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Clear Run Intrmd School

800 Memorial Blvd., Tobyhanna, PA 18466 · (570) 839-7121 · Monroe County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL919 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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.
  • C+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

Enrollment
919
Elementary
DISTRICT 775 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
912 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 323826%
Grade 421724%
Grade 523225%
Grade 623225%
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
21724%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
36840%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
27129%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
142%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
455%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
46150%
Female
45850%

School pathway

Feeds from
Clear Run El CenterKG–02
Based on grade levels within Pocono Mountain SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
28.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
32.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2528.1%32.2%
2023-2434.8%32.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 36% 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 Clear Run Intrmd School

Clear Run Intrmd School's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Clear Run Intrmd School this school91999.2%35.7%
Clear Run El Center
Tobyhanna
65899.5%N/A
Forrest Edwin School
Philadelphia
84197.4%21.7%
Disston Hamilton School
Philadelphia
73799.9%13.8%
Isaac Tripp Elementary School
Scranton
71094.5%29.4%
The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds
Philadelphia
88594.8%12.8%
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 Clear Run Intrmd School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Monroe County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
35.7%#1,112 of 1,396#12 of 12
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.2%#1,120 of 1,511
▼ 36
#12 of 13
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
28.1%#1,237 of 1,511
▼ 43
#13 of 13
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
919#42 of 1,638#2 of 15
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.9:1#190 of 1,528#9 of 15
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.4%#111 of 1,531#6 of 15
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.2%#364 of 1,600#4 of 13
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.9%#355 of 1,045#6 of 13
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 2024-25
Enrollment
919
-119 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2591984.210.9:199% (912)
2023-2490786.410.5:1100% (904)
2022-2392290.510.2:174% (678)
2020-211,0389610.8:162% (647)
2017-181,12097.111.5:177% (857)
2015-161,1039112.1:177% (844)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clear Run Intrmd School.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,120 to 919); teachers down 13% (97.1 to 84.2).

About Clear Run Intrmd School

Clear Run Intrmd School, a large elementary school, is located in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania. The school serves 919 students in grades 3 through 6 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 107% above that.

Pocono Mountain SD runs 9 schools with a combined 7,781 students. Clear Run Intrmd School is one of them.

No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Clear Run Intrmd School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 40%. The remaining shares are 29% Black, 24% White, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Monroe County's population at about 18%. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Teachers at Clear Run Intrmd School total 84.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.9:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 99%. Among public schools in Monroe County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.

Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Clear Run Intrmd School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

In Pennsylvania, Clear Run Intrmd School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 35.7% actual against a predicted 35.1%.

Census Bureau estimates for Monroe County show that the median household income is $83,565, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Clear Run Intrmd School is one of 29 public schools in the county.

The nearest other public school, Clear Run El Center, is about 0.1 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Clear Run Intrmd School ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.

Under the NCES locale system, Clear Run Intrmd School is Rural: Fringe.

The school enrolled 919 students in 2024-25, 119 fewer than the 1,038 it had in 2020-21.

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Monroe County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
167,515
Census ACS
Median income
$83,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
20,752 students

Quick facts

School name
Clear Run Intrmd School
District
Pocono Mountain SD
Address
800 Memorial Blvd., Tobyhanna, PA 18466
Phone
(570) 839-7121
County
Monroe County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–06
Total enrollment
919
Teachers (FTE)
84
Student–teacher ratio
10.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
912 (99%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
421950007471
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Clear Run Intrmd School
How many students attend Clear Run Intrmd School?
Clear Run Intrmd School enrolls approximately 919 students in grades 03-06.
Is Clear Run Intrmd School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clear Run Intrmd School is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
How many students per teacher at Clear Run Intrmd School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Clear Run Intrmd School.
What is the student diversity at Clear Run Intrmd School?
Student demographics at Clear Run Intrmd School are roughly 24% White, 40% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Clear Run Intrmd School in?
Clear Run Intrmd School is part of Pocono Mountain SD.
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