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Enrollment
755
Elementary
DISTRICT 746 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARBONDALE AREA SD·NCES 420498000225
Carbondale Elementary School
103 Brooklyn St, Carbondale, PA 18407 · (570) 282-5656 · Lackawanna County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL755 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
563 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Carbondale Elementary School→Carbondale Area JSHS
Based on grade levels within Carbondale Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.5pp since 2023
Math
17.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.9% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 22.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Carbondale Elementary School
Carbondale Elementary School's state test result (27.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale Elementary School this school | 755 | 74.6% | 27.5% |
| Clarke El Center Pottsville | 892 | 70.1% | 44.3% |
| Tamaqua Elementary School Tamaqua | 697 | 67.4% | 43.9% |
| Warren Snyder-John Girotti Elementary School Bristol | 623 | 74.8% | 48.0% |
| Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School Philadelphia | 962 | 69.1% | 41.5% |
| GNA El Center Nanticoke | 513 | 72.7% | 26.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carbondale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #1,210 of 1,396 | #23 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #1,317 of 1,511 ▼ 84 | #24 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #1,313 of 1,511 ▼ 80 | #24 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 755 | #96 of 1,638 | #3 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #775 of 1,528 | #13 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #515 of 1,531 | #12 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.6% | #718 of 1,600 | #15 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #442 of 1,045 | #12 of 20 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
755
+37 (+5%) vs 2020
+57% since 2000-01, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 755 | 57.8 | 13.1:1 | 75% (563) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 58.1 | 12.9:1 | 75% (563) |
| 2022-23 | 773 | 53.3 | 14.5:1 | 46% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | 49 | 14.7:1 | 100% (715) |
| 2017-18 | 887 | 54.2 | 16.4:1 | 69% (612) |
| 2015-16 | 960 | 53 | 18.1:1 | 50% (483) |
| 2010-11 | 933 | 56 | 16.7:1 | 68% (634) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 62% (296) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carbondale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (887 to 755); teachers up 7% (54.2 to 57.8).
About Carbondale Elementary School
The public elementary school Carbondale Elementary School is located in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 755 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Carbondale Elementary School is one school in Carbondale Area SD, a system of 2 schools with 1,491 students.
Carbondale Elementary School is 66% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. Among people living in Lackawanna County, the White share is about 81%. Carbondale Elementary School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
Carbondale Elementary School's 57.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 75%. For comparison, public schools in Lackawanna County average 72%.
allk12 grades Carbondale Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Carbondale Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.5%, against a prediction of 45.6%.
Among Lackawanna County residents, the median household income is $66,223, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Carbondale Elementary School, Lackawanna County has 46 other public schools.
Carbondale Area JSHS is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 6. The school's 27.5% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Carbondale Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment increase, from 718 in 2020-21 to 755 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.7:1 to 13.1:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lackawanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
27,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Carbondale Area JSHS0.1 mi · 736
- Lakeland Elementary School - Mayfield Campus1.9 mi · 268
- Fell CS2.6 mi · 111
- Lakeland JSHS4.7 mi · 623
- Lakeland Elementary School - Scott Campus4.8 mi · 432
- Valley View Intrmd School5.0 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About Carbondale Elementary SchoolHow large is Carbondale Elementary School?
Carbondale Elementary School enrolls approximately 755 students in grades PK-06.
Is Carbondale Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carbondale Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carbondale Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carbondale Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carbondale Elementary School?
At Carbondale Elementary School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Carbondale Elementary School?
Carbondale Elementary School is overseen by Carbondale Area SD in Lackawanna County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.