Colfax Upper Elementary School
430 Colfax St
Springdale PA, 15144, Allegheny County
Phone: 724-274-7200
Ranking: (1,169 out of 2,311, bottom 49%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 6
School District: Allegheny Valley 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: | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | |||||||
Total Students: | 229 | 216 | 221 | 243 | 256 | 244 | 243 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 83 | 36.2% | 77 | 35.6% | 68 | 30.8% | 69 | 28.4% | 83 | 32.4% | 82 | 33.6% | 87 | 35.8% |
Grade 5: | 78 | 34.1% | 70 | 32.4% | 66 | 29.9% | 89 | 36.6% | 84 | 32.8% | 89 | 36.5% | 68 | 28.0% |
Grade 6: | 68 | 29.7% | 68 | 31.5% | 86 | 38.9% | 83 | 34.2% | 88 | 34.4% | 73 | 29.9% | 88 | 36.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 126 | 55.0% | 103 | 47.7% | 108 | 48.9% | 120 | 49.4% | 134 | 52.3% | 115 | 47.1% | 114 | 46.9% |
Female: | 103 | 45.0% | 113 | 52.3% | 113 | 51.1% | 123 | 50.6% | 114 | 44.5% | 121 | 49.6% | 125 | 51.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.2% |
Black: | 7 | 3.1% | 9 | 4.2% | 4 | 1.8% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.6% |
White: | 215 | 93.9% | 205 | 94.9% | 215 | 97.3% | 238 | 97.9% | 249 | 97.3% | 237 | 97.1% | 236 | 97.1% |
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: | 4 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 87 | 38.0% | 88 | 40.7% | 85 | 38.5% | 61 | 25.1% | 70 | 27.3% | 62 | 25.4% | 65 | 26.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 7.0% | 19 | 8.8% | 20 | 9.0% | 20 | 8.2% | 19 | 7.4% | 21 | 8.6% | 16 | 6.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.46 | 14.36 | 15.12 | 13.14 | 13.53 | 14.40 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 80.6% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.6% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 95% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.1% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 76.1% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 83.3% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.8% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.7% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 55.8% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 69.8% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72.2% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.4% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.2% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.7% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.8% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.4% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.8% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.1% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.5% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.4% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 68.6% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.3% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 74.4% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 68.5% |
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* Colfax Upper Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.