Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 222 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLSBORO AREA SD·NCES 422517005095
Don Gill Elementary School
10 Sherman St, Wellsboro, PA 16901 · (570) 724-1811 · Tioga County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
11.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
170 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 92 | 32% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 34% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wellsboro Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
59.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.7% | 59.7% |
| 2023-24 | 60.1% | 56.2% |
% 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Don Gill Elementary School
Don Gill Elementary School's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Gill Elementary School this school | 287 | 59.2% | 63.0% |
| Clearview Elementary School Brogue | 300 | 56.3% | 44.3% |
| Gettysburg Montessori CS Gettysburg | 281 | 58.0% | 40.2% |
| Juniata Valley Elementary School Alexandria | 285 | 62.1% | 43.2% |
| Penns Manor Area Elementary School Clymer | 321 | 60.4% | 48.9% |
| Millville Area Elementary School Millville | 291 | 56.0% | 53.1% |
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 Don Gill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Tioga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #491 of 1,396 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #541 of 1,511 ▲ 47 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #441 of 1,511 ▲ 179 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #1,295 of 1,638 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #351 of 1,528 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #1,253 of 1,531 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #830 of 1,600 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #306 of 1,045 | #2 of 7 |
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
287
-54 (-16%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 287 | 24.5 | 11.7:1 | 59% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 24.5 | 12.6:1 | 55% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 24.5 | 13.0:1 | 55% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 24 | 14.2:1 | 49% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 24.5 | 14.5:1 | 47% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 50% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 25 | 14.3:1 | 40% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 40% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 30 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Don Gill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (356 to 287); teachers unchanged (24.5 to 24.5).
About Don Gill Elementary School
Don Gill Elementary School is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. It reports enrollment of 287 students in grades 2 through 4. That puts enrollment 35% below the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Don Gill Elementary School belongs to Wellsboro Area SD, a district of 4 schools and 1,372 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Don Gill Elementary School is White, at 91%. The school is also 6% multiracial. The diversity index for Don Gill Elementary School is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Don Gill Elementary School lists 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 1.4 students per teacher. About 59% of students at Don Gill Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 73% average for public schools in Tioga County is 14 points higher.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Don Gill Elementary School outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Don Gill Elementary School would be expected to post about 52.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.0%.
For the population of Tioga County, median household income comes to about $64,899, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Tioga County counts 14 public schools with about 5,053 students.
Charlotte Lappla Elementary School is the nearest public school to Don Gill Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Don Gill Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The school's 63.0% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Don Gill Elementary School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 287, from 341 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.2:1 in 2020-21, and 11.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Wellsboro Area SD
- Wellsboro Area High SchoolHigh · 496 students
- Rock L Butler Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- Charlotte Lappla Elementary SchoolElementary · 156 students
Other schools in Wellsboro
- Wellsboro Area High SchoolHigh · 496 students
- Rock L Butler Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- Charlotte Lappla Elementary SchoolElementary · 156 students
Nearby schools
- Charlotte Lappla Elementary School0.1 mi · 156
- Rock L Butler Middle School0.7 mi · 433
- Wellsboro Area High School1.2 mi · 496
- Warren L Miller Elementary School12.1 mi · 522
- North Penn-Mansfield JSHS12.2 mi · 544
- Blossburg Elementary School12.9 mi · 194
Frequently asked questions
About Don Gill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Don Gill Elementary School?
Don Gill Elementary School enrolls approximately 287 students in grades 02-04.
What grades does Don Gill Elementary School serve?
Don Gill Elementary School serves grades 02-04.
How many students per teacher at Don Gill Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Don Gill Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Don Gill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Don Gill Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Don Gill Elementary School in?
Don Gill Elementary School is part of Wellsboro Area SD.
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