John F. Kennedy #7 Primary School
Prospect Ave And Saginaw St
Scranton PA, 18505, Lackawanna County
Phone: 570-348-3673
Ranking: (1,835 out of 2,311, bottom 21%)*
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: | 28 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 439 | 432 | 398 | 381 | 382 | 293 | 353 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 70 | 15.9% | 70 | 16.2% | 71 | 17.8% | 72 | 18.9% | 30 | 7.9% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 78 | 17.8% | 75 | 17.4% | 81 | 20.4% | 51 | 13.4% | 92 | 24.1% | 69 | 23.5% | 91 | 25.8% |
Grade 1: | 74 | 16.9% | 76 | 17.6% | 53 | 13.3% | 54 | 14.2% | 46 | 12.0% | 48 | 16.4% | 67 | 19.0% |
Grade 2: | 76 | 17.3% | 55 | 12.7% | 50 | 12.6% | 36 | 9.4% | 54 | 14.1% | 55 | 18.8% | 56 | 15.9% |
Grade 3: | 47 | 10.7% | 59 | 13.7% | 39 | 9.8% | 60 | 15.7% | 54 | 14.1% | 46 | 15.7% | 42 | 11.9% |
Grade 4: | 53 | 12.1% | 44 | 10.2% | 53 | 13.3% | 52 | 13.6% | 58 | 15.2% | 39 | 13.3% | 41 | 11.6% |
Grade 5: | 41 | 9.3% | 53 | 12.3% | 51 | 12.8% | 56 | 14.7% | 48 | 12.6% | 35 | 11.9% | 56 | 15.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 218 | 49.7% | 222 | 51.4% | 193 | 48.5% | 182 | 47.8% | 186 | 48.7% | 147 | 50.2% | 181 | 51.3% |
Female: | 221 | 50.3% | 210 | 48.6% | 205 | 51.5% | 199 | 52.2% | 169 | 44.2% | 130 | 44.4% | 168 | 47.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 18 | 4.1% | 16 | 3.7% | 5 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 9 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.7% | 7 | 2.0% |
Hispanic: | 163 | 37.1% | 157 | 36.3% | 141 | 35.4% | 131 | 34.4% | 117 | 30.6% | 93 | 31.7% | 119 | 33.7% |
Black: | 50 | 11.4% | 44 | 10.2% | 49 | 12.3% | 39 | 10.2% | 35 | 9.2% | 33 | 11.3% | 34 | 9.6% |
White: | 174 | 39.6% | 185 | 42.8% | 187 | 47.0% | 189 | 49.6% | 201 | 52.6% | 151 | 51.5% | 193 | 54.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 10 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 29 | 6.6% | 28 | 6.5% | 14 | 3.5% | 11 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 303 | 69.0% | 295 | 68.3% | 221 | 55.5% | 233 | 61.2% | 240 | 62.8% | 196 | 66.9% | 197 | 55.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 6.2% | 22 | 5.1% | 16 | 4.0% | 12 | 3.1% | 19 | 5.0% | 7 | 2.4% | 17 | 4.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.50 | 15.31 | 15.64 | 13.44 | 14.85 | 12.70 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 82.9% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 85.5% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 80.7% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 87.6% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 83.6% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 73.9% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 73.1% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 83% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 73% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 75.1% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 72.5% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 64.6% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 77.9% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 88.9% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 86.6% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 84.5% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 86% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 84.9% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 81.3% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 71.1% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 75% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 74.8% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 71% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 73.2% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 66.4% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65.4% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 82.5% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.9% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 81.2% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 78.3% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 76.9% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 59.3% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 66% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 83.2% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 79.5% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 74.9% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 82.5% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 79% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.9% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 73.9% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 65% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 62.1% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66.8% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 75.6% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 69.5% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 63% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 65.1% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 58.1% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 58.5% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 53.9% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 43.4% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 39.4% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 41% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 31.2% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 48.2% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 49.2% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 49.4% | 64.2% |
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* John F. Kennedy #7 Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.