Joseph H. Saunders Elementary Primary School
853 Harpersville Rd Newport News VA, 23601, Newport News City County Phone: 757-591-4781 Ranking: (837 out of 1,459, bottom 43%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Newport News City Public Schools 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: | 34 | 35 | 28 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 622 | 681 | 701 | 670 | 611 | 605 | 536 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 100 | 16.1% | 121 | 17.8% | 133 | 19.0% | 113 | 16.9% | 104 | 17.0% | 114 | 18.8% | 115 | 21.5% |
Grade 1: | 119 | 19.1% | 127 | 18.6% | 114 | 16.3% | 114 | 17.0% | 125 | 20.5% | 143 | 23.6% | 108 | 20.1% |
Grade 2: | 99 | 15.9% | 111 | 16.3% | 109 | 15.5% | 116 | 17.3% | 122 | 20.0% | 104 | 17.2% | 93 | 17.4% |
Grade 3: | 101 | 16.2% | 103 | 15.1% | 121 | 17.3% | 134 | 20.0% | 96 | 15.7% | 94 | 15.5% | 86 | 16.0% |
Grade 4: | 98 | 15.8% | 106 | 15.6% | 116 | 16.5% | 102 | 15.2% | 86 | 14.1% | 79 | 13.1% | 59 | 11.0% |
Grade 5: | 105 | 16.9% | 111 | 16.3% | 107 | 15.3% | 90 | 13.4% | 76 | 12.4% | 68 | 11.2% | 75 | 14.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 303 | 48.7% | 343 | 50.4% | 352 | 50.2% | 322 | 48.1% | 292 | 47.8% | 289 | 47.8% | 258 | 48.1% |
Female: | 319 | 51.3% | 338 | 49.6% | 349 | 49.8% | 348 | 51.9% | 288 | 47.1% | 281 | 46.4% | 253 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.8% | 16 | 3.0% |
Hispanic: | 112 | 18.0% | 96 | 14.1% | 87 | 12.4% | 86 | 12.8% | 64 | 10.5% | 41 | 6.8% | 42 | 7.8% |
Black: | 296 | 47.6% | 339 | 49.8% | 354 | 50.5% | 350 | 52.2% | 316 | 51.7% | 309 | 51.1% | 221 | 41.2% |
White: | 167 | 26.8% | 193 | 28.3% | 207 | 29.5% | 201 | 30.0% | 199 | 32.6% | 214 | 35.4% | 232 | 43.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 30 | 4.8% | 39 | 5.7% | 40 | 5.7% | 24 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 389 | 62.5% | 352 | 51.7% | 367 | 52.4% | 347 | 51.8% | 283 | 46.3% | 245 | 40.5% | 209 | 39.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 7.6% | 65 | 9.5% | 62 | 8.8% | 48 | 7.2% | 57 | 9.3% | 58 | 9.6% | 49 | 9.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.29 | 19.72 | 25.04 | 18.61 | 16.74 | 18.00 | 16.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 73% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 82% | 84% |
2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 81% |
2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 83% | 84% |
2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 86% |
2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 84% |
2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 83% |
2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 86% |
2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 62.1% | 72.5% |
2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 90% |
2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | 91% |
2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | 93% |
2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 92% | 93% |
2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 91% | 93% |
2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 93% |
2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% | 85% |
2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | 88% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | 90% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 89% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 86% | 89% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | 89% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 91% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 49% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 48.8% | 65.3% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 86% | 89% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 88% | 90% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 85% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 85% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 91% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 89% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 89% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 70.8% | 83.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 88% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | 88% |
2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | 88% |
2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 59% | 70.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 78% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 80% | 84% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | 87% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 88% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 83% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 60% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 60.2% | 74.7% |
2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 80% | 85% |
2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 89% |
2009 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | 92% |
2010 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 91% |
2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 89% |
2012 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.8% | 73.3% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 75% | 80% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 79% | 83% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 86% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | 88% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 90% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 87% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 56% | 67% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 56.6% | 69.5% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 77% | 81% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 88% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 83% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 88% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | 87% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 88% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 67.1% | 75.6% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 91% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 89% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 81% | 89% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 87% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 82% | 86% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | 88% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 87% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 87% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.9% | 70.6% |
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* Joseph H. Saunders Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.