White Deer Elementary School
631 New Columbia Rd
New Columbia PA, 17856, Union County
Phone: 570-568-6201
Ranking: 
(1,413 out of 2,311, bottom 39%)*
(1,413 out of 2,311, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Milton 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: | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 268 | 280 | 292 | 299 | 304 | 295 | 304 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 39 | 14.6% | 44 | 15.7% | 39 | 13.4% | 48 | 16.1% | 49 | 16.1% | 46 | 15.6% | 53 | 17.4% |
| Grade 1: | 44 | 16.4% | 37 | 13.2% | 53 | 18.2% | 48 | 16.1% | 44 | 14.5% | 55 | 18.6% | 44 | 14.5% |
| Grade 2: | 42 | 15.7% | 52 | 18.6% | 48 | 16.4% | 42 | 14.0% | 61 | 20.1% | 42 | 14.2% | 61 | 20.1% |
| Grade 3: | 50 | 18.7% | 50 | 17.9% | 45 | 15.4% | 56 | 18.7% | 48 | 15.8% | 54 | 18.3% | 51 | 16.8% |
| Grade 4: | 49 | 18.3% | 45 | 16.1% | 54 | 18.5% | 50 | 16.7% | 52 | 17.1% | 51 | 17.3% | 46 | 15.1% |
| Grade 5: | 44 | 16.4% | 52 | 18.6% | 53 | 18.2% | 55 | 18.4% | 50 | 16.4% | 47 | 15.9% | 49 | 16.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 136 | 50.7% | 148 | 52.9% | 154 | 52.7% | 151 | 50.5% | 151 | 49.7% | 144 | 48.8% | 147 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 132 | 49.3% | 132 | 47.1% | 138 | 47.3% | 148 | 49.5% | 145 | 47.7% | 143 | 48.5% | 153 | 50.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 3.0% | 7 | 2.5% | 4 | 1.4% | 6 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.0% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 8 | 3.0% | 8 | 2.9% | 10 | 3.4% | 15 | 5.0% | 15 | 4.9% | 15 | 5.1% | 18 | 5.9% |
| White: | 248 | 92.5% | 262 | 93.6% | 275 | 94.2% | 275 | 92.0% | 282 | 92.8% | 269 | 91.2% | 281 | 92.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 47.8% | 113 | 40.4% | 109 | 37.3% | 94 | 31.4% | 99 | 32.6% | 106 | 35.9% | 119 | 39.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 9.0% | 30 | 10.7% | 23 | 7.9% | 19 | 6.4% | 25 | 8.2% | 34 | 11.5% | 33 | 10.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.90 | 12.86 | 13.22 | 12.47 | 12.16 | 11.80 | 13.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 73.6% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 73.1% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 75.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 84.2% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 86.6% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 81.3% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 64% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 63.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 65.7% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 74.5% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 77.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 79.9% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 75.2% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84.6% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81.2% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 76% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 79.6% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 82% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 88.8% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 62.2% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 66.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 58.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 61.1% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 65.1% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 73.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 68.6% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 83.5% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 78.6% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 87.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 85.2% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 84% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 48.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 57.4% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 62% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.1% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 72.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 71.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 60.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 67.1% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 70.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 70.3% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.5% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 60.1% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 56% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 52.4% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 53.6% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 55.6% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 56.8% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 58.2% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 64.7% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 58.5% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.5% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 49.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 64.5% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 57.7% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 55.3% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 57.5% | 64.2% |
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* White Deer Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.