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What's one thing East Stroudsburg SHS North gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
917
High
DISTRICT 1,138 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST STROUDSBURG AREA SD·NCES 420867000518
East Stroudsburg SHS North
279 Timberwolf Dr, Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328 · (570) 588-4420 · Pike County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL917 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
490 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 233 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 219 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 236 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 229 | 25% |
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
63.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +11.7pp since 2023
Math
28.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 28.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 21.6% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 East Stroudsburg SHS North
East Stroudsburg SHS North's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Stroudsburg SHS North this school | 917 | 53.4% | 40.8% |
| East Stroudsburg SHS South East Stroudsburg | 1,359 | 50.5% | 43.1% |
| Stroudsburg Junior High School Stroudsburg | 721 | 51.9% | 45.5% |
| Stroudsburg High School Stroudsburg | 1,196 | 47.7% | 62.8% |
| West York Area High School York | 851 | 53.1% | 49.8% |
| Wilson Area High School Easton | 709 | 52.9% | 54.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 East Stroudsburg SHS North ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #428 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #421 of 626 ▲ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #259 of 626 ▲ 174 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 917 | #202 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #161 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.3% | #2 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #312 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #214 of 373 |
Ranked against other public high 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
917
-47 (-5%) vs 2020
+34% since 2000-01, when it was 682
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 917 | 74.3 | 12.3:1 | 53% (490) |
| 2023-24 | 922 | 76.8 | 12.0:1 | 53% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 940 | 73.8 | 12.8:1 | 54% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 964 | 75 | 12.8:1 | 41% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 1,002 | 70 | 14.3:1 | 47% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 1,054 | 87 | 12.1:1 | 51% (533) |
| 2010-11 | 1,269 | 93 | 13.7:1 | 43% (543) |
| 2000-01 | 682 | 44 | 15.5:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Stroudsburg SHS North.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,002 to 917); teachers up 6% (70 to 74.3).
About East Stroudsburg SHS North
East Stroudsburg SHS North is a high school in Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, and it is part of East Stroudsburg Area SD. The school enrolls 917 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738, so this school runs 24% larger than that.
The East Stroudsburg Area SD system has 10 schools and 6,353 students.
White students are the largest group at East Stroudsburg SHS North, with 30% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Black, 22% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 6% Native American. The White share of the county population is higher, at 79%. East Stroudsburg SHS North has a diversity index of 77%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 74.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.3:1. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. Roughly 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Pike County is 63%.
allk12 grades East Stroudsburg SHS North a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 54.7%. East Stroudsburg SHS North scores 40.8%.
Federal survey data for Pike County show that median household income is about $81,323, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. East Stroudsburg SHS North is among the 14 public schools in Pike County.
The next-closest public school is Lehman Intermediate School, about 0.1 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts East Stroudsburg SHS North at 6th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 964 in 2020-21 and 917 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 East Stroudsburg Area SD
- East Stroudsburg SHS SouthHigh · 1,359 students
- J T Lambert Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- East Stroudsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 603 students
- Lehman Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- J M Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Middle Smithfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Other schools in Dingmans Ferry
- Lehman Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Dingman-Delaware Middle SchoolMiddle · 532 students
- Dingman-Delaware Primary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Dingman-Delaware Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Bushkill Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Lehman Intermediate School0.1 mi · 540
- Bushkill Elementary School0.5 mi · 405
- Dingman-Delaware Middle School8.4 mi · 532
- Resica Elementary School8.5 mi · 404
- Dingman-Delaware Primary School8.5 mi · 493
- Dingman-Delaware Elementary School8.5 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About East Stroudsburg SHS NorthHow many students attend East Stroudsburg SHS North?
East Stroudsburg SHS North enrolls approximately 917 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does East Stroudsburg SHS North serve?
East Stroudsburg SHS North serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Stroudsburg SHS North?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Stroudsburg SHS North is approximately 12.3:1 (74 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at East Stroudsburg SHS North?
Student demographics at East Stroudsburg SHS North are roughly 30% White, 22% Hispanic, 27% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is East Stroudsburg SHS North in?
East Stroudsburg SHS North is part of East Stroudsburg Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.