Possum Elementary School
2589 South Yellow Springs Rd
Springfield OH, 45506, Clark County
Phone: 937-328-5383
Ranking: 
(1,324 out of 2,572, bottom 49%)*
(1,324 out of 2,572, bottom 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Clark-Shawnee Local 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: | 15 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 346 | 362 | 358 | 545 | 536 | 561 | 570 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 19.9% | 64 | 17.7% | 45 | 12.6% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 61 | 17.6% | 55 | 15.2% | 53 | 14.8% | 49 | 9.0% | 55 | 10.3% | 68 | 12.1% | 68 | 11.9% |
| Grade 2: | 53 | 15.3% | 52 | 14.4% | 55 | 15.4% | 52 | 9.5% | 70 | 13.1% | 69 | 12.3% | 72 | 12.6% |
| Grade 3: | 54 | 15.6% | 60 | 16.6% | 55 | 15.4% | 80 | 14.7% | 68 | 12.7% | 79 | 14.1% | 61 | 10.7% |
| Grade 4: | 55 | 15.9% | 54 | 14.9% | 77 | 21.5% | 69 | 12.7% | 69 | 12.9% | 60 | 10.7% | 72 | 12.6% |
| Grade 5: | 54 | 15.6% | 77 | 21.3% | 73 | 20.4% | 77 | 14.1% | 62 | 11.6% | 70 | 12.5% | 75 | 13.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 200 | 57.8% | 194 | 53.6% | 178 | 49.7% | 253 | 46.4% | 246 | 45.9% | 253 | 45.1% | 274 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 146 | 42.2% | 168 | 46.4% | 180 | 50.3% | 292 | 53.6% | 270 | 50.4% | 289 | 51.5% | 282 | 49.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.5% | 10 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 4 | 1.2% | 9 | 2.5% | 12 | 3.4% | 31 | 5.7% | 36 | 6.7% | 43 | 7.7% | 41 | 7.2% |
| White: | 304 | 87.9% | 318 | 87.8% | 312 | 87.2% | 479 | 87.9% | 478 | 89.2% | 499 | 88.9% | 509 | 89.3% |
| 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: | 26 | 7.5% | 20 | 5.5% | 18 | 5.0% | 18 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 289 | 83.5% | 300 | 82.9% | 250 | 69.8% | 203 | 37.2% | 191 | 35.6% | 185 | 33.0% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 10.4% | 41 | 11.3% | 38 | 10.6% | 33 | 6.1% | 27 | 5.0% | 40 | 7.1% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.04 | 26.01 | 24.95 | 20.68 | 20.16 | 20.90 | 19.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.5% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 83.3% | 74.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90% | 84% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 89.3% | 79.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 88.5% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 81.7% | 76.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84.1% | 82% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 86.7% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 87.3% | 78.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 89.2% | 78.2% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 84.2% | 77.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 83.3% | 75.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 85.6% | 76% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 83.1% | 77.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 86.2% | 77.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 87.6% | 78.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 84.1% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.5% | 79% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 90.1% | 81.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 64.9% | 65.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 70.9% | 65.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 82.2% | 76.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79.5% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 82.4% | 74.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 83.3% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 88.9% | 76.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 83.9% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.9% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 89.6% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.7% | 70.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 81.8% | 76.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 83.6% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 85.4% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 87.2% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 86.4% | 82% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 88.9% | 81% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 89.3% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 86.5% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 95.5% | 87.7% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.1% | 78.6% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87.9% | 78.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 90.1% | 85.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 89.5% | 82% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 87.2% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 90.7% | 84.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 63.1% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 65% | 61% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 65.3% | 61.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.5% | 62.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 71.9% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 72.3% | 66.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 77.8% | 67.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 76.4% | 68.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 81.6% | 76.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.1% | 75.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 83.1% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.7% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 77.7% | 72% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 76.9% | 71.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72.1% | 74.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 82.1% | 76.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 78.2% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 76.2% | 68% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 67.4% | 66.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 77.7% | 70.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 76.9% | 69.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 77.6% | 71.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 83.8% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 69.0% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 63.7% | 57% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.7% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 73.1% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 73.9% | 65.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 79.2% | 62.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 69.5% | 68.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 85.4% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 85.7% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 83.4% | 75.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.5% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 82.6% | 77.5% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 72.9% | 64.6% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 80.2% | 69.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 87% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.3% | 78% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 85.7% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 90.9% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 91.9% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 92.3% | 85.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 75.1% | 58.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 70.6% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 80.5% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 77.7% | 68.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 86.1% | 74.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 85.1% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 85.2% | 74.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 88.2% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 88.1% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.4% | 77.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 84.9% | 76.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 89.4% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 87.5% | 77.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 90% | 81% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.7% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 89.8% | 80.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.8% | 60.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83.9% | 68.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 88.8% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 90.1% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 89% | 70.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 81.4% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 87.2% | 74.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.6% | 78.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 89.8% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 89.7% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 88.3% | 79.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 82.3% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 87.9% | 80.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.4% | 85.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 79.3% | 62% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 78.8% | 62.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 75.1% | 62.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 74% | 64.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 80.4% | 67.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 64.5% | 49% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 65.8% | 53.5% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 64.6% | 51.1% |
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* Possum Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.