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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELAWARE VALLEY SD·NCES 420753003864
Dingman-Delaware El Sch
1355 Route 739, Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328 · (570) 296-3120 · Pike County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
264 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Delaware Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.0pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 up about 6 points.
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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
470
-43 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.7:1
% White
75%
was 80%
% Hispanic
18%
was 12%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Dingman-Delaware El Sch
Dingman-Delaware El Sch operates as an average-sized primary school in Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, operated by Delaware Valley SD. Current enrollment sits at 470 students spanning grades 3 through 5.
Delaware Valley SD comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,248 students; Dingman-Delaware El Sch is among them.
In terms of who attends, Dingman-Delaware El Sch logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian.
On the resource side, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dingman-Delaware El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.5%, the actual is 60.8%, a residual of +7.2 points.
In the surrounding community, Pike County reports that median household earnings sit near $81,323, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Pike County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,615 students), Dingman-Delaware El Sch is one campus in the mix.
Dingman-Delaware MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Dingman-Delaware El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dingman-Delaware El Sch at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 46.2%.
Dingman-Delaware El Sch operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dingman-Delaware El Sch has edged down 8%, going from 513 students in 2018 to 470 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 12% to 18% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.
On this page, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 HSHigh · 1,380 students
- Dingman-Delaware MSMiddle · 532 students
- Dingman-Delaware Primary SchElementary · 493 students
- Delaware Valley El SchElementary · 486 students
- Delaware Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
- Shohola El SchElementary · 421 students
Other schools in Dingmans Ferry
- East Stroudsburg SHS NorthHigh · 917 students
- Lehman Intermediate SchMiddle · 540 students
- Dingman-Delaware MSMiddle · 532 students
- Dingman-Delaware Primary SchElementary · 493 students
- Bushkill El SchElementary · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Dingman-Delaware MS0.1 mi · 532
- Dingman-Delaware Primary Sch0.2 mi · 493
- Shohola El Sch6.6 mi · 421
- Montague Township School8.4 mi · 329
- East Stroudsburg SHS North8.5 mi · 917
- Lehman Intermediate Sch8.7 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Dingman-Delaware El SchHow large is Dingman-Delaware El Sch?
Dingman-Delaware El Sch enrolls approximately 470 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Dingman-Delaware El Sch serve?
Dingman-Delaware El Sch serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Dingman-Delaware El Sch?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Dingman-Delaware El Sch.
How diverse is Dingman-Delaware El Sch?
Dingman-Delaware El Sch reports a student body of 75% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Dingman-Delaware El Sch?
Dingman-Delaware El Sch is overseen by Delaware Valley SD in Pike County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.