Rice Elementary School
3700 Church Rd
Mountain Top PA, 18707, Luzerne County
Phone: 570-868-3161
Ranking: 
(525 out of 2,311, top 23%)*
(525 out of 2,311, top 23%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Crestwood 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: | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 825 | 829 | 818 | 799 | 797 | 787 | 791 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 89 | 10.8% | 122 | 14.7% | 93 | 11.4% | 101 | 12.6% | 124 | 15.6% | 102 | 13.0% | 108 | 13.7% |
| Grade 1: | 130 | 15.8% | 106 | 12.8% | 115 | 14.1% | 133 | 16.6% | 106 | 13.3% | 113 | 14.4% | 112 | 14.2% |
| Grade 2: | 107 | 13.0% | 114 | 13.8% | 130 | 15.9% | 113 | 14.1% | 112 | 14.1% | 115 | 14.6% | 105 | 13.3% |
| Grade 3: | 122 | 14.8% | 129 | 15.6% | 119 | 14.5% | 113 | 14.1% | 113 | 14.2% | 108 | 13.7% | 107 | 13.5% |
| Grade 4: | 139 | 16.8% | 122 | 14.7% | 117 | 14.3% | 116 | 14.5% | 114 | 14.3% | 108 | 13.7% | 127 | 16.1% |
| Grade 5: | 123 | 14.9% | 115 | 13.9% | 120 | 14.7% | 120 | 15.0% | 108 | 13.6% | 128 | 16.3% | 105 | 13.3% |
| Grade 6: | 115 | 13.9% | 121 | 14.6% | 124 | 15.2% | 103 | 12.9% | 120 | 15.1% | 113 | 14.4% | 127 | 16.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 419 | 50.8% | 414 | 49.9% | 412 | 50.4% | 394 | 49.3% | 387 | 48.6% | 401 | 51.0% | 406 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 406 | 49.2% | 415 | 50.1% | 406 | 49.6% | 405 | 50.7% | 402 | 50.4% | 378 | 48.0% | 381 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 36 | 4.4% | 33 | 4.0% | 40 | 4.9% | 38 | 4.8% | 32 | 4.0% | 20 | 2.5% | 14 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 2.2% | 23 | 2.8% | 19 | 2.3% | 14 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 12 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.0% |
| White: | 756 | 91.6% | 759 | 91.6% | 745 | 91.1% | 735 | 92.0% | 744 | 93.4% | 752 | 95.6% | 760 | 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: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 114 | 13.8% | 88 | 10.6% | 111 | 13.6% | 106 | 13.3% | 81 | 10.2% | 94 | 11.9% | 93 | 11.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 4.1% | 17 | 2.1% | 24 | 2.9% | 37 | 4.6% | 31 | 3.9% | 34 | 4.3% | 45 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.76 | 19.64 | 19.00 | 18.14 | 18.09 | 16.70 | 17.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 90.3% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.6% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 90.3% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 93.9% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 94.1% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 82.9% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.8% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 77.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.2% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.5% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 81.9% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 86.6% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 88.5% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 92.1% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 93.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 93% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.3% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 80.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 82.2% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 85.1% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 86.6% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 87.4% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 81.9% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 88.4% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 94.9% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 95.1% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 95.8% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.5% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 94.6% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 75.5% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 82.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 87.3% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 79.7% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 73.1% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.5% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 78.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79.7% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 86.1% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 86.2% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 76.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 83.1% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.3% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 75.9% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 69.5% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 69.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 78.2% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 74.1% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 83.7% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 69.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 69.8% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 59.5% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 69.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 80.6% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 86.3% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 75.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 82.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 81.1% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 78.2% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 82% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 90% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 94.5% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 93.5% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 77.2% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 78.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 80.7% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 76.9% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 84.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 85.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.1% | 68.5% |
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* Rice 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.