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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Colonel John Siegfried El Sch this year?
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Enrollment
808
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHAMPTON AREA SD·NCES 421737000166
Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School
1677 Lincoln Ave, Northampton, PA 18067 · (610) 262-6430 · Northampton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL808 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.6:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
446 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 131 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 146 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 150 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (150).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School→Northampton Area Middle School→Northampton Area High School
Based on grade levels within Northampton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
57.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 55.6% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School
Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School this school | 808 | 55.2% | 59.3% |
| Donegal Intermediate School Marietta | 806 | 49.9% | 54.4% |
| Pittston City Intrmd Center Pittston | 730 | 58.8% | 51.3% |
| Willow Dale Elementary School Warminster | 728 | 51.6% | 47.7% |
| Juniata Elementary School Mifflintown | 686 | 54.8% | 34.3% |
| Bear Creek Community CS Bear Creek Township | 604 | 53.0% | 48.0% |
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 Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #615 of 1,396 | #16 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #595 of 1,511 ▲ 6 | #16 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #655 of 1,511 ▲ 45 | #17 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 808 | #74 of 1,638 | #1 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #951 of 1,528 | #29 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #586 of 1,531 | #20 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #903 of 1,600 | #21 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #832 of 1,045 | #22 of 25 |
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
808
-43 (-5%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 744
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 808 | 59.5 | 13.6:1 | 55% (446) |
| 2023-24 | 805 | 60 | 13.4:1 | 55% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 808 | 59.7 | 13.5:1 | 51% (415) |
| 2020-21 | 851 | 57 | 14.9:1 | 43% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 854 | 58.2 | 14.7:1 | 39% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 896 | 57 | 15.7:1 | 36% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 1,015 | 66 | 15.4:1 | 25% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 744 | 45 | 16.5:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (854 to 808); teachers up 2% (58.2 to 59.5).
About Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School
Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School is a large elementary school in Northampton, Pennsylvania, under Northampton Area SD. A total of 808 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 82% higher.
Besides Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School, Northampton Area SD runs 5 other schools. The district enrolls 5,113 students.
Roughly 68% of students at Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School is 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.6:1. That matches the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School would be expected to post about 53.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Northampton County, the median household income is $89,184, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 60 public schools in Northampton County, enrolling about 38,316 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Northampton Area High School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School had 851 students, to 2024-25, when it had 808. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.9:1 to 13.6:1 over the same years.
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Northampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,580
Census ACS
Median income
$89,184
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
38,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northampton Area SD
- Northampton Area High SchoolHigh · 1,866 students
- Northampton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,175 students
- Lehigh Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- George Wolf Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
- Moore Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
Other schools in Northampton
- Northampton Area High SchoolHigh · 1,866 students
- Northampton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,175 students
- Catasauqua SHSHigh · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Northampton Area High School0.2 mi · 1,866
- Northampton Area Middle School0.3 mi · 1,175
- Catasauqua SHS1.5 mi · 467
- Catasauqua Middle School2.5 mi · 477
- Innovative Arts Academy CS2.6 mi · 477
- Clarence M Gockley Elementary School2.7 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Colonel John Siegfried Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School?
Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School enrolls approximately 808 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School serve?
Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School?
At Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School in?
Colonel John Siegfried Elementary School is part of Northampton Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.