Enrollment
181
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST LYCOMING SD·NCES 420849003021
Carl G Renn Elementary School
183 School Lane, Lairdsville, PA 17742 · (570) 584-3070 · Lycoming County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
90 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 39% larger than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Carl G Renn Elementary School→Hughesville JSHS
Based on grade levels within East Lycoming SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.4pp since 2023
Math
49.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.2% | 49.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 51.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Carl G Renn Elementary School
Carl G Renn Elementary School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl G Renn Elementary School this school | 181 | 49.7% | 54.0% |
| Liberty Elementary School Liberty | 185 | 50.8% | 47.0% |
| Joe Walker Elementary School Washington | 199 | 52.8% | 68.3% |
| Spring Farms Elementary School Three Springs | 174 | 54.6% | 41.6% |
| Ross Elementary School Sweet Valley | 166 | 47.6% | 50.3% |
| Salladasburg Elementary School Jersey Shore | 217 | 50.2% | 48.5% |
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 Carl G Renn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lycoming County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #761 of 1,396 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #810 of 1,511 ▼ 106 | #11 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #910 of 1,511 ▼ 150 | #12 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 181 | #1,560 of 1,638 | #13 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #1,009 of 1,600 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #142 of 1,045 | #1 of 8 |
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
181
-5 (-3%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 181 | 13.1 | 13.8:1 | 50% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 12.1 | 14.7:1 | 50% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 12.1 | 14.5:1 | 49% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 15 | 12.4:1 | 40% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 250 | 16.7 | 15.0:1 | 47% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 49% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | 17 | 12.9:1 | 36% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 43% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 12 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carl G Renn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (250 to 181); teachers down 21% (16.7 to 13.1).
About Carl G Renn Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Carl G Renn Elementary School serves students in Lairdsville, Pennsylvania. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 181 students in 2024-25. The school is 59% below the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
East Lycoming SD serves 1,601 students across 4 schools.
At Carl G Renn Elementary School, 98% of students are White. After that, the student body is 2% multiracial. Census figures show Lycoming County is about 89% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Carl G Renn Elementary School scores 4%.
Carl G Renn Elementary School reported 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.8:1. That is in line with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. There are 90 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 50% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Lycoming County report 60%.
Carl G Renn Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 40% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Carl G Renn Elementary School would be expected to post about 56.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.0%.
In the wider Lycoming County area, median household income comes to about $63,917, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lycoming County's 30 public schools enroll about 14,288 students and include Carl G Renn Elementary School.
Hughesville JSHS, about 6.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within ten miles of Carl G Renn Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Carl G Renn Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell 3% over 4 years, reaching 181 in 2024-25. The ratio was 12.4:1 in 2020-21 and 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
Carl G Renn Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lycoming County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,489
Census ACS
Median income
$63,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
14,288 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Lycoming SD
- Hughesville JSHSHigh · 728 students
- Joseph C Ashkar Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
- George A Ferrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 139 students
Nearby schools
- Hughesville JSHS6.3 mi · 728
- Lycoming Career and Technology Center6.3 mi · 1
- Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School6.4 mi · 553
- George A Ferrell Elementary School6.4 mi · 139
- Millville Area Elementary School8.5 mi · 291
- Millville Area JSHS8.7 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About Carl G Renn Elementary SchoolHow large is Carl G Renn Elementary School?
Carl G Renn Elementary School enrolls approximately 181 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Carl G Renn Elementary School serve?
Carl G Renn Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carl G Renn Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carl G Renn Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Carl G Renn Elementary School?
Carl G Renn Elementary School reports a student body of 98% White, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Carl G Renn Elementary School?
Carl G Renn Elementary School is overseen by East Lycoming SD in Lycoming County.
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