Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School
4050 Crums Mill Rd
Harrisburg PA, 17112, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-651-7200
Ranking: | High School: (584 out of 626, bottom 7%) Elementary/Middle School: (2,069 out of 2,311, bottom 10%)* |
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 12
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: | 317 | 268 | 204 | 176 | 138 | 108 | 77 | |||||||
Total Students: | 8,037 | 6,667 | 5,550 | 4,424 | 3,652 | 2,736 | 1,699 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 330 | 4.1% | 258 | 3.9% | 219 | 3.9% | 159 | 3.6% | 159 | 4.4% | 153 | 5.6% | 108 | 6.4% |
Grade 1: | 339 | 4.2% | 281 | 4.2% | 216 | 3.9% | 186 | 4.2% | 181 | 5.0% | 145 | 5.3% | 128 | 7.5% |
Grade 2: | 361 | 4.5% | 288 | 4.3% | 278 | 5.0% | 225 | 5.1% | 184 | 5.0% | 174 | 6.4% | 120 | 7.1% |
Grade 3: | 432 | 5.4% | 350 | 5.2% | 288 | 5.2% | 244 | 5.5% | 213 | 5.8% | 161 | 5.9% | 131 | 7.7% |
Grade 4: | 458 | 5.7% | 363 | 5.4% | 300 | 5.4% | 280 | 6.3% | 198 | 5.4% | 179 | 6.5% | 149 | 8.8% |
Grade 5: | 501 | 6.2% | 438 | 6.6% | 364 | 6.6% | 239 | 5.4% | 235 | 6.4% | 171 | 6.3% | 142 | 8.4% |
Grade 6: | 597 | 7.4% | 510 | 7.6% | 411 | 7.4% | 354 | 8.0% | 269 | 7.4% | 230 | 8.4% | 154 | 9.1% |
Grade 7: | 695 | 8.6% | 569 | 8.5% | 517 | 9.3% | 414 | 9.4% | 310 | 8.5% | 240 | 8.8% | 153 | 9.0% |
Grade 8: | 774 | 9.6% | 692 | 10.4% | 547 | 9.9% | 413 | 9.3% | 334 | 9.1% | 212 | 7.7% | 158 | 9.3% |
Grade 9: | 1,093 | 13.6% | 867 | 13.0% | 753 | 13.6% | 642 | 14.5% | 571 | 15.6% | 449 | 16.4% | 226 | 13.3% |
Grade 10: | 873 | 10.9% | 744 | 11.2% | 626 | 11.3% | 492 | 11.1% | 416 | 11.4% | 295 | 10.8% | 142 | 8.4% |
Grade 11: | 855 | 10.6% | 670 | 10.0% | 576 | 10.4% | 426 | 9.6% | 356 | 9.7% | 213 | 7.8% | 88 | 5.2% |
Grade 12: | 729 | 9.1% | 637 | 9.6% | 455 | 8.2% | 350 | 7.9% | 226 | 6.2% | 114 | 4.2% | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 3,816 | 47.5% | 3,134 | 47.0% | 2,626 | 47.3% | 2,113 | 47.8% | 1,772 | 48.5% | 1,274 | 46.6% | 787 | 46.3% |
Female: | 4,221 | 52.5% | 3,533 | 53.0% | 2,924 | 52.7% | 2,311 | 52.2% | 1,872 | 51.3% | 1,304 | 47.7% | 761 | 44.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 30 | 0.4% | 23 | 0.3% | 20 | 0.4% | 18 | 0.4% | 17 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 82 | 1.0% | 47 | 0.7% | 46 | 0.8% | 37 | 0.8% | 42 | 1.2% | 25 | 0.9% | 14 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 799 | 9.9% | 575 | 8.6% | 435 | 7.8% | 285 | 6.4% | 186 | 5.1% | 114 | 4.2% | 54 | 3.2% |
Black: | 1,140 | 14.2% | 969 | 14.5% | 809 | 14.6% | 697 | 15.8% | 635 | 17.4% | 480 | 17.5% | 296 | 17.4% |
White: | 5,590 | 69.6% | 4,737 | 71.1% | 3,974 | 71.6% | 3,197 | 72.3% | 2,772 | 75.9% | 1,960 | 71.6% | 1,179 | 69.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 14 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 382 | 4.8% | 310 | 4.6% | 263 | 4.7% | 188 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 3,401 | 42.3% | 2,752 | 41.3% | 2,220 | 40.0% | 1,581 | 35.7% | 1,276 | 34.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 833 | 10.4% | 765 | 11.5% | 596 | 10.7% | 546 | 12.3% | 484 | 13.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 25.34 | 24.86 | 27.27 | 25.21 | 26.55 | 25.30 | 22.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | N/A | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | N/A | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | N/A | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | N/A | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | N/A | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | N/A | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | N/A | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | N/A | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | N/A | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | N/A | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | N/A | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.2% | N/A | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | N/A | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | N/A | 41.8% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | N/A | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | N/A | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | N/A | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | N/A | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | N/A | 82.9% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | N/A | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | N/A | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | N/A | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.7% | N/A | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | N/A | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.7% | N/A | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.9% | N/A | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | N/A | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | N/A | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | N/A | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | N/A | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | N/A | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.2% | N/A | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | N/A | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | N/A | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | N/A | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | N/A | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | N/A | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | N/A | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | N/A | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | N/A | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | N/A | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | N/A | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | N/A | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | N/A | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | N/A | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | N/A | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | N/A | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | N/A | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | N/A | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | N/A | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | N/A | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | N/A | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | N/A | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | N/A | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | N/A | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | N/A | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | N/A | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | N/A | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | N/A | 73.3% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | N/A | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | N/A | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | N/A | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | N/A | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | N/A | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | N/A | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | N/A | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.5% | N/A | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | N/A | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.9% | N/A | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | N/A | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | N/A | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | N/A | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | N/A | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | N/A | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | N/A | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | N/A | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | N/A | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | N/A | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | N/A | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | N/A | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | N/A | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | N/A | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | N/A | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | N/A | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | N/A | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | N/A | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | N/A | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | N/A | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | N/A | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | N/A | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | N/A | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | N/A | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | N/A | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | N/A | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 76% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | N/A | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | N/A | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | N/A | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | N/A | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | N/A | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | N/A | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | N/A | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | N/A | 76.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | N/A | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | N/A | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | N/A | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | N/A | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | N/A | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | N/A | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | N/A | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | N/A | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | N/A | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | N/A | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | N/A | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | N/A | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | N/A | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | N/A | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | N/A | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | N/A | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | N/A | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | N/A | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | N/A | 72.7% |
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* Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.