Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School
666 South Springfield Ave
Springfield NJ, 07081, Union County
Phone: 973-376-1025
Ranking: (990 out of 1,847, bottom 46%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Springfield Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 14 | |||||||
Total Students: | 256 | 231 | 235 | 210 | 234 | 238 | 238 | |||||||
Grade 3: | 91 | 35.5% | 64 | 27.7% | 84 | 35.7% | 70 | 33.3% | 69 | 29.5% | 65 | 27.3% | 83 | 34.9% |
Grade 4: | 63 | 24.6% | 86 | 37.2% | 70 | 29.8% | 68 | 32.4% | 64 | 27.4% | 86 | 36.1% | 76 | 31.9% |
Grade 5: | 89 | 34.8% | 73 | 31.6% | 71 | 30.2% | 61 | 29.0% | 92 | 39.3% | 78 | 32.8% | 69 | 29.0% |
Ungraded: | 13 | 5.1% | 8 | 3.5% | 10 | 4.3% | 11 | 5.2% | 9 | 3.8% | 9 | 3.8% | 10 | 4.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 128 | 50.0% | 109 | 47.2% | 111 | 47.2% | 97 | 46.2% | 132 | 56.4% | 131 | 55.0% | 136 | 57.1% |
Female: | 128 | 50.0% | 122 | 52.8% | 124 | 52.8% | 113 | 53.8% | 102 | 43.6% | 107 | 45.0% | 98 | 41.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 28 | 10.9% | 22 | 9.5% | 20 | 8.5% | 20 | 9.5% | 24 | 10.3% | 27 | 11.3% | 25 | 10.5% |
Hispanic: | 38 | 14.8% | 27 | 11.7% | 26 | 11.1% | 28 | 13.3% | 22 | 9.4% | 24 | 10.1% | 18 | 7.6% |
Black: | 35 | 13.7% | 24 | 10.4% | 19 | 8.1% | 15 | 7.1% | 23 | 9.8% | 25 | 10.5% | 25 | 10.5% |
White: | 147 | 57.4% | 152 | 65.8% | 165 | 70.2% | 147 | 70.0% | 165 | 70.5% | 162 | 68.1% | 170 | 71.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 10.2% | 20 | 8.7% | 15 | 6.4% | 9 | 4.3% | 5 | 2.1% | 6 | 2.5% | 4 | 1.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 1.6% | 6 | 2.6% | 6 | 2.6% | 3 | 1.4% | 7 | 3.0% | 7 | 2.9% | 5 | 2.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.47 | 12.83 | 13.32 | 15.00 | 15.60 | 9.30 | 17.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 87.0% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 86.8% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 89.1% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.5% | 86.8% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 90.5% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 81.0% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 68.9% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 76.5% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 74.8% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 66.9% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 89.0% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.8% | 91.0% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 93.9% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.0% | 90.1% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 92.6% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 87.3% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 90.9% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 93.9% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 86.9% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.2% | 84.9% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 86.7% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 92.5% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 83.6% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 82.4% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 88.1% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.3% | 84.8% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 67.1% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 75.5% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 71.1% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 71.8% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 72.1% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 79.5% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 86.3% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 82.2% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 84.8% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 93.0% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 87.3% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.7% | 77.4% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 89.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 89.1% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 92.0% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 86.1% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 90.4% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 91.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.4% | 93.7% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 86.6% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 94.3% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 99.3% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 97.0% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 96.7% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 95.8% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 90.9% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52.0% | 66.2% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 73.5% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.0% | 63.5% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 70.3% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 68.6% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.8% | 75.5% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 90.9% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.5% | 81.0% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 87.8% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 79.6% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 89.9% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 88.4% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 92.9% | 79.9% |
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* Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.