Forge Road Elementary School
400 South Forge Rd
Palmyra PA, 17078, Lebanon County
Phone: 717-838-1331
Ranking: (975 out of 2,311, top 42%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5
School District: Palmyra Area 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: | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 335 | 337 | 333 | 406 | 403 | 394 | 405 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 61 | 18.2% | 64 | 19.0% | 62 | 18.6% | 67 | 16.5% | 66 | 16.4% | 69 | 17.5% | 66 | 16.3% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 21.2% | 67 | 19.9% | 65 | 19.5% | 65 | 16.0% | 67 | 16.6% | 68 | 17.3% | 65 | 16.0% |
Grade 3: | 72 | 21.5% | 66 | 19.6% | 67 | 20.1% | 69 | 17.0% | 66 | 16.4% | 64 | 16.2% | 62 | 15.3% |
Grade 4: | 64 | 19.1% | 69 | 20.5% | 70 | 21.0% | 70 | 17.2% | 65 | 16.1% | 63 | 16.0% | 68 | 16.8% |
Grade 5: | 67 | 20.0% | 71 | 21.1% | 69 | 20.7% | 68 | 16.7% | 72 | 17.9% | 67 | 17.0% | 74 | 18.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 163 | 48.7% | 163 | 48.4% | 154 | 46.2% | 193 | 47.5% | 177 | 43.9% | 176 | 44.7% | 190 | 46.9% |
Female: | 172 | 51.3% | 174 | 51.6% | 179 | 53.8% | 213 | 52.5% | 218 | 54.1% | 210 | 53.3% | 211 | 52.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 7 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 10 | 2.5% | 12 | 3.0% | 12 | 3.0% |
Hispanic: | 13 | 3.9% | 16 | 4.7% | 12 | 3.6% | 15 | 3.7% | 12 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.5% |
Black: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 9 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.7% |
White: | 302 | 90.1% | 304 | 90.2% | 306 | 91.9% | 375 | 92.4% | 371 | 92.1% | 361 | 91.6% | 378 | 93.3% |
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: | 11 | 3.3% | 10 | 3.0% | 6 | 1.8% | 8 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 20.0% | 63 | 18.7% | 54 | 16.2% | 33 | 8.1% | 17 | 4.2% | 12 | 3.0% | 18 | 4.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 3.9% | 10 | 3.0% | 13 | 3.9% | 8 | 2.0% | 21 | 5.2% | 14 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.92 | 14.84 | 14.25 | 16.65 | 14.96 | 15.00 | 16.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 77.5% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 84.4% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 84.2% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.8% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 89% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.7% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 68% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 74.6% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 84.8% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 84.2% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 79.8% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 87.1% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 80.8% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 84.2% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 79% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 82.3% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 85.3% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 91% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 82% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 92.2% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 71.4% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 76.2% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 80.1% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 81.3% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 72.3% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 89.5% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.3% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 91.9% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 91.9% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 82.7% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 94% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.5% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 64.9% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 73.7% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 70.8% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 73.8% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 74.6% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 77.2% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 75.3% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 79.8% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 73.5% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 65% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 67.4% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.2% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 63.4% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 59.4% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 65.3% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 71.5% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 68.4% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 76.8% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 73.5% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 53% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 62.3% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 59.7% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 68.7% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 70.8% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 79.8% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73.7% | 64.2% |
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* Forge Road Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.