James Burd Elementary School
600 Brad St
Shippensburg PA, 17257, Cumberland County
Phone: 717-530-2780
Ranking: 
(1,713 out of 2,311, bottom 26%)*
(1,713 out of 2,311, bottom 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Shippensburg 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: | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 509 | 469 | 464 | 449 | 446 | 423 | 461 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 130 | 25.5% | 117 | 24.9% | 125 | 26.9% | 106 | 23.6% | 115 | 25.8% | 104 | 24.6% | 116 | 25.2% |
| Grade 1: | 128 | 25.1% | 127 | 27.1% | 105 | 22.6% | 111 | 24.7% | 112 | 25.1% | 112 | 26.5% | 100 | 21.7% |
| Grade 2: | 138 | 27.1% | 105 | 22.4% | 117 | 25.2% | 116 | 25.8% | 121 | 27.1% | 89 | 21.0% | 117 | 25.4% |
| Grade 3: | 111 | 21.8% | 117 | 24.9% | 113 | 24.4% | 116 | 25.8% | 98 | 22.0% | 117 | 27.7% | 126 | 27.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 251 | 49.3% | 221 | 47.1% | 222 | 47.8% | 225 | 50.1% | 212 | 47.5% | 205 | 48.5% | 239 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 258 | 50.7% | 248 | 52.9% | 242 | 52.2% | 224 | 49.9% | 198 | 44.4% | 183 | 43.3% | 190 | 41.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.6% | 11 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 3.9% | 17 | 3.6% | 16 | 3.4% | 11 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 27 | 5.3% | 22 | 4.7% | 19 | 4.1% | 19 | 4.2% | 13 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.7% | 12 | 2.6% |
| White: | 436 | 85.7% | 402 | 85.7% | 399 | 86.0% | 388 | 86.4% | 392 | 87.9% | 375 | 88.7% | 407 | 88.3% |
| 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: | 18 | 3.5% | 17 | 3.6% | 20 | 4.3% | 22 | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 227 | 44.6% | 189 | 40.3% | 158 | 34.1% | 137 | 30.5% | NA | NA | 99 | 23.4% | 90 | 19.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 6.9% | 28 | 6.0% | 41 | 8.8% | 33 | 7.3% | NA | NA | 48 | 11.3% | 61 | 13.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.34 | 15.71 | 13.98 | 13.46 | 13.37 | 12.50 | 11.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 85.1% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 85.3% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 82.4% | 80% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 73.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 80.5% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 73.7% | 74.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* James Burd 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.