Damascus Area School
174 High School Rd
Damascus PA, 18415, Wayne County
Phone: 570-224-4114
Ranking: 
(360 out of 2,311, top 16%)*
(360 out of 2,311, top 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Wayne Highlands 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: | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 307 | 322 | 305 | 324 | 328 | 327 | 373 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 41 | 13.4% | 32 | 9.9% | 35 | 11.5% | 35 | 10.8% | 28 | 8.5% | 33 | 10.1% | 46 | 12.3% |
| Grade 1: | 33 | 10.7% | 37 | 11.5% | 31 | 10.2% | 27 | 8.3% | 35 | 10.7% | 39 | 11.9% | 28 | 7.5% |
| Grade 2: | 34 | 11.1% | 34 | 10.6% | 28 | 9.2% | 37 | 11.4% | 39 | 11.9% | 23 | 7.0% | 40 | 10.7% |
| Grade 3: | 32 | 10.4% | 30 | 9.3% | 33 | 10.8% | 39 | 12.0% | 22 | 6.7% | 36 | 11.0% | 51 | 13.7% |
| Grade 4: | 30 | 9.8% | 38 | 11.8% | 40 | 13.1% | 22 | 6.8% | 34 | 10.4% | 46 | 14.1% | 28 | 7.5% |
| Grade 5: | 36 | 11.7% | 38 | 11.8% | 23 | 7.5% | 37 | 11.4% | 52 | 15.9% | 27 | 8.3% | 49 | 13.1% |
| Grade 6: | 39 | 12.7% | 27 | 8.4% | 40 | 13.1% | 50 | 15.4% | 28 | 8.5% | 51 | 15.6% | 38 | 10.2% |
| Grade 7: | 24 | 7.8% | 39 | 12.1% | 46 | 15.1% | 27 | 8.3% | 51 | 15.5% | 38 | 11.6% | 37 | 9.9% |
| Grade 8: | 38 | 12.4% | 47 | 14.6% | 29 | 9.5% | 50 | 15.4% | 39 | 11.9% | 34 | 10.4% | 56 | 15.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 160 | 52.1% | 161 | 50.0% | 153 | 50.2% | 167 | 51.5% | 167 | 50.9% | 166 | 50.8% | 194 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 147 | 47.9% | 161 | 50.0% | 152 | 49.8% | 157 | 48.5% | 153 | 46.6% | 153 | 46.8% | 175 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 2.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 6 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.8% | 7 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.7% |
| White: | 290 | 94.5% | 308 | 95.7% | 292 | 95.7% | 314 | 96.9% | 315 | 96.0% | 314 | 96.0% | 355 | 95.2% |
| 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: | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 98 | 31.9% | 93 | 28.9% | 81 | 26.6% | 72 | 22.2% | 77 | 23.5% | 99 | 30.3% | 111 | 29.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.9% | 32 | 9.9% | 30 | 9.8% | 21 | 6.5% | 25 | 7.6% | 38 | 11.6% | 44 | 11.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.39 | 12.41 | 11.75 | 12.04 | 12.08 | 11.90 | 12.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 93% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 98% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 85.6% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 84.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 85.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 91.4% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.8% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 84% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 84% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 77.2% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 74.9% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 79.2% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 72.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 86% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 82.8% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 90% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87.1% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 84.9% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 89.7% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 94.5% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 77.4% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 78.1% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 86.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 86.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 90.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 90.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 93.2% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.8% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.5% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.6% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.5% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.2% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 83.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 85.3% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 81.1% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 77% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 85.1% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 82.7% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 86.9% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 54.3% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 65% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 77.2% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 78.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 67.4% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 79.8% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 78.4% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 83.7% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 81.3% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 51.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 64.8% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 58.9% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 69.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 64.6% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 70.9% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 67.9% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 85% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 87.6% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 79.4% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 84.9% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 85.3% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 88.5% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 80.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 78.1% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 74.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 74.7% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 70.1% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 78.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 80.6% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 75.2% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 81.2% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 79.9% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 81.2% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 82.9% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 86.5% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 86% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 92.6% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 69.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 77.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 86.6% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.9% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.3% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 54.8% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 77.2% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72.1% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 78% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 79.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 78.2% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 82.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 83% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 87.7% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 86% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 52.5% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 78.9% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62.4% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.7% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 76.3% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 83.3% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.7% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 86.3% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 87.2% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 61.6% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 64.9% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 74.7% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 81.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 76.9% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 59.8% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 73.9% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 82.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 75.1% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 90.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 87.7% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95.3% | 72.7% |
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* Damascus Area School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.