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William Prescott #38 Primary School
Prescott Ave And Myrtle St
Scranton PA, 18510, Lackawanna County
Phone: 570-348-3683
Ranking: (1,330 out of 2,311, bottom 42%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Scranton 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 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 338 | 328 | 315 | 313 | 299 | 293 | 299 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 42 | 12.4% | 37 | 11.3% | 35 | 11.1% | 37 | 11.8% | 15 | 5.0% | 13 | 4.4% | 15 | 5.0% |
Kindergarten: | 54 | 16.0% | 51 | 15.5% | 53 | 16.8% | 50 | 16.0% | 67 | 22.4% | 63 | 21.5% | 62 | 20.7% |
Grade 1: | 56 | 16.6% | 54 | 16.5% | 52 | 16.5% | 48 | 15.3% | 44 | 14.7% | 42 | 14.3% | 41 | 13.7% |
Grade 2: | 52 | 15.4% | 51 | 15.5% | 49 | 15.6% | 50 | 16.0% | 46 | 15.4% | 38 | 13.0% | 44 | 14.7% |
Grade 3: | 50 | 14.8% | 50 | 15.2% | 42 | 13.3% | 50 | 16.0% | 34 | 11.4% | 43 | 14.7% | 46 | 15.4% |
Grade 4: | 45 | 13.3% | 43 | 13.1% | 46 | 14.6% | 36 | 11.5% | 42 | 14.0% | 54 | 18.4% | 42 | 14.0% |
Grade 5: | 39 | 11.5% | 42 | 12.8% | 38 | 12.1% | 42 | 13.4% | 51 | 17.1% | 40 | 13.7% | 49 | 16.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 181 | 53.6% | 178 | 54.3% | 163 | 51.7% | 161 | 51.4% | 157 | 52.5% | 153 | 52.2% | 153 | 51.2% |
Female: | 157 | 46.4% | 150 | 45.7% | 152 | 48.3% | 152 | 48.6% | 127 | 42.5% | 131 | 44.7% | 142 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 34 | 10.1% | 29 | 8.8% | 15 | 4.8% | 3 | 1.0% | 25 | 8.4% | 31 | 10.6% | 33 | 11.0% |
Hispanic: | 52 | 15.4% | 51 | 15.5% | 40 | 12.7% | 40 | 12.8% | 43 | 14.4% | 39 | 13.3% | 35 | 11.7% |
Black: | 33 | 9.8% | 37 | 11.3% | 32 | 10.2% | 41 | 13.1% | 30 | 10.0% | 44 | 15.0% | 51 | 17.1% |
White: | 187 | 55.3% | 187 | 57.0% | 202 | 64.1% | 202 | 64.5% | 193 | 64.5% | 177 | 60.4% | 179 | 59.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 14 | 4.1% | 9 | 2.7% | 12 | 3.8% | 23 | 7.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 18 | 5.3% | 15 | 4.6% | 14 | 4.4% | 3 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 179 | 53.0% | 168 | 51.2% | 156 | 49.5% | 160 | 51.1% | 150 | 50.2% | 122 | 41.6% | 130 | 43.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.4% | 15 | 4.8% | 15 | 4.8% | 21 | 7.0% | 27 | 9.2% | 19 | 6.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.77 | 16.05 | 15.97 | 15.00 | 16.01 | 16.60 | 16.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 90% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 82.9% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 85.5% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.7% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 87.6% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 83.6% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 73.9% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 73.1% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 83% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 73% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 75.1% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 72.5% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 64.6% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 77.9% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 88.9% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 86.6% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 84.5% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 86% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 84.9% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 81.3% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71.1% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 75% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 74.8% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73.2% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 66.4% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 65.4% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 82.5% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.9% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 81.2% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 78.3% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 76.9% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 59.3% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 66% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83.2% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 79.5% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 74.9% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 82.5% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 79% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 77.9% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 73.9% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 65% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 62.1% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.8% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 75.6% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 69.5% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 63% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 65.1% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 58.1% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 63.8% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 58.5% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 53.9% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 43.4% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 39.4% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 41% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 31.2% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 48.2% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 49.2% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 49.4% | 64.2% |
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* William Prescott #38 Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.