John G Whittier #2 Primary School
700 Orchard St
Scranton PA, 18505, Lackawanna County
Phone: 570-348-3690
Ranking: 
(1,474 out of 2,311, bottom 36%)*
(1,474 out of 2,311, bottom 36%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Scranton 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: | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 559 | 537 | 409 | 312 | 322 | 335 | 326 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 43 | 7.7% | 37 | 6.9% | 35 | 8.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 80 | 14.3% | 89 | 16.6% | 75 | 18.3% | 50 | 16.0% | 50 | 15.5% | 48 | 14.3% | 47 | 14.4% |
| Grade 1: | 92 | 16.5% | 102 | 19.0% | 72 | 17.6% | 61 | 19.6% | 57 | 17.7% | 61 | 18.2% | 56 | 17.2% |
| Grade 2: | 94 | 16.8% | 82 | 15.3% | 60 | 14.7% | 53 | 17.0% | 50 | 15.5% | 52 | 15.5% | 52 | 16.0% |
| Grade 3: | 86 | 15.4% | 83 | 15.5% | 61 | 14.9% | 42 | 13.5% | 50 | 15.5% | 53 | 15.8% | 57 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 15.2% | 75 | 14.0% | 52 | 12.7% | 51 | 16.3% | 55 | 17.1% | 61 | 18.2% | 61 | 18.7% |
| Grade 5: | 79 | 14.1% | 69 | 12.8% | 54 | 13.2% | 55 | 17.6% | 60 | 18.6% | 60 | 17.9% | 53 | 16.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 282 | 50.4% | 281 | 52.3% | 209 | 51.1% | 165 | 52.9% | 182 | 56.5% | 175 | 52.2% | 170 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 277 | 49.6% | 256 | 47.7% | 200 | 48.9% | 147 | 47.1% | 127 | 39.4% | 150 | 44.8% | 152 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 23 | 4.1% | 22 | 4.1% | 7 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 152 | 27.2% | 125 | 23.3% | 75 | 18.3% | 78 | 25.0% | 74 | 23.0% | 68 | 20.3% | 58 | 17.8% |
| Black: | 61 | 10.9% | 61 | 11.4% | 48 | 11.7% | 37 | 11.9% | 42 | 13.0% | 37 | 11.0% | 28 | 8.6% |
| White: | 271 | 48.5% | 279 | 52.0% | 248 | 60.6% | 187 | 59.9% | 197 | 61.2% | 225 | 67.2% | 239 | 73.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 10 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.4% | 3 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 41 | 7.3% | 38 | 7.1% | 21 | 5.1% | 7 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 372 | 66.5% | 333 | 62.0% | 217 | 53.1% | 188 | 60.3% | 179 | 55.6% | 164 | 49.0% | 164 | 50.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 4.3% | 28 | 5.2% | 21 | 5.1% | 16 | 5.1% | 20 | 6.2% | 37 | 11.0% | 29 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.78 | 21.79 | 17.75 | 14.28 | 13.64 | 15.80 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 82.9% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 85.5% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 80.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 87.6% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 83.6% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 73.9% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 72% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 73.1% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 83% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 73% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 75.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 72.5% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 64.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 77.9% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 88.9% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.6% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.5% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 84.9% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 81.3% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 71.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 75% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 74.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 71% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 73.2% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 66.4% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 65.4% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82.5% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 83.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 78.3% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.9% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 59.3% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 66% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 83.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 79.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.9% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 82.5% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 79% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 77.9% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 73.9% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 65% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 62.1% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 66.8% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 69.5% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 63% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 65.1% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 58.1% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 63.8% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 58.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 53.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 43.4% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 39.4% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 41% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 31.2% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 48.2% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 49.2% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 49.4% | 64.2% |
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* John G Whittier #2 Primary 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.