West Avenue School
51 North West Ave
Bridgeton NJ, 08302, Cumberland County
Phone: 856-455-8030
Ranking: (1,431 out of 1,847, bottom 23%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Bridgeton 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: | 62 | 39 | 59 | 54 | 58 | 59 | 57 | |||||||
Total Students: | 690 | 744 | 670 | 762 | 716 | 668 | 664 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 56 | 8.1% | 60 | 8.1% | 15 | 2.2% | 85 | 11.2% | 96 | 13.4% | 98 | 14.7% | 72 | 10.8% |
Grade 1: | 59 | 8.6% | 91 | 12.2% | 82 | 12.2% | 87 | 11.4% | 92 | 12.8% | 85 | 12.7% | 85 | 12.8% |
Grade 2: | 71 | 10.3% | 67 | 9.0% | 77 | 11.5% | 93 | 12.2% | 75 | 10.5% | 63 | 9.4% | 89 | 13.4% |
Grade 3: | 54 | 7.8% | 59 | 7.9% | 94 | 14.0% | 65 | 8.5% | 65 | 9.1% | 88 | 13.2% | 62 | 9.3% |
Grade 4: | 61 | 8.8% | 90 | 12.1% | 65 | 9.7% | 73 | 9.6% | 75 | 10.5% | 39 | 5.8% | 61 | 9.2% |
Grade 5: | 69 | 10.0% | 63 | 8.5% | 63 | 9.4% | 68 | 8.9% | 47 | 6.6% | 46 | 6.9% | 52 | 7.8% |
Grade 6: | 100 | 14.5% | 104 | 14.0% | 69 | 10.3% | 90 | 11.8% | 87 | 12.2% | 89 | 13.3% | 84 | 12.7% |
Grade 7: | 110 | 15.9% | 104 | 14.0% | 80 | 11.9% | 83 | 10.9% | 80 | 11.2% | 79 | 11.8% | 69 | 10.4% |
Grade 8: | 95 | 13.8% | 78 | 10.5% | 79 | 11.8% | 75 | 9.8% | 68 | 9.5% | 64 | 9.6% | 72 | 10.8% |
Ungraded: | 15 | 2.2% | 28 | 3.8% | 46 | 6.9% | 43 | 5.6% | 31 | 4.3% | 17 | 2.5% | 18 | 2.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 349 | 50.6% | 366 | 49.2% | 318 | 47.5% | 367 | 48.2% | 324 | 45.3% | 289 | 43.3% | 293 | 44.1% |
Female: | 341 | 49.4% | 378 | 50.8% | 352 | 52.5% | 395 | 51.8% | 392 | 54.7% | 379 | 56.7% | 367 | 55.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 398 | 57.7% | 438 | 58.9% | 406 | 60.6% | 461 | 60.5% | 423 | 59.1% | 359 | 53.7% | 371 | 55.9% |
Black: | 209 | 30.3% | 225 | 30.2% | 186 | 27.8% | 218 | 28.6% | 216 | 30.2% | 234 | 35.0% | 216 | 32.5% |
White: | 63 | 9.1% | 60 | 8.1% | 61 | 9.1% | 63 | 8.3% | 59 | 8.2% | 69 | 10.3% | 73 | 11.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 2.2% | 13 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.8% | 15 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 611 | 88.6% | 632 | 84.9% | 562 | 83.9% | 650 | 85.3% | 583 | 81.4% | 419 | 62.7% | 493 | 74.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 3.6% | 51 | 6.9% | 50 | 7.5% | 49 | 6.4% | 64 | 8.9% | 54 | 8.1% | 65 | 9.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.22 | 19.32 | 11.41 | 14.24 | 12.34 | 9.30 | 11.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.1% | 39.6% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29.3% | 49.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 52.2% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 52.4% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.4% | 67.6% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 28.7% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 25.9% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40.8% | 28.4% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30.1% | 22.7% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32.3% | 29.0% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39.5% | 36.5% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.7% | 55.0% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 65.1% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 68.3% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 70.0% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 44.7% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 52.6% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.0% | 50.9% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 39.2% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.8% | 44.2% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.5% | 43.5% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 46.9% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 59.0% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 53.2% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 56.4% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 58.3% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.5% | 31.1% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 26.4% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.0% | 27.1% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24.7% | 21.4% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17.8% | 16.2% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.4% | 34.3% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 33.4% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 53.7% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 60.9% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 72.0% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 66.9% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.7% | 52.7% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.7% | 61.0% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 52.6% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.6% | 48.6% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 47.8% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 51.8% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 54.9% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 55.6% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 44.4% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 72.2% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 79.1% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 65.9% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.0% | 69.9% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 62.2% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 57.9% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 22.4% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 32.4% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30.6% | 26.1% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25.3% | 25.7% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 25.4% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31.1% | 24.0% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 50.3% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 56% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 55.7% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 57.6% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.3% | 57.2% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 60.2% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 57.7% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 45.1% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 33.7% | 18.6% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 43.9% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 33.8% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 32.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 32.4% | 30.4% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 73.2% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.7% | 37.0% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.4% | 53.9% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.6% | 48.4% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 54.3% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 50.0% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.4% | 57.6% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.6% | 42.9% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 39% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.3% | 45.6% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 32.9% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 29.4% | 22.3% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 26.0% | 27.7% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 47.4% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 47.9% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 47.3% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 51.4% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 45.7% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.4% | 31.5% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 35.6% | 34.3% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.1% | 57.3% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 63.0% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 58.3% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 59.4% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 58.2% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.8% | 54.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.8% | 40.5% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 51.1% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 42.8% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.9% | 51.4% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 45.8% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.6% | 38.8% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 63.1% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 64.3% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 51.5% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.0% | 57.0% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 51.8% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.9% | 48.2% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.3% | 33.8% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 32.3% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 45.4% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 43.0% | 73.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 13.3% | 19.1% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18.2% | 22.5% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 37.5% | 33.5% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26.9% | 42.6% | 68.4% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 42.5% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 48.6% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 51.2% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.0% | 46.0% | 78.9% |
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* West Avenue School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.