Enrollment
111
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FELL CS·NCES 420009600688
Fell CS
777 Main Street, Simpson, PA 18407 · (570) 282-5199 · Lackawanna County
GRADES KG–09COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL111 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 67% larger than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
63.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
36.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.3% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 33.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Fell CS ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 111 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
111
-12 (-10%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 159
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 111 | 13 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 98 | 12 | 8.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 101 | 13 | 7.8:1 | 100% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 123 | 13 | 9.5:1 | 73% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 155 | 14 | 11.1:1 | 99% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 175 | 12 | 14.6:1 | 79% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 159 | 14 | 11.4:1 | 87% (138) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fell CS.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (155 to 111); teachers down 7% (14 to 13).
About Fell CS
Fell CS is a very small school serving multiple grade levels in Simpson, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 18407). The school serves kindergarten through 9. Enrollment is 111 students. It has 94% fewer students than the average for combined schools in Pennsylvania (about 1,819).
Fell CS is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
White students are 66% of those enrolled at Fell CS. The rest of enrollment is 24% Hispanic and 8% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Lackawanna County's population at about 81%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
Based on 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, Fell CS has a ratio of 8.5:1. The average for combined schools in Pennsylvania, 15.5:1, is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Fell CS lands at A+, ahead of 96% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools.
In Lackawanna County, home to about 216,146 people, median household income comes to about $66,223, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 47 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,006, Fell CS among them.
Carbondale Area JSHS, about 2.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Fell CS, there are 6 other public schools.
Fell CS is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large. Fell CS is a publicly funded charter school.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 111, compared with 123 in 2020-21.
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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
- Carbondale Area JSHS2.6 mi · 736
- Carbondale Elementary School2.6 mi · 755
- Forest City Regional Elementary School3.2 mi · 434
- Forest City Regional High School3.2 mi · 348
- Robert D Wilson Elementary School4.4 mi · 345
- Lakeland Elementary School - Mayfield Campus4.6 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Fell CSWhat is the total enrollment at Fell CS?
Fell CS enrolls approximately 111 students in grades KG-09.
What age range does Fell CS serve?
Fell CS serves students from grade KG through grade 09.
How many teachers does Fell CS have?
Fell CS employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fell CS?
At Fell CS, the student body is approximately 66% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Fell CS public or private?
Fell CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Fell CS.
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