Blue Bell Elementary School
801 Symphony Ln Blue Bell PA, 19422, Montgomery County Phone: 215-619-8102 Ranking: (323 out of 2,311, top 14%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Wissahickon School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 420 | 423 | 419 | 416 | 409 | 430 | 419 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 63 | 15.0% | 73 | 17.3% | 72 | 17.2% | 70 | 16.8% | 62 | 15.2% | 62 | 14.4% | 54 | 12.9% |
Grade 1: | 79 | 18.8% | 72 | 17.0% | 67 | 16.0% | 76 | 18.3% | 71 | 17.4% | 66 | 15.3% | 63 | 15.0% |
Grade 2: | 70 | 16.7% | 68 | 16.1% | 74 | 17.7% | 69 | 16.6% | 60 | 14.7% | 67 | 15.6% | 75 | 17.9% |
Grade 3: | 69 | 16.4% | 68 | 16.1% | 73 | 17.4% | 65 | 15.6% | 62 | 15.2% | 78 | 18.1% | 78 | 18.6% |
Grade 4: | 66 | 15.7% | 73 | 17.3% | 66 | 15.8% | 63 | 15.1% | 73 | 17.8% | 83 | 19.3% | 73 | 17.4% |
Grade 5: | 73 | 17.4% | 69 | 16.3% | 67 | 16.0% | 73 | 17.5% | 81 | 19.8% | 74 | 17.2% | 76 | 18.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 222 | 52.9% | 230 | 54.4% | 214 | 51.1% | 218 | 52.4% | 205 | 50.1% | 214 | 49.8% | 207 | 49.4% |
Female: | 198 | 47.1% | 193 | 45.6% | 205 | 48.9% | 198 | 47.6% | 186 | 45.5% | 204 | 47.4% | 208 | 49.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 68 | 16.2% | 59 | 13.9% | 68 | 16.2% | 63 | 15.1% | 66 | 16.1% | 62 | 14.4% | 54 | 12.9% |
Hispanic: | 14 | 3.3% | 10 | 2.4% | 15 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.1% | 12 | 2.9% | 20 | 4.7% | 21 | 5.0% |
Black: | 42 | 10.0% | 38 | 9.0% | 42 | 10.0% | 32 | 7.7% | 38 | 9.3% | 49 | 11.4% | 49 | 11.7% |
White: | 259 | 61.7% | 279 | 66.0% | 260 | 62.1% | 269 | 64.7% | 280 | 68.5% | 292 | 67.9% | 292 | 69.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 36 | 8.6% | 35 | 8.3% | 32 | 7.6% | 36 | 8.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 14.0% | 41 | 9.7% | 40 | 9.5% | 39 | 9.4% | 28 | 6.8% | 26 | 6.0% | 22 | 5.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 1.4% | 13 | 3.1% | 15 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.1% | 11 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.49 | 14.22 | 13.78 | 13.04 | 13.11 | 13.70 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 89.9% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86.8% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 91.8% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 94.7% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 94.5% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 91.5% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 86.3% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 85.6% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 88.3% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 90.1% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 91.2% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 87.1% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 89.3% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 88% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 93.3% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 89.4% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 95.5% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.5% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 86% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.5% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 86.4% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 85.2% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 89.6% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 90.8% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 92.8% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 91.3% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.7% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 94.9% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 92.6% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 93% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 75.8% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 74.4% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 76.1% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 80.8% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.1% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86.3% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 90.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 86.1% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 93.7% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 93.1% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79.5% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 79% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 76.4% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 78.1% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77.3% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81.5% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 79.6% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 84.7% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 83.4% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 69.5% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 80.8% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 80.6% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 76.6% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 79% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 83.4% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 85.4% | 64.2% |
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* Blue Bell Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.