Halifax Area Elementary School
151 School Rd Halifax PA, 17032, Dauphin County Phone: 717-896-3416 Ranking:  (1,594 out of 2,311, bottom 31%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 2 to Grade 5 School District: Halifax 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: | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 317 | 344 | 351 | 357 | 337 | 344 | 354 | |||||||
| Grade 2: | 72 | 22.7% | 80 | 23.3% | 83 | 23.6% | 87 | 24.4% | 88 | 26.1% | 87 | 25.3% | 103 | 29.1% |
| Grade 3: | 77 | 24.3% | 82 | 23.8% | 89 | 25.4% | 89 | 24.9% | 87 | 25.8% | 101 | 29.4% | 66 | 18.6% |
| Grade 4: | 80 | 25.2% | 92 | 26.7% | 92 | 26.2% | 84 | 23.5% | 97 | 28.8% | 64 | 18.6% | 97 | 27.4% |
| Grade 5: | 88 | 27.8% | 90 | 26.2% | 87 | 24.8% | 97 | 27.2% | 65 | 19.3% | 92 | 26.7% | 88 | 24.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 160 | 50.5% | 184 | 53.5% | 190 | 54.1% | 195 | 54.6% | 176 | 52.2% | 174 | 50.6% | 178 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 157 | 49.5% | 160 | 46.5% | 161 | 45.9% | 162 | 45.4% | 142 | 42.1% | 157 | 45.6% | 170 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 2.5% | 13 | 3.8% | 13 | 3.7% | 10 | 2.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 7 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.9% | 7 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.5% | 7 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.7% |
| White: | 291 | 91.8% | 311 | 90.4% | 320 | 91.2% | 326 | 91.3% | 314 | 93.2% | 325 | 94.5% | 341 | 96.3% |
| 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: | 6 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 24.3% | 84 | 24.4% | 91 | 25.9% | 66 | 18.5% | 73 | 21.7% | 60 | 17.4% | 61 | 17.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 7.3% | 37 | 10.8% | 30 | 8.5% | 47 | 13.2% | 36 | 10.7% | 40 | 11.6% | 26 | 7.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.21 | 13.77 | 14.64 | 14.49 | 13.96 | 13.40 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.2% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.4% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 75.6% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.1% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80.4% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.4% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.3% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 63.4% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 78.9% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 54.3% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60.9% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 63.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 64.1% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 65.8% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66.3% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 55.3% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.5% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 71.5% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 56.5% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67.1% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.9% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 61.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 45.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 66.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 52.2% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 51.6% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 42.2% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46% | 64.2% |
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* Halifax Area Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.