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Bushkill Elementary School
960 Bushkill Center Rd
Nazareth PA, 18064, Northampton County
Phone: 610-759-1118
Ranking: 
(542 out of 2,311, top 23%)*
(542 out of 2,311, top 23%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Nazareth Area 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: | 26 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 361 | 375 | 352 | 341 | 365 | 610 | 607 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 73 | 20.2% | 100 | 26.7% | 86 | 24.4% | 72 | 21.1% | 87 | 23.8% | 87 | 14.3% | 71 | 11.7% |
| Grade 1: | 105 | 29.1% | 91 | 24.3% | 76 | 21.6% | 91 | 26.7% | 93 | 25.5% | 72 | 11.8% | 98 | 16.1% |
| Grade 2: | 101 | 28.0% | 82 | 21.9% | 90 | 25.6% | 97 | 28.4% | 79 | 21.6% | 104 | 17.0% | 94 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 82 | 22.7% | 102 | 27.2% | 100 | 28.4% | 79 | 23.2% | 106 | 29.0% | 99 | 16.2% | 109 | 18.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 186 | 51.5% | 198 | 52.8% | 191 | 54.3% | 186 | 54.5% | 177 | 48.5% | 285 | 46.7% | 289 | 47.6% |
| Female: | 175 | 48.5% | 177 | 47.2% | 161 | 45.7% | 155 | 45.5% | 179 | 49.0% | 316 | 51.8% | 314 | 51.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.4% | 14 | 4.0% | 15 | 4.4% | 9 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 4.4% | 15 | 4.0% | 13 | 3.7% | 8 | 2.3% | 9 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.5% |
| White: | 321 | 88.9% | 343 | 91.5% | 320 | 90.9% | 315 | 92.4% | 339 | 92.9% | 579 | 94.9% | 579 | 95.4% |
| 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: | 14 | 3.9% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 11.9% | 21 | 5.6% | 21 | 6.0% | 18 | 5.3% | 29 | 7.9% | 30 | 4.9% | 33 | 5.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.09 | 19.23 | 18.05 | 16.24 | 16.57 | 15.00 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 91% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 86% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 87.1% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 86.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 88.7% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 86.3% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 82% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80.7% | 77% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 80.6% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 83.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 83.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 89.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93% | 81.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 79.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 79% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 83.1% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 80.4% | 72.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99.2% | 94.2% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 94.3% | 83.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 59.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69.8% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 81.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.7% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 77.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 81.6% | 73.5% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 68.6% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74.9% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 80.8% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 71.8% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 70.4% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 70% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 75% | 64.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 80% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 72% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 80% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 81.7% | 58.1% |
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* Bushkill Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.