Thomas Wharton Elementary School
705 North Mary St
Lancaster PA, 17603, Lancaster County
Phone: 717-291-6281
Ranking: 
(1,816 out of 2,311, bottom 21%)*
(1,816 out of 2,311, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lancaster 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: | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 346 | 359 | 304 | 246 | 225 | 234 | 263 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 5.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 71 | 20.5% | 75 | 20.9% | 65 | 21.4% | 49 | 19.9% | 44 | 19.6% | 35 | 15.0% | 49 | 18.6% |
| Grade 1: | 72 | 20.8% | 67 | 18.7% | 69 | 22.7% | 49 | 19.9% | 44 | 19.6% | 50 | 21.4% | 38 | 14.4% |
| Grade 2: | 61 | 17.6% | 67 | 18.7% | 51 | 16.8% | 41 | 16.7% | 37 | 16.4% | 34 | 14.5% | 42 | 16.0% |
| Grade 3: | 58 | 16.8% | 51 | 14.2% | 42 | 13.8% | 41 | 16.7% | 32 | 14.2% | 41 | 17.5% | 40 | 15.2% |
| Grade 4: | 46 | 13.3% | 37 | 10.3% | 48 | 15.8% | 27 | 11.0% | 41 | 18.2% | 36 | 15.4% | 42 | 16.0% |
| Grade 5: | 38 | 11.0% | 43 | 12.0% | 29 | 9.5% | 39 | 15.9% | 27 | 12.0% | 38 | 16.2% | 52 | 19.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 174 | 50.3% | 190 | 52.9% | 163 | 53.6% | 132 | 53.7% | 104 | 46.2% | 112 | 47.9% | 131 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 172 | 49.7% | 169 | 47.1% | 141 | 46.4% | 114 | 46.3% | 113 | 50.2% | 114 | 48.7% | 128 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 23 | 6.6% | 26 | 7.2% | 16 | 5.3% | 20 | 8.1% | 9 | 4.0% | 5 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 149 | 43.1% | 148 | 41.2% | 115 | 37.8% | 87 | 35.4% | 78 | 34.7% | 71 | 30.3% | 71 | 27.0% |
| Black: | 37 | 10.7% | 36 | 10.0% | 47 | 15.5% | 38 | 15.4% | 36 | 16.0% | 41 | 17.5% | 51 | 19.4% |
| White: | 121 | 35.0% | 133 | 37.0% | 113 | 37.2% | 95 | 38.6% | 102 | 45.3% | 116 | 49.6% | 136 | 51.7% |
| 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: | 16 | 4.6% | 16 | 4.5% | 13 | 4.3% | 6 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 212 | 61.3% | 210 | 58.5% | 153 | 50.3% | 136 | 55.3% | 127 | 56.4% | 131 | 56.0% | 145 | 55.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 9.8% | 23 | 6.4% | 23 | 7.6% | 16 | 6.5% | 16 | 7.1% | 17 | 7.3% | 26 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.48 | 19.05 | 17.37 | 13.99 | 12.16 | 13.60 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 63% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 58.9% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 64.1% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 65.2% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 68.8% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 63.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 64% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 46% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 48% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 51.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 60.9% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 58.7% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 57.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 60% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 56.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 60.8% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 62.6% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 65.4% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 62.7% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 69.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 72.7% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 69.3% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 41.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 49.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 53.9% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 49.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 57.6% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 54.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 52.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 53.9% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 56.1% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 52.8% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 56.7% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 60.4% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 47.4% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 51.5% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 54.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 53.9% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 54.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 58.5% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 57.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 56.4% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 60.4% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 57.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 37% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 46% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 40.5% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 42.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 36.5% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 41.8% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 39.4% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 41% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 49.1% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 42.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 29.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 31.6% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 28.2% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 25.5% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 29.2% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 31.2% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 36.3% | 64.2% |
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* Thomas Wharton Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.