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California Area Elementary School
40 Trojan Way Coal Center PA, 15423, Washington County Phone: 724-785-5800 Ranking:  (1,740 out of 2,311, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4 School District: California Area 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: | 23 | 18 | 30 | 28 | 36 | 31 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 332 | 342 | 353 | 319 | 343 | 421 | 449 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 68 | 20.5% | 62 | 18.1% | 56 | 15.9% | 73 | 22.9% | 43 | 12.5% | 61 | 14.5% | 71 | 15.8% |
| Grade 1: | 60 | 18.1% | 62 | 18.1% | 78 | 22.1% | 70 | 21.9% | NA | NA | 68 | 16.2% | 58 | 12.9% |
| Grade 2: | 57 | 17.2% | 72 | 21.1% | 77 | 21.8% | 56 | 17.6% | 21 | 6.1% | 58 | 13.8% | 99 | 22.0% |
| Grade 3: | 65 | 19.6% | 81 | 23.7% | 61 | 17.3% | 67 | 21.0% | 25 | 7.3% | 102 | 24.2% | 79 | 17.6% |
| Grade 4: | 82 | 24.7% | 65 | 19.0% | 81 | 22.9% | 53 | 16.6% | 43 | 12.5% | 76 | 18.1% | 62 | 13.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 168 | 50.6% | 173 | 50.6% | 186 | 52.7% | 163 | 51.1% | 168 | 49.0% | 195 | 46.3% | 207 | 46.1% |
| Female: | 164 | 49.4% | 169 | 49.4% | 167 | 47.3% | 156 | 48.9% | 153 | 44.6% | 193 | 45.8% | 219 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 18 | 5.4% | 21 | 6.1% | 24 | 6.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.4% | 12 | 2.7% |
| White: | 313 | 94.3% | 318 | 93.0% | 328 | 92.9% | 319 | 100.0% | 320 | 93.3% | 383 | 91.0% | 412 | 91.8% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 126 | 38.0% | 155 | 45.3% | 158 | 44.8% | 112 | 35.1% | 102 | 29.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 6.9% | 11 | 3.2% | 7 | 2.0% | 21 | 6.6% | 22 | 6.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.76 | 18.79 | 11.77 | 11.60 | 9.66 | 13.40 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.7% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 77% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 67.3% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 80% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 70.1% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.7% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 79% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 61.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 80.3% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 84.7% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 73.2% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 66.1% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 73.6% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93.2% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 45.4% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 73.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 62.8% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.7% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 64.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 54.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55.2% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 58.1% |
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* California Area 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.