Octavius V. Catto Elementary School - #140
Catto Elementary School, named for Octavius V. Catto, a black activist from Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, was erected in 1929 at 30th and Saunders Streets in the eastern section of Camden. Catto School houses one section each of students in grades 1-4, a special needs self-contained class, and two sections of grade 5 students.
The teachers at Catto Elementary School provide a quality education for the community's children by implementing strategies to foster a more positive attitude in the students toward their own personal images and toward the process of education to enable them to contribute substantially to society.
The staff provides instruction based on individual student needs, strengths, and interests. The teachers implement various teaching approaches and research-based strategies to educate the children to the limits of their abilities.
It is expected that the students will grow through improvement in conduct. Their attitudes toward learning will increase through greater parental involvement in the educational process. The staff works together for effective interpersonal skills.
Curriculum Alignment and Instruction for Student Achievement:
Catto Elementary School students will demonstrate the acquisition of a common core of knowledge in mathematics, communications arts, science, social studies, the arts, health and physical
education, technology, and workplace readiness skills using school district initiatives and programs. The staff continues to improve professionally through various programs, such as district initiatives, as well as through their professional choices of educational training opportunities. Many staff members are enrolled in graduate programs to enhance their own development, as well as that of the students. The district offers on-going training and in-services for every level of personnel. Catto personnel have always taken advantage of these services.
Student Ethnicity
Enrollment by Grade
Counts of students "on-roll" by grade in October of
each school year.
Grade
2002-
2003
2003-
2004
2004-
2005
Grade 1
10.0
15.0
10.0
Grade 2
12.0
14.0
13.0
Grade 3
9.0
15.0
14.0
Grade 4
10.0
12.0
17.0
Grade 5
28.0
31.0
34.0
Special Ed.
(ungraded)
14.0
12.0
14.0
Total School
83.0
99.0
102.0
Enrollment by Grade
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Grad e 1 Grad e 2 Grad e 3 Grad e 4 Grad e 5 Spec ial E d. (ung rade d) Tota l Sch ool N u m b er o f S tu d en ts 02-03" 03-04" 04-05"Student Ethnicity by School Year
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
African-American
47
44
58
Hispanic
36
55
43
Asian
0
0
1
White
0
0
0
Student Ethnicity by School Year (percentage)
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
African-American
57%
44%
57%
Hispanic
43%
56%
42%
Asian
0
0
1%
White
0
0
0
Student Gender by School Year
Student Ethnicity by School Year
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
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W
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2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005Student Gender by School Year
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
Male
38
43
49
Female
45
56
53
Student Gender by School Year (percentage)
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
Male
46%
43%
48%
Female
54%
57%
52%
Student Gender by School Year
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 Male Female
