Mary Ethel Costello School
520 Cumberland St
Gloucester City NJ, 08030, Camden County
Phone: 856-456-7000
Ranking: (1,560 out of 1,847, bottom 16%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 6
School District: Gloucester 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: | 41 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 375 | 377 | 374 | 386 | 403 | 404 | 375 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 118 | 31.5% | 98 | 26.0% | 114 | 30.5% | 123 | 31.9% | 105 | 26.1% | 131 | 32.4% | 116 | 30.9% |
Grade 5: | 104 | 27.7% | 116 | 30.8% | 119 | 31.8% | 103 | 26.7% | 140 | 34.7% | 116 | 28.7% | 115 | 30.7% |
Grade 6: | 118 | 31.5% | 121 | 32.1% | 97 | 25.9% | 133 | 34.5% | 124 | 30.8% | 109 | 27.0% | 106 | 28.3% |
Ungraded: | 35 | 9.3% | 42 | 11.1% | 44 | 11.8% | 27 | 7.0% | 34 | 8.4% | 48 | 11.9% | 38 | 10.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 200 | 53.3% | 194 | 51.5% | 198 | 52.9% | 209 | 54.1% | 208 | 51.6% | 206 | 51.0% | 180 | 48.0% |
Female: | 175 | 46.7% | 183 | 48.5% | 176 | 47.1% | 177 | 45.9% | 195 | 48.4% | 198 | 49.0% | 191 | 50.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 15 | 4.0% | 12 | 3.2% | 7 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 52 | 13.9% | 49 | 13.0% | 38 | 10.2% | 28 | 7.3% | 20 | 5.0% | 26 | 6.4% | 27 | 7.2% |
Black: | 26 | 6.9% | 17 | 4.5% | 19 | 5.1% | 25 | 6.5% | 28 | 6.9% | 29 | 7.2% | 30 | 8.0% |
White: | 281 | 74.9% | 297 | 78.8% | 307 | 82.1% | 323 | 83.7% | 350 | 86.8% | 344 | 85.1% | 312 | 83.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 227 | 60.5% | 229 | 60.7% | 210 | 56.1% | 211 | 54.7% | 160 | 39.7% | 154 | 38.1% | 186 | 49.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 12.5% | 52 | 13.8% | 40 | 10.7% | 53 | 13.7% | 47 | 11.7% | 54 | 13.4% | 61 | 16.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.15 | 9.92 | 10.18 | 11.70 | 11.19 | 7.90 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43.2% | 43.2% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.2% | 66.2% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 62.2% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.4% | 66.4% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.0% | 62.0% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.9% | 62.9% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.4% | 53.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.8% | 42.8% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.0% | 54.0% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.7% | 45.1% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.5% | 42.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.8% | 40.8% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.6% | 35.6% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.5% | 56.5% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.1% | 63.1% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 68.7% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.1% | 64.1% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 64.6% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 73.5% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 77.8% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 74.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 73.4% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 58.6% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 67.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 60.6% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.1% | 66.1% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.9% | 89.9% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 94.9% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 93.6% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 88.5% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 85.0% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27.8% | 27.8% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51.9% | 51.9% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.6% | 46.6% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.2% | 47.2% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.6% | 45.6% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31.4% | 31.4% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 66.7% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 55.1% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.0% | 68.0% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.1% | 61.1% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 72.7% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 75.4% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 62.1% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 63.4% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 37.7% | 37% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 58.8% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 48.2% | 48.2% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 48.5% | 48.5% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 57.9% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.9% | 58.9% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54.3% | 53.2% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 55.6% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 66.2% | 66.2% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.1% | 70.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 78.2% | 78.2% | 78.9% |
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* Mary Ethel Costello 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.