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Enrollment
824
Elementary
DISTRICT 749 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNMORE SD·NCES 420798006591
Dunmore El Center
300 W Warren St, Dunmore, PA 18512 · (570) 347-6794 · Lackawanna County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL824 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% 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.
- ABeats 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
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
790 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 36% larger than its 6th grade class (101).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Dunmore El Center→Dunmore JSHS
Based on grade levels within Dunmore SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.0pp since 2023
Math
38.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -10.9pp 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 39 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.1% | 38.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 49.5% |
% 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Dunmore El Center
Dunmore El Center's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmore El Center this school | 824 | 95.9% | 51.7% |
| Brookwood Elementary School Levittown | 975 | 96.2% | 27.8% |
| Shamokin Area Elementary School Coal Township | 830 | 99.6% | 31.9% |
| Valley El/MS Sugarloaf | 957 | 95.1% | 39.7% |
| Montessori Regional CS Erie | 626 | 97.9% | 32.2% |
| Dana El Center Forty Fort | 626 | 95.8% | 40.2% |
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 Dunmore El Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #829 of 1,396 | #9 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #1,025 of 1,511 ▼ 252 | #14 of 26 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #763 of 1,511 ▼ 48 | #11 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 824 | #71 of 1,638 | #2 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #939 of 1,528 | #18 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #578 of 1,531 | #14 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.9% | #540 of 1,600 | #12 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #312 of 450 | #5 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
824
+87 (+12%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,050
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 824 | 60.8 | 13.6:1 | 96% (790) |
| 2023-24 | 790 | 58.8 | 13.4:1 | 100% (790) |
| 2022-23 | 786 | 59.8 | 13.2:1 | 100% (786) |
| 2020-21 | 737 | 55 | 13.4:1 | 41% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 787 | 50.8 | 15.5:1 | 47% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 796 | 51 | 15.6:1 | 42% (337) |
| 2010-11 | 960 | 51 | 18.8:1 | 28% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 858 | 54 | 15.9:1 | 34% (288) |
| 1990-91 | 1,050 | 56 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunmore El Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (787 to 824); teachers up 20% (50.8 to 60.8).
About Dunmore El Center
Dunmore El Center is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. The school counts 824 students across kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
The district, Dunmore SD, operates 2 schools serving 1,498 students.
White students account for 70% of enrollment at Dunmore El Center. Other groups make up 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 4% Asian. Lackawanna County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Dunmore El Center belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
At Dunmore El Center, 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.6:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 96% of enrollment. The 72% average for public schools in Lackawanna County is 24 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Dunmore El Center is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Dunmore El Center lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.7%; the prediction is 36.5%.
Dunmore El Center is located in Lackawanna County, where median household income is about $66,223, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Dunmore El Center is one of 47 public schools in Lackawanna County, which together enroll about 27,006 students.
Dunmore JSHS is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Dunmore El Center is 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 824 was 12% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 737.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lackawanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
27,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Dunmore JSHS0.1 mi · 674
- Robert Morris #270.7 mi · 206
- John Adams #41.3 mi · 214
- Northeast Intrmd School1.4 mi · 894
- William Prescott #381.4 mi · 204
- Neil Armstrong #401.6 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Dunmore El CenterHow many students attend Dunmore El Center?
Dunmore El Center enrolls approximately 824 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Dunmore El Center serve?
Dunmore El Center serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dunmore El Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dunmore El Center is approximately 13.6:1 (61 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dunmore El Center?
At Dunmore El Center, the student body is approximately 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Dunmore El Center public or private?
Dunmore El Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dunmore SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.