Park Elementary School
50 South 6th St
Columbia PA, 17512, Lancaster County
Phone: 717-684-9780
Ranking: (1,808 out of 2,311, bottom 22%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Columbia Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 33 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 449 | 462 | 464 | 446 | 448 | 472 | 485 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 86 | 19.2% | 90 | 19.5% | 79 | 17.0% | 64 | 14.3% | 75 | 16.7% | 77 | 16.3% | 87 | 17.9% |
Grade 1: | 72 | 16.0% | 79 | 17.1% | 65 | 14.0% | 68 | 15.2% | 61 | 13.6% | 83 | 17.6% | 75 | 15.5% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 15.8% | 59 | 12.8% | 69 | 14.9% | 49 | 11.0% | 76 | 17.0% | 73 | 15.5% | 73 | 15.1% |
Grade 3: | 56 | 12.5% | 62 | 13.4% | 46 | 9.9% | 79 | 17.7% | 62 | 13.8% | 66 | 14.0% | 62 | 12.8% |
Grade 4: | 59 | 13.1% | 40 | 8.7% | 75 | 16.2% | 68 | 15.2% | 66 | 14.7% | 55 | 11.7% | 60 | 12.4% |
Grade 5: | 36 | 8.0% | 72 | 15.6% | 66 | 14.2% | 68 | 15.2% | 51 | 11.4% | 55 | 11.7% | 63 | 13.0% |
Grade 6: | 69 | 15.4% | 60 | 13.0% | 64 | 13.8% | 50 | 11.2% | 57 | 12.7% | 63 | 13.3% | 65 | 13.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 221 | 49.2% | 227 | 49.1% | 224 | 48.3% | 221 | 49.6% | 227 | 50.7% | 228 | 48.3% | 235 | 48.5% |
Female: | 228 | 50.8% | 235 | 50.9% | 240 | 51.7% | 225 | 50.4% | 213 | 47.5% | 236 | 50.0% | 246 | 50.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 124 | 27.6% | 121 | 26.2% | 124 | 26.7% | 95 | 21.3% | 79 | 17.6% | 89 | 18.9% | 102 | 21.0% |
Black: | 49 | 10.9% | 53 | 11.5% | 58 | 12.5% | 62 | 13.9% | 60 | 13.4% | 63 | 13.3% | 58 | 12.0% |
White: | 233 | 51.9% | 250 | 54.1% | 262 | 56.5% | 283 | 63.5% | 304 | 67.9% | 316 | 66.9% | 322 | 66.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 36 | 8.0% | 34 | 7.4% | 15 | 3.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 334 | 74.4% | 325 | 70.3% | 341 | 73.5% | 322 | 72.2% | 299 | 66.7% | 299 | 63.3% | 307 | 63.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 6.2% | 28 | 6.1% | 38 | 8.2% | 29 | 6.5% | 50 | 11.2% | 60 | 12.7% | 63 | 13.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.42 | 13.81 | 13.45 | 12.44 | 11.65 | 11.90 | 12.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 81% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 67% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 80.9% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 81.6% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 77.5% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 73.1% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 71.4% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 74% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 69% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 69.9% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.9% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 79.4% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 68.9% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 70.5% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 78.4% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 81.8% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 73.2% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 66% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 76% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 87.3% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 69.1% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 60.2% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 58.6% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 54.8% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 53.3% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 61.9% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 69.1% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 54.2% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 65.3% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 69.6% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 74% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 80.7% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 73.9% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 62.8% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 60.3% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 72.1% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 58.5% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 68.5% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.5% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 72.9% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 76.7% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 56.9% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 46.8% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 65.4% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 50% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 61.5% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 53.2% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 63% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 55.1% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 58% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 50% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 57.9% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 66.6% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 65.6% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 54.3% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57.4% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 66.1% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 69.8% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 71.7% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 80.3% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 79.4% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 65.6% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 63.2% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 64.4% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 57.5% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 56% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 55.2% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 67% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 43% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 47.1% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 51.9% | 68.5% |
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* Park Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.