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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELAWARE VALLEY SD·NCES 420753007200
Delaware Valley Elementary School
500 Avenue S, Matamoras, PA 18336 · (570) 296-1820 · Pike County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
222 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -15.3pp since 2023
Math
54.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.3% | 54.7% |
| 2023-24 | 64.6% | 55.0% |
% 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Delaware Valley Elementary School
Delaware Valley Elementary School's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Valley Elementary School this school | 486 | 45.7% | 59.6% |
| John R Bonfield Elementary School Lititz | 446 | 46.4% | 53.2% |
| Crooked Billet Elementary School Hatboro | 468 | 42.1% | 52.9% |
| Shafer Elementary School Nazareth | 559 | 42.6% | 66.3% |
| Donegal Primary School Mount Joy | 559 | 49.0% | N/A |
| Brecknock Elementary School Denver | 441 | 41.5% | 52.4% |
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 Delaware Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Pike County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #607 of 1,396 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #681 of 1,511 ▼ 64 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #759 of 1,511 ▼ 284 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #566 of 1,638 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #847 of 1,528 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #819 of 1,531 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #1,067 of 1,600 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #890 of 1,045 | 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
486
+48 (+11%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 486 | 36.6 | 13.3:1 | 46% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 36.1 | 13.7:1 | 45% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 35.1 | 13.0:1 | 44% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 35 | 12.5:1 | 41% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 36.5 | 13.9:1 | 40% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 36% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 33% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 24% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 635 | 37 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delaware Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (506 to 486); teachers unchanged (36.5 to 36.6).
About Delaware Valley Elementary School
At 500 Avenue S in Matamoras, Pennsylvania, Delaware Valley Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 486 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Delaware Valley SD is made up of 7 schools with 4,248 students in all.
White students are 78% of those enrolled at Delaware Valley Elementary School. The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is in line with Pike County, where about 79% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
Staffing at Delaware Valley Elementary School comes to 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure. Delaware Valley Elementary School counts 46% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Pike County is 17 points.
Delaware Valley Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 58.0%.
For Pike County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $81,323, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 14 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,615, Delaware Valley Elementary School among them.
The closest school to Delaware Valley Elementary School is EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Delaware Valley Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Delaware Valley Elementary School is Town: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 486, up from 438 in 2020-21.
The Delaware Valley Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,621
Census ACS
Median income
$81,323
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
8,615 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Delaware Valley SD
- Delaware Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Dingman-Delaware Middle SchoolMiddle · 532 students
- Dingman-Delaware Primary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Dingman-Delaware Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Delaware Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
- Shohola Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 702
- PORT JERVIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 743
- PORT JERVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 549
- Delaware Valley Middle School2.5 mi · 466
- Delaware Valley High School2.5 mi · 1,380
- Montague Township School7.3 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Delaware Valley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Delaware Valley Elementary School?
Delaware Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Delaware Valley Elementary School serve?
Delaware Valley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Delaware Valley Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Delaware Valley Elementary School.
How diverse is Delaware Valley Elementary School?
Delaware Valley Elementary School reports a student body of 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Delaware Valley Elementary School in?
Delaware Valley Elementary School is part of Delaware Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.