Dawes Avenue Elementary School
22 West Dawes Ave
Somers Point NJ, 08244, Atlantic County
Phone: 609-653-1027
Ranking: (1,500 out of 1,847, bottom 19%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Somers Point City 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: | 37 | 36 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 41 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 428 | 419 | 384 | 373 | 400 | 377 | 394 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 18 | 4.2% | 17 | 4.1% | 19 | 4.9% | 16 | 4.3% | 14 | 3.5% | 16 | 4.2% | 36 | 9.1% |
Kindergarten: | 58 | 13.6% | 66 | 15.8% | 63 | 16.4% | 43 | 11.5% | 56 | 14.0% | 58 | 15.4% | 49 | 12.4% |
Grade 1: | 60 | 14.0% | 61 | 14.6% | 38 | 9.9% | 54 | 14.5% | 57 | 14.3% | 48 | 12.7% | 42 | 10.7% |
Grade 2: | 62 | 14.5% | 49 | 11.7% | 56 | 14.6% | 51 | 13.7% | 51 | 12.8% | 44 | 11.7% | 35 | 8.9% |
Grade 3: | 48 | 11.2% | 56 | 13.4% | 53 | 13.8% | 44 | 11.8% | 46 | 11.5% | 40 | 10.6% | 49 | 12.4% |
Grade 4: | 61 | 14.3% | 48 | 11.5% | 47 | 12.2% | 39 | 10.5% | 45 | 11.3% | 46 | 12.2% | 57 | 14.5% |
Grade 5: | 54 | 12.6% | 51 | 12.2% | 39 | 10.2% | 47 | 12.6% | 51 | 12.8% | 52 | 13.8% | 49 | 12.4% |
Grade 6: | 48 | 11.2% | 46 | 11.0% | 44 | 11.5% | 51 | 13.7% | 50 | 12.5% | 43 | 11.4% | 46 | 11.7% |
Ungraded: | 19 | 4.4% | 25 | 6.0% | 25 | 6.5% | 28 | 7.5% | 30 | 7.5% | 30 | 8.0% | 31 | 7.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 214 | 50.0% | 207 | 49.4% | 187 | 48.7% | 195 | 52.3% | 196 | 49.0% | 189 | 50.1% | 195 | 49.5% |
Female: | 214 | 50.0% | 212 | 50.6% | 197 | 51.3% | 178 | 47.7% | 204 | 51.0% | 188 | 49.9% | 195 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.5% | 16 | 4.2% | 19 | 4.8% |
Hispanic: | 113 | 26.4% | 111 | 26.5% | 78 | 20.3% | 55 | 14.7% | 55 | 13.8% | 49 | 13.0% | 62 | 15.7% |
Black: | 87 | 20.3% | 76 | 18.1% | 74 | 19.3% | 77 | 20.6% | 86 | 21.5% | 72 | 19.1% | 60 | 15.2% |
White: | 200 | 46.7% | 207 | 49.4% | 216 | 56.3% | 229 | 61.4% | 250 | 62.5% | 239 | 63.4% | 252 | 64.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.3% | 10 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 258 | 60.3% | 201 | 48.0% | 194 | 50.5% | 166 | 44.5% | 171 | 42.8% | 133 | 35.3% | 126 | 32.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 8.9% | 39 | 9.3% | 43 | 11.2% | 26 | 7.0% | 43 | 10.8% | 30 | 8.0% | 38 | 9.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.66 | 11.74 | 11.67 | 13.42 | 12.90 | 7.60 | 15.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 73.3% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82% | 78.7% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 83.5% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 88.8% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 73.3% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38.1% | 50.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 42% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.7% | 42.6% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31.4% | 42.4% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.6% | 44.5% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 73.6% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 80.9% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 86.6% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.3% | 82.9% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 76.8% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.4% | 57.9% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 58% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46.8% | 50.0% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.1% | 51.6% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.0% | 58.2% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 77.1% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 80.5% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 69.0% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 78.6% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.5% | 82% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 80.2% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 52.5% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30.5% | 46.4% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31.7% | 36.7% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28.3% | 34% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 43.1% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.4% | 68.7% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 71.8% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 75.8% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 83.4% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.1% | 81% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 75.6% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 54.9% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 62.9% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 54.1% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.2% | 42.3% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.0% | 59.1% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.8% | 80.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 81.4% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 87% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 78.3% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 86.1% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 83.6% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.5% | 70.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 68.7% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.0% | 76.4% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 84.7% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 49.6% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 54.1% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.7% | 39.3% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31.3% | 39.2% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31.1% | 39.5% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51.1% | 50.5% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 68.6% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 59.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 60.7% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 58.1% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.8% | 55.6% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 64.1% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 60.6% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 67.4% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.3% | 45.8% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 71.1% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 57.6% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 52.1% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.3% | 55.2% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 67.4% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 61.7% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.1% | 59.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 47% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 61.3% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 72.4% | 78.9% |
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* Dawes Avenue Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.