Buchanan Elementary School
2200 Haines Rd Levittown PA, 19055, Bucks County Phone: 215-946-5922 Ranking:  (1,825 out of 2,311, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Bristol 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: | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 456 | 482 | 478 | 476 | 490 | 491 | 445 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 16.4% | 75 | 15.6% | 75 | 15.7% | 74 | 15.5% | 66 | 13.5% | 70 | 14.3% | 58 | 13.0% |
| Grade 1: | 78 | 17.1% | 84 | 17.4% | 73 | 15.3% | 64 | 13.4% | 69 | 14.1% | 64 | 13.0% | 70 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 68 | 14.9% | 67 | 13.9% | 61 | 12.8% | 67 | 14.1% | 62 | 12.7% | 77 | 15.7% | 57 | 12.8% |
| Grade 3: | 58 | 12.7% | 58 | 12.0% | 52 | 10.9% | 58 | 12.2% | 79 | 16.1% | 72 | 14.7% | 75 | 16.9% |
| Grade 4: | 62 | 13.6% | 55 | 11.4% | 60 | 12.6% | 78 | 16.4% | 68 | 13.9% | 74 | 15.1% | 66 | 14.8% |
| Grade 5: | 51 | 11.2% | 66 | 13.7% | 80 | 16.7% | 62 | 13.0% | 74 | 15.1% | 72 | 14.7% | 61 | 13.7% |
| Grade 6: | 64 | 14.0% | 77 | 16.0% | 77 | 16.1% | 73 | 15.3% | 72 | 14.7% | 62 | 12.6% | 56 | 12.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 0.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 239 | 52.4% | 236 | 49.0% | 256 | 53.6% | 240 | 50.4% | 236 | 48.2% | 248 | 50.5% | 214 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 217 | 47.6% | 246 | 51.0% | 222 | 46.4% | 236 | 49.6% | 226 | 46.1% | 235 | 47.9% | 227 | 51.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 11 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 55 | 12.1% | 60 | 12.4% | 45 | 9.4% | 54 | 11.3% | 55 | 11.2% | 62 | 12.6% | 48 | 10.8% |
| Black: | 51 | 11.2% | 77 | 16.0% | 72 | 15.1% | 68 | 14.3% | 72 | 14.7% | 80 | 16.3% | 82 | 18.4% |
| White: | 301 | 66.0% | 298 | 61.8% | 309 | 64.6% | 311 | 65.3% | 328 | 66.9% | 332 | 67.6% | 305 | 68.5% |
| 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: | 36 | 7.9% | 39 | 8.1% | 42 | 8.8% | 30 | 6.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 212 | 46.5% | 228 | 47.3% | 218 | 45.6% | 192 | 40.3% | 203 | 41.4% | 180 | 36.7% | 175 | 39.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 7.5% | 48 | 10.0% | 35 | 7.3% | 40 | 8.4% | 56 | 11.4% | 75 | 15.3% | 49 | 11.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.93 | 15.24 | 14.65 | 14.92 | 14.94 | 15.20 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 75% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.8% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 78.7% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 79.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 84.1% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 80.2% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 80.8% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 57% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 55% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 72.5% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 72.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 72.6% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 70.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 72.7% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 68% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 69% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 76.3% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 77.3% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 79.6% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 80.4% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 76.4% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 57.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 60.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 63.2% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 65.4% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68.2% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 62.9% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 59.3% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 75.3% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76.3% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 73.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 75.2% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 68.9% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 44.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 48% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 59.3% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 64% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 64.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 71.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 71.6% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 73.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 65.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 51.8% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 50.4% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 54.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 50.5% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 41.3% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 44.2% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 60.3% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 55.7% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58.1% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 57.7% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 42.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 43.9% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 40% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 31.5% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 48.6% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 55.4% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 57.7% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 62.1% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 70.6% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 70.4% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 75.2% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 82.9% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 81.9% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 59.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 56.7% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 55.4% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 59.5% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 69.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 63% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 66.3% | 68.5% |
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* Buchanan 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.