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Benjamin Rush Elementary School
3400 Hulmeville Rd Bensalem PA, 19020, Bucks County Phone: 215-750-2800 Ranking:  (1,856 out of 2,311, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Bensalem Township 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: | NA | NA | 31 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 32 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 422 | 417 | 411 | 370 | 391 | 402 | 475 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 74 | 17.5% | 71 | 17.0% | 58 | 14.1% | 46 | 12.4% | 43 | 11.0% | 42 | 10.4% | 66 | 13.9% |
| Grade 1: | 65 | 15.4% | 69 | 16.5% | 63 | 15.3% | 54 | 14.6% | 67 | 17.1% | 77 | 19.2% | 100 | 21.1% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 14.9% | 63 | 15.1% | 59 | 14.4% | 50 | 13.5% | 60 | 15.3% | 64 | 15.9% | 66 | 13.9% |
| Grade 3: | 58 | 13.7% | 58 | 13.9% | 57 | 13.9% | 49 | 13.2% | 63 | 16.1% | 58 | 14.4% | 52 | 10.9% |
| Grade 4: | 63 | 14.9% | 53 | 12.7% | 54 | 13.1% | 57 | 15.4% | 62 | 15.9% | 37 | 9.2% | 63 | 13.3% |
| Grade 5: | 52 | 12.3% | 52 | 12.5% | 56 | 13.6% | 70 | 18.9% | 41 | 10.5% | 62 | 15.4% | 72 | 15.2% |
| Grade 6: | 47 | 11.1% | 51 | 12.2% | 64 | 15.6% | 44 | 11.9% | 55 | 14.1% | 62 | 15.4% | 56 | 11.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 224 | 53.1% | 214 | 51.3% | 228 | 55.5% | 204 | 55.1% | 208 | 53.2% | 209 | 52.0% | 259 | 54.5% |
| Female: | 198 | 46.9% | 203 | 48.7% | 183 | 44.5% | 166 | 44.9% | 175 | 44.8% | 185 | 46.0% | 212 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 63 | 14.9% | 67 | 16.1% | 47 | 11.4% | 50 | 13.5% | 64 | 16.4% | 65 | 16.2% | 80 | 16.8% |
| Hispanic: | 164 | 38.9% | 155 | 37.2% | 151 | 36.7% | 135 | 36.5% | 127 | 32.5% | 106 | 26.4% | 95 | 20.0% |
| Black: | 59 | 14.0% | 66 | 15.8% | 79 | 19.2% | 58 | 15.7% | 59 | 15.1% | 63 | 15.7% | 79 | 16.6% |
| White: | 121 | 28.7% | 123 | 29.5% | 126 | 30.7% | 123 | 33.2% | 139 | 35.5% | 168 | 41.8% | 221 | 46.5% |
| 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: | 15 | 3.6% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 281 | 66.6% | 258 | 61.9% | 231 | 56.2% | 218 | 58.9% | 217 | 55.5% | 182 | 45.3% | 186 | 39.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 6.2% | 28 | 6.7% | 31 | 7.5% | 25 | 6.8% | 28 | 7.2% | 47 | 11.7% | 44 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 13.40 | 12.99 | 10.79 | 10.73 | 12.00 | 14.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 77% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 78.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.4% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 77.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 81.6% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 80% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 73.9% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 64% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 64% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 68.9% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 75.5% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 71.4% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 69.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 71% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 67.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 77.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 78.8% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 80.4% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 79.7% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 82.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.9% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 80.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 63.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 70% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 67% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 69.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 70.8% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 71.5% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 67.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 81.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 75.7% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 82.5% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82.3% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 58.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 68% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 70.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 68.7% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 75.4% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 77.1% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 75.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 76.1% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 77.7% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 78.8% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 59.9% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 63.2% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 62.8% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 54.7% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58.8% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 60.5% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 60.7% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 65.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 64.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 66.7% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 59.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 59.6% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 50.2% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 55.9% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 68.4% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69.9% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 73.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 76.1% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.9% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 74.6% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 79.4% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 79.8% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 82.5% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 66.5% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 62.5% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.5% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 68.4% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 71.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 76.6% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 68.1% | 68.5% |
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* Benjamin Rush Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.