Mcnichols Plaza Primary School
1111 South Irving Ave
Scranton PA, 18505, Lackawanna County
Phone: 570-348-3685
Ranking: (1,421 out of 2,311, bottom 39%)*
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 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 468 | 493 | 475 | 479 | 454 | 470 | 489 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 38 | 8.1% | 33 | 6.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.9% |
Kindergarten: | 66 | 14.1% | 70 | 14.2% | 71 | 14.9% | 91 | 19.0% | 90 | 19.8% | 73 | 15.5% | 89 | 18.2% |
Grade 1: | 76 | 16.2% | 88 | 17.8% | 83 | 17.5% | 102 | 21.3% | 70 | 15.4% | 95 | 20.2% | 98 | 20.0% |
Grade 2: | 79 | 16.9% | 88 | 17.8% | 101 | 21.3% | 71 | 14.8% | 76 | 16.7% | 90 | 19.1% | 91 | 18.6% |
Grade 3: | 72 | 15.4% | 75 | 15.2% | 63 | 13.3% | 67 | 14.0% | 75 | 16.5% | 79 | 16.8% | 71 | 14.5% |
Grade 4: | 77 | 16.5% | 66 | 13.4% | 84 | 17.7% | 69 | 14.4% | 73 | 16.1% | 66 | 14.0% | 58 | 11.9% |
Grade 5: | 60 | 12.8% | 73 | 14.8% | 73 | 15.4% | 79 | 16.5% | 70 | 15.4% | 56 | 11.9% | 68 | 13.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 250 | 53.4% | 257 | 52.1% | 240 | 50.5% | 260 | 54.3% | 225 | 49.6% | 232 | 49.4% | 238 | 48.7% |
Female: | 218 | 46.6% | 236 | 47.9% | 235 | 49.5% | 219 | 45.7% | 210 | 46.3% | 225 | 47.9% | 247 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 16 | 3.4% | 11 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 10 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 10 | 2.0% |
Hispanic: | 188 | 40.2% | 185 | 37.5% | 170 | 35.8% | 153 | 31.9% | 134 | 29.5% | 127 | 27.0% | 136 | 27.8% |
Black: | 49 | 10.5% | 60 | 12.2% | 57 | 12.0% | 66 | 13.8% | 68 | 15.0% | 76 | 16.2% | 79 | 16.2% |
White: | 178 | 38.0% | 191 | 38.7% | 207 | 43.6% | 215 | 44.9% | 231 | 50.9% | 257 | 54.7% | 264 | 54.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 10 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.1% | 16 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 27 | 5.8% | 35 | 7.1% | 26 | 5.5% | 27 | 5.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 368 | 78.6% | 364 | 73.8% | 393 | 82.7% | 265 | 55.3% | 294 | 64.8% | 317 | 67.4% | 332 | 67.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 5.3% | 22 | 4.5% | 22 | 4.6% | 25 | 5.2% | 35 | 7.7% | 34 | 7.2% | 41 | 8.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.48 | 16.77 | 15.94 | 16.11 | 14.35 | 15.40 | 16.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 87% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 90% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82.9% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 85.5% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 80.7% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 87.6% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 83.6% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.9% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 72% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 73.1% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 73% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 75.1% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 72.5% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 64.6% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 77.9% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.9% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.6% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.5% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 86% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 84.9% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 81.3% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 71.1% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 75% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 74.8% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 73.2% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 66.4% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 65.4% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 82.5% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 83.9% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 81.2% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.3% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 76.9% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 59.3% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 66% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 83.2% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 79.5% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 74.9% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 82.5% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 79% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 77.9% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 73.9% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 65% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 62.1% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 66.8% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 75.6% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 69.5% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 63% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 65.1% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 58.1% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 63.8% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.5% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 53.9% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 43.4% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 39.4% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 41% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 31.2% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 48.2% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 49.2% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 49.4% | 64.2% |
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* Mcnichols Plaza Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.