Rheems Elementary School
130 Alida St
Rheems PA, 17570, Lancaster County
Phone: 717-367-9121
Ranking: 
(737 out of 2,311, top 32%)*
(737 out of 2,311, top 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Elizabethtown 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: | 18 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 292 | 284 | 406 | 467 | 468 | 448 | 437 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 57 | 19.5% | 65 | 22.9% | 103 | 25.4% | 69 | 14.8% | 70 | 15.0% | 62 | 13.8% | 69 | 15.8% |
| Grade 1: | 78 | 26.7% | 77 | 27.1% | 94 | 23.2% | 78 | 16.7% | 78 | 16.7% | 75 | 16.7% | 74 | 16.9% |
| Grade 2: | 79 | 27.1% | 71 | 25.0% | 111 | 27.3% | 76 | 16.3% | 77 | 16.5% | 73 | 16.3% | 78 | 17.8% |
| Grade 3: | 78 | 26.7% | 71 | 25.0% | 98 | 24.1% | 81 | 17.3% | 77 | 16.5% | 80 | 17.9% | 83 | 19.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 151 | 51.7% | 145 | 51.1% | 214 | 52.7% | 256 | 54.8% | 248 | 53.0% | 246 | 54.9% | 224 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 141 | 48.3% | 139 | 48.9% | 192 | 47.3% | 211 | 45.2% | 212 | 45.3% | 194 | 43.3% | 209 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 4.1% | 10 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 274 | 93.8% | 270 | 95.1% | 387 | 95.3% | 451 | 96.6% | 448 | 95.7% | 429 | 95.8% | 420 | 96.1% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 15.1% | 37 | 13.0% | 57 | 14.0% | 66 | 14.1% | 62 | 13.2% | 43 | 9.6% | 30 | 6.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 3.8% | 5 | 1.8% | 16 | 3.9% | 20 | 4.3% | 22 | 4.7% | 21 | 4.7% | 21 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.31 | 14.75 | 16.99 | 17.39 | 18.35 | 16.90 | 17.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 80% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 85% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 87.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 80.8% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 86.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 82.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 84.5% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 82.3% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 74% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 82.9% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.4% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 79.7% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 76.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 77.7% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 74.1% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 76.7% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.2% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 89.5% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.4% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.3% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 82.8% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 75.7% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 79.9% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79.7% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 76.1% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 73.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 74% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.3% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 88% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 86.8% | 82.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 60.2% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 67.8% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 69.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 78.7% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 77.9% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 79.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 82.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.6% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 76.5% | 76.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 62.2% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 67.2% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 62.8% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 67.1% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 76.4% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 68% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 66.5% | 67.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 72% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 58.8% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 73.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 75.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 73.5% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 78.9% | 67.1% |
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* Rheems Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.