7.6%
Kindergarten	115	19.5%
1st Grade	83	14.1%
2nd Grade	80	13.6%
3rd Grade	79	13.4%
4th Grade	100	17.0%
5th Grade	87	14.8%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

88.0%

District:

77.4%

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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1 review for King Elementary School

Reviewed by Student on June 09, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
What is wrong with this school and the grades? when kids need special help don't be a turd GET THEM HELP

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that King Elementary School performed on average much worse than most 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	71.4%	68.8%	84.5%
2009	69.7%	65.2%	81.7%
2008	65.5%	64.1%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	57.1%	57.4%	75.2%
2009	49.4%	58.7%	77.0%
2008	53.4%	60.9%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	75.3%	69.5%	84.9%
2009	59.2%	62.7%	81.8%
2008	65.9%	65.4%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	58.0%	57.6%	72.9%
2009	54.3%	49.5%	72.6%
2008	40.2%	53.9%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	40.4%	52.8%	81.4%
2009	54.3%	56.1%	83.4%
2008	41.4%	53.9%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	44.4%	56.4%	74.4%
2009	50.6%	57.5%	73.5%
2008	50.7%	58.5%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	22.2%	41.0%	64.1%
2009	22.2%	39.4%	64.5%
2008	22.6%	41.8%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	15.2%	29.2%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	7.7%	28.2%	57.3%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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