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What's something Elk Lake JSHS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
490
High
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK LAKE SD·NCES 420915006418
Elk Lake JSHS
2380 Elk Lake School Road, Springville, PA 18844 · (570) 278-1106 · Susquehanna County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- DBeats 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
9.4:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
245 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 7 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 82 | 17% |
Student demographics
23%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
Feeds from
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
45.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.6pp since 2023
Math
17.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 17.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 12.0% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 JSHS
Elk Lake JSHS's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Lake JSHS this school | 490 | 50.0% | 40.1% |
| Western Wayne High School Lake Ariel | 562 | 49.1% | 56.8% |
| Pen Argyl Area High School Pen Argyl | 475 | 48.6% | 50.5% |
| Milton High School Milton | 608 | 52.5% | 57.5% |
| Lehighton Area High School Lehighton | 630 | 51.7% | 60.5% |
| Fort Cherry JSHS Mc Donald | 457 | 50.5% | 48.9% |
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 Elk Lake JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Susquehanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #432 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #515 of 626 ▲ 24 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #462 of 626 ▼ 71 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #415 of 713 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #20 of 601 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #353 of 604 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #353 of 619 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #197 of 373 | N/A |
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
490
-44 (-8%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 7.3:1
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 | 490 | 52.2 | 9.4:1 | 50% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 54.8 | 9.3:1 | 48% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 62.8 | 8.8:1 | 34% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 73 | 7.3:1 | 40% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 40 | 13.5:1 | 34% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 44 | 12.3:1 | 44% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 649 | 53 | 12.3:1 | 34% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 27% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 640 | 39 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elk Lake JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (541 to 490); teachers up 30% (40 to 52.2).
About Elk Lake JSHS
Elk Lake JSHS is a small high school with an address in Springville, Pennsylvania. School enrollment was 490 students in 2024-25, in grades 7 through 12. The average among high schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 738 students; this school is 34% smaller than that.
Elk Lake SD, which runs Elk Lake JSHS, has 2 schools and 1,053 students.
About 87% of the student body at Elk Lake JSHS is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Elk Lake JSHS's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Elk Lake JSHS is 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. About 50% of students, or 245, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Susquehanna County average 78%.
The allk12 Grade for Elk Lake JSHS is C-. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Elk Lake JSHS sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.1% and a predicted 56.2%.
Federal survey data for Susquehanna County show that the median household income is $68,487, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 15 public schools in Susquehanna County, enrolling about 5,728 students in all.
The school nearest to Elk Lake JSHS is Elk Lake Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Elk Lake JSHS ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Elk Lake JSHS declined 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 534 to 490 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 7.3:1 to 9.4:1 over the same years.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Susquehanna County Career and Technology CenterHigh · 6 students
Nearby schools
- Elk Lake Elementary School0.0 mi · 563
- 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 JSHSHow many students attend Elk Lake JSHS?
Elk Lake JSHS enrolls approximately 490 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Elk Lake JSHS serve?
Elk Lake JSHS serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Elk Lake JSHS have?
Elk Lake JSHS employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Elk Lake JSHS?
Student demographics at Elk Lake JSHS are roughly 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Elk Lake JSHS public or private?
Elk Lake JSHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elk Lake SD.
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