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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST CITY REGIONAL SD·NCES 420993006420
Forest City Regional Elementary School
100 Susquehanna Street, Forest City, PA 18421 · (570) 785-2410 · Susquehanna County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Pennsylvania public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
240 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 112 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 133% larger than its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Forest City Regional Elementary School→Forest City Regional High School
Based on grade levels within Forest City Regional SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.7pp 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 40 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 35.1% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Forest City Regional Elementary School
Forest City Regional Elementary School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest City Regional Elementary School this school | 434 | 55.3% | 44.7% |
| Freedom Area Elementary School Freedom | 426 | 55.9% | 54.3% |
| Lakeside Elementary School Honesdale | 419 | 56.6% | 65.8% |
| Stourbridge Primary Center Honesdale | 415 | 57.3% | N/A |
| Eagle View Elementary School Somerset | 439 | 58.5% | 61.8% |
| Newport Elementary School Newport | 436 | 57.3% | 42.5% |
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 Forest City Regional Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Susquehanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #981 of 1,396 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #1,008 of 1,511 ▲ 33 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #891 of 1,511 ▲ 31 | #4 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #740 of 1,638 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #279 of 1,528 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #1,155 of 1,531 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #900 of 1,600 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #1,008 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
434
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 434 | 38.2 | 11.4:1 | 55% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 38.1 | 11.0:1 | 57% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 36.2 | 12.0:1 | 55% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 36 | 11.9:1 | 52% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 34.8 | 12.6:1 | 58% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 64% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 36 | 12.2:1 | 53% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 41% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 26 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest City Regional Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (438 to 434); teachers up 10% (34.8 to 38.2).
About Forest City Regional Elementary School
Forest City Regional Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Forest City. It enrolled 434 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year.
Forest City Regional SD is responsible for 2 schools, Forest City Regional Elementary School included, with 782 students in all.
Forest City Regional Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 88% White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Forest City Regional Elementary School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 38.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.4:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Around 55% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Susquehanna County, the average eligibility rate is 78%.
Forest City Regional Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Forest City Regional Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (44.7%) and its predicted rate (53.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Federal survey data for Susquehanna County show that median household income is about $68,487, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Forest City Regional Elementary School is among the 15 public schools in Susquehanna County.
The closest other public school is Forest City Regional High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Forest City Regional Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment went from 427 in 2020-21 to 434 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students.
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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 Forest City Regional SD
- Forest City Regional High SchoolHigh · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Forest City Regional High School0.0 mi · 348
- Fell CS3.2 mi · 111
- Carbondale Area JSHS5.6 mi · 736
- Carbondale Elementary School5.6 mi · 755
- Robert D Wilson Elementary School6.0 mi · 345
- Lakeland Elementary School - Mayfield Campus7.6 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Forest City Regional Elementary SchoolHow large is Forest City Regional Elementary School?
Forest City Regional Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-06.
Is Forest City Regional Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forest City Regional Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Forest City Regional Elementary School have?
Forest City Regional Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Forest City Regional Elementary School?
Student demographics at Forest City Regional Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Forest City Regional Elementary School?
Forest City Regional Elementary School is overseen by Forest City Regional SD in Susquehanna County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.