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What advice would you give to incoming students at Elk Lake El Sch?
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Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK LAKE SD·NCES 420915006417
Elk Lake Elementary School
2380 Elk Lake School Road, Springville, PA 18844 · (570) 278-1106 · Susquehanna County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% 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.
- 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
12.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
256 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (84).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Elk Lake Elementary School→Elk Lake JSHS
Based on grade levels within Elk Lake SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.7pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 47.1% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Elk Lake Elementary School
Elk Lake Elementary School's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Lake Elementary School this school | 563 | 45.5% | 50.8% |
| Pine Grove Elementary School Pine Grove | 563 | 48.1% | 65.9% |
| Moscow Elementary School Moscow | 581 | 48.0% | 64.0% |
| Stanwood Elementary School New Stanton | 518 | 47.3% | 68.8% |
| Selinsgrove Intrmd School Selinsgrove | 535 | 48.8% | 61.4% |
| Valley View Intrmd School Archbald | 548 | 45.1% | 46.2% |
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 Elk Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Susquehanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #852 of 1,396 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #906 of 1,511 ▼ 79 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #898 of 1,511 ▼ 39 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #345 of 1,638 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #679 of 1,528 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.6% | #1,309 of 1,531 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #1,071 of 1,600 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #592 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
563
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 855
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 563 | 44.3 | 12.7:1 | 45% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 44.3 | 13.0:1 | 44% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 48 | 11.5:1 | 44% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 51 | 11.0:1 | 55% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 47.5 | 13.4:1 | 55% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 48 | 13.6:1 | 49% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 53 | 13.6:1 | 47% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 883 | 56 | 15.8:1 | 23% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 855 | 46 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elk Lake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (635 to 563); teachers down 7% (47.5 to 44.3).
About Elk Lake Elementary School
Elk Lake Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Springville, Pennsylvania. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 563 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
Elk Lake Elementary School is run by Elk Lake SD, whose 2 schools enroll 1,053 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Elk Lake Elementary School is White, at 92%. It is also 6% Hispanic. Among Susquehanna County residents, the White share is about 95%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.
Elk Lake Elementary School reported 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Roughly 45% of students at Elk Lake Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Susquehanna County report 78%.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Elk Lake Elementary School outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Elk Lake Elementary School is -7.3 points: 50.8% actual, 58.1% predicted.
In Susquehanna County, the median household earns about $68,487 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Susquehanna County, 15 public schools serve about 5,728 students.
Elk Lake JSHS, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Elk Lake Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Elk Lake Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 561 to 563. Students per teacher increased from 11.0 in 2020-21 to 12.7 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Elk Lake Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Susquehanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,219
Census ACS
Median income
$68,487
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,728 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Springville
- Elk Lake JSHSHigh · 490 students
- Susquehanna County Career and Technology CenterHigh · 6 students
Nearby schools
- Elk Lake JSHS0.0 mi · 490
- Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center0.0 mi · 6
- Lathrop Street Elementary School8.3 mi · 401
- Montrose Area JSHS9.2 mi · 565
- Mountain View JSHS11.8 mi · 410
- Mountain View Elementary School11.8 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About Elk Lake Elementary SchoolHow large is Elk Lake Elementary School?
Elk Lake Elementary School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades KG-06.
Is Elk Lake Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elk Lake Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Elk Lake Elementary School have?
Elk Lake Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Elk Lake Elementary School?
Student demographics at Elk Lake Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Elk Lake Elementary School public or private?
Elk Lake Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elk Lake SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.