Twelfth & Marion Elementary School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 531 elementary school students from grades 1-5
- Ranks 1644th out of 1,895 elementary schools in PA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: School Improvement 1
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 1200 N 12th St, Reading, PA 19604
- Principal or Admin: M Renee Billips
School Operational Details
- Title I EligibleAll students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details
- Reading School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,973
- Graduation Rate: 53.4%
- Dropout Rate: 8.1%
- Students Per Teacher: 15.8
- Enrolled Students: 17,869
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 531
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 32.3
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.4
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 262 (49.3%)
- Females: 269 (50.7%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 37 (7.0%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 479 (90.2%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 516 (97.2%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 1 | 0.2% |
| Black | 57 | 10.7% |
| Asian | 5 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic | 413 | 77.8% |
| White | 55 | 10.4% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Grade | 99 | 18.6% |
| 2nd Grade | 103 | 19.4% |
| 3rd Grade | 106 | 20.0% |
| 4th Grade | 130 | 24.5% |
| 5th Grade | 93 | 17.5% |
Low-Income Enrollment (2011)
Percent of Students from Low-Income Families
School:
96.1%
District:
90.6%
Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Twelfth & Marion 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: School Improvement 1
PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 75.8% | 74.7% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | 67.1% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | 65.2% | 80.5% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 57.9% | 54.4% | 75.2% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | 54.9% | 77.0% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | 59.3% | 76.8% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 66.3% | 73.5% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | 68.0% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | 63.0% | 79.6% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 61.7% | 51.9% | 72.9% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | 50.9% | 72.6% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | 48.2% | 70.1% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 67.8% | 59.7% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | 60.5% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | 54.6% | 81.5% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 54.2% | 56.5% | 74.4% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | 57.6% | 73.5% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | 55.5% | 73.2% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 38.1% | 42.0% | 64.1% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | 38.7% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | 39.4% | 61.6% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 46.3% | 31.0% | 61.8% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 43.0% | 24.8% | 57.3% |
Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010
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