Middle Paxton Elementary School
931 Peters Mountain Rd
Dauphin PA, 17018, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-921-8951
Ranking: (1,001 out of 2,311, top 43%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Central Dauphin School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 312 | 317 | 309 | 294 | 298 | 276 | 270 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 52 | 16.7% | 52 | 16.4% | 55 | 17.8% | 44 | 15.0% | 56 | 18.8% | 49 | 17.8% | 48 | 17.8% |
Grade 1: | 53 | 17.0% | 53 | 16.7% | 47 | 15.2% | 57 | 19.4% | 58 | 19.5% | 51 | 18.5% | 47 | 17.4% |
Grade 2: | 55 | 17.6% | 51 | 16.1% | 58 | 18.8% | 58 | 19.7% | 48 | 16.1% | 45 | 16.3% | 47 | 17.4% |
Grade 3: | 46 | 14.7% | 58 | 18.3% | 58 | 18.8% | 48 | 16.3% | 44 | 14.8% | 45 | 16.3% | 46 | 17.0% |
Grade 4: | 54 | 17.3% | 54 | 17.0% | 48 | 15.5% | 43 | 14.6% | 46 | 15.4% | 45 | 16.3% | 42 | 15.6% |
Grade 5: | 52 | 16.7% | 49 | 15.5% | 43 | 13.9% | 44 | 15.0% | 46 | 15.4% | 41 | 14.9% | 40 | 14.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 156 | 50.0% | 163 | 51.4% | 167 | 54.0% | 163 | 55.4% | 158 | 53.0% | 148 | 53.6% | 142 | 52.6% |
Female: | 156 | 50.0% | 154 | 48.6% | 142 | 46.0% | 131 | 44.6% | 127 | 42.6% | 114 | 41.3% | 124 | 45.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.9% |
Hispanic: | 12 | 3.8% | 9 | 2.8% | 7 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.7% |
Black: | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.2% | 10 | 3.7% |
White: | 285 | 91.3% | 293 | 92.4% | 286 | 92.6% | 276 | 93.9% | 279 | 93.6% | 254 | 92.0% | 253 | 93.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 2.9% | 11 | 3.5% | 10 | 3.2% | 5 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 19.2% | 67 | 21.1% | 53 | 17.2% | 48 | 16.3% | 29 | 9.7% | 41 | 14.9% | 38 | 14.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.8% | 9 | 2.8% | 20 | 6.5% | 13 | 4.4% | 17 | 5.7% | 25 | 9.1% | 17 | 6.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.15 | 16.51 | 15.22 | 15.98 | 14.90 | 14.30 | 13.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 85% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 81% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 81.2% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 81.9% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 86.5% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.6% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 70% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 73.7% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.4% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 78.3% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 74.5% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 80.4% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 78.9% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 79.4% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 80.6% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 83.8% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84.7% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87.3% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 85.6% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71.6% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 64.7% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72.4% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 70.7% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 71.9% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 72.6% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 72% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 80.5% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 81.5% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 75.5% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 81.7% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 82.6% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 68.9% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 70% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 79.4% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 79% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 78.6% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 77.9% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79.7% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 79.8% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.2% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 77.5% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 63.4% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 68.3% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 67.9% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 66.9% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 63.7% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 63.8% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62.7% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 68% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 66.9% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 59.9% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 65.1% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 58.1% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 64.9% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 62.1% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 68.5% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 71% | 64.2% |
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* Middle Paxton Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.