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Shafer Elementary School
49 South Liberty St
Nazareth PA, 18064, Northampton County
Phone: 610-759-5228
Ranking: 
(1,168 out of 2,311, bottom 49%)*
(1,168 out of 2,311, bottom 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Nazareth 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: | 35 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 47 | 47 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 560 | 547 | 564 | 568 | 540 | 732 | 696 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 134 | 23.9% | 135 | 24.7% | 126 | 22.3% | 141 | 24.8% | 129 | 23.9% | 132 | 18.0% | 122 | 17.5% |
| Grade 1: | 146 | 26.1% | 129 | 23.6% | 149 | 26.4% | 145 | 25.5% | 137 | 25.4% | 136 | 18.6% | 125 | 18.0% |
| Grade 2: | 131 | 23.4% | 140 | 25.6% | 146 | 25.9% | 138 | 24.3% | 141 | 26.1% | 127 | 17.3% | 104 | 14.9% |
| Grade 3: | 149 | 26.6% | 143 | 26.1% | 143 | 25.4% | 143 | 25.2% | 133 | 24.6% | 116 | 15.8% | 114 | 16.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 291 | 52.0% | 280 | 51.2% | 291 | 51.6% | 295 | 51.9% | 277 | 51.3% | 374 | 51.1% | 355 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 269 | 48.0% | 267 | 48.8% | 273 | 48.4% | 273 | 48.1% | 254 | 47.0% | 349 | 47.7% | 337 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.3% | 14 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.6% | 23 | 4.3% | 17 | 2.3% | 12 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 30 | 5.4% | 31 | 5.7% | 27 | 4.8% | 26 | 4.6% | 16 | 3.0% | 22 | 3.0% | 21 | 3.0% |
| Black: | 10 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.2% | 23 | 3.1% | 14 | 2.0% |
| White: | 495 | 88.4% | 489 | 89.4% | 505 | 89.5% | 511 | 90.0% | 488 | 90.4% | 669 | 91.4% | 649 | 93.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 2.9% | 9 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 95 | 17.0% | 91 | 16.6% | 82 | 14.5% | 57 | 10.0% | 70 | 13.0% | 83 | 11.3% | 64 | 9.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 3.9% | 21 | 3.8% | 23 | 4.1% | 15 | 2.6% | 27 | 5.0% | 35 | 4.8% | 38 | 5.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.18 | 17.09 | 17.35 | 17.48 | 16.59 | 15.60 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 91% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 87.1% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 86.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 88.7% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 86.3% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 82% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 80.7% | 77% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 80.6% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 83.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 83.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 84% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 89.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 93% | 81.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 79.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 79% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 83.1% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 80.4% | 72.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 94.2% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 94.3% | 83.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 59.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 69.8% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 81.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76.7% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 77.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 81.6% | 73.5% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 68.6% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 74.9% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 80.8% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.8% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 70.4% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 70% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 75% | 64.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 80% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 72% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 81.7% | 58.1% |
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* Shafer 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.