Dana El Center Primary School
50 Dana St
Kingston PA, 18704, Luzerne County
Phone: 570-283-0591
Ranking: (1,220 out of 2,311, bottom 47%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Wyoming Valley West 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 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 559 | 605 | 572 | 559 | 583 | 586 | 575 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 87 | 15.6% | 117 | 19.3% | 82 | 14.3% | 92 | 16.5% | 88 | 15.1% | 97 | 16.6% | 101 | 17.6% |
Grade 1: | 109 | 19.5% | 93 | 15.4% | 98 | 17.1% | 90 | 16.1% | 105 | 18.0% | 113 | 19.3% | 95 | 16.5% |
Grade 2: | 85 | 15.2% | 97 | 16.0% | 88 | 15.4% | 94 | 16.8% | 109 | 18.7% | 94 | 16.0% | 82 | 14.3% |
Grade 3: | 96 | 17.2% | 91 | 15.0% | 95 | 16.6% | 107 | 19.1% | 93 | 16.0% | 73 | 12.5% | 115 | 20.0% |
Grade 4: | 91 | 16.3% | 99 | 16.4% | 115 | 20.1% | 92 | 16.5% | 82 | 14.1% | 106 | 18.1% | 96 | 16.7% |
Grade 5: | 91 | 16.3% | 108 | 17.9% | 94 | 16.4% | 84 | 15.0% | 106 | 18.2% | 103 | 17.6% | 86 | 15.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 273 | 48.8% | 308 | 50.9% | 290 | 50.7% | 298 | 53.3% | 299 | 51.3% | 312 | 53.2% | 304 | 52.9% |
Female: | 286 | 51.2% | 297 | 49.1% | 282 | 49.3% | 261 | 46.7% | 268 | 46.0% | 265 | 45.2% | 267 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 26 | 4.7% | 18 | 3.0% | 18 | 3.1% | 14 | 2.5% | 11 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.7% |
Black: | 7 | 1.3% | 13 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.6% | 12 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.6% | 19 | 3.2% | 19 | 3.3% |
White: | 501 | 89.6% | 542 | 89.6% | 523 | 91.4% | 513 | 91.8% | 542 | 93.0% | 546 | 93.2% | 537 | 93.4% |
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: | 15 | 2.7% | 20 | 3.3% | 13 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 202 | 36.1% | 207 | 34.2% | 213 | 37.2% | 221 | 39.5% | 199 | 34.1% | 175 | 29.9% | 154 | 26.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 9.5% | 60 | 9.9% | 73 | 12.8% | 55 | 9.8% | 67 | 11.5% | 67 | 11.4% | 63 | 11.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.16 | 17.46 | 16.73 | 16.11 | 16.19 | 16.70 | 16.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 90% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 82.7% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.4% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 87.7% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 90.5% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 89.2% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 79.5% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 75.6% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 75.8% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 77.4% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 81.9% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 80.5% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 73.5% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 78% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 76.6% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 76.6% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 81.8% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84.3% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 86.7% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.7% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 71.8% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 66.7% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.1% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.8% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 71.3% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 76.1% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 64% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 86.2% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 84.4% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 86.2% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 84% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 63% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 69.8% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 74.7% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.8% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 58.8% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 62.8% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 66.2% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66.9% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 68.6% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 62.2% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 66.4% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70.8% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 69.2% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 60.9% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 58.8% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 57.1% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 60.6% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 55.3% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 54.2% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 65.2% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 52.8% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 63.8% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 70.1% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 65.2% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 69.3% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 63.9% | 64.2% |
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* Dana El Center 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.