Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHERN TIOGA SD·NCES 421773006371
Clark Wood Elementary School
110A Ellison Road, Elkland, PA 16920 · (814) 258-5131 · Tioga County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
11.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
302 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.9pp since 2023
Math
38.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.3% | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 44.6% |
% 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Clark Wood Elementary School
Clark Wood Elementary School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Wood Elementary School this school | 303 | 99.7% | 43.7% |
| L R Appleman Elementary School Benton | 308 | 99.0% | 70.9% |
| Cochranton Elementary School Cochranton | 311 | 99.0% | 46.4% |
| West End Elementary School Meadville | 310 | 99.0% | 61.4% |
| George J Plava Elementary School Mc Clellandtown | 314 | 98.7% | 36.2% |
| Sullivan Co Elementary School Laporte | 306 | 99.0% | 44.6% |
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 Clark Wood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Tioga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #1,006 of 1,396 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #1,021 of 1,511 ▼ 142 | #5 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #1,215 of 1,511 ▼ 110 | #7 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #1,240 of 1,638 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #199 of 1,528 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #1,302 of 1,531 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #318 of 1,600 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #366 of 450 | N/A |
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
303
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 303 | 27.6 | 11.0:1 | 100% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 26.9 | 11.2:1 | 100% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 27.6 | 10.7:1 | 100% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 27 | 11.1:1 | 72% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 30.6 | 9.6:1 | 63% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 28 | 10.6:1 | 61% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 30 | 8.9:1 | 52% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 368 | 32 | 11.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 20 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clark Wood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (295 to 303); teachers down 10% (30.6 to 27.6).
About Clark Wood Elementary School
Clark Wood Elementary School is a small elementary school in Elkland, Pennsylvania. Total enrollment is 303 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 32% lower.
Federal data list 5 schools in Northern Tioga SD, with 1,989 students enrolled.
The share of White students at Clark Wood Elementary School is 92%. Next come 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Tioga County overall, the White share is about 96%. The diversity index for Clark Wood Elementary School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.0:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1, 2.1 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Tioga County report 73%.
Clark Wood Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 44% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Clark Wood Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.7%; the prediction is 34.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Tioga County show that median household income comes to about $64,899, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 14, with about 5,053 students.
TUSCARORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 8.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of Clark Wood Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Clark Wood Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Clark Wood Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 299 students in 2020-21 and 303 in 2024-25.
Clark Wood Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Tioga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,945
Census ACS
Median income
$64,899
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,053 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northern Tioga SD
- Williamson SHSHigh · 543 students
- Russell B Walter Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Cowanesque Valley JSHSHigh · 365 students
- Westfield Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 315 students
Nearby schools
- TUSCARORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.4 mi · 429
- ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL8.7 mi · 491
- Williamson SHS10.3 mi · 543
- Russell B Walter Elementary School10.3 mi · 463
- JASPER-TROUPSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.9 mi · 207
- VALLEY EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL13.7 mi · 94
Frequently asked questions
About Clark Wood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clark Wood Elementary School?
Clark Wood Elementary School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Clark Wood Elementary School serve?
Clark Wood Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clark Wood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clark Wood Elementary School is approximately 11.0:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clark Wood Elementary School?
At Clark Wood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Clark Wood Elementary School in?
Clark Wood Elementary School is part of Northern Tioga SD.
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