Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTON AREA SD·NCES 420885003477
Forks Elementary School
1709 Richmond Rd, Easton, PA 18040 · (610) 250-2536 · Northampton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
340 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Based on grade levels within Easton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
50.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 51.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Forks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #718 of 1,396 | #20 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #776 of 1,511 ▼ 71 | #22 of 34 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #677 of 1,511 ▲ 129 | #18 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #1,118 of 1,638 | #23 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #936 of 1,528 | #28 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #319 of 1,531 | #14 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #250 of 1,600 | #4 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #296 of 1,045 | #6 of 25 |
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
336
+28 (+9%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 336 | 24.8 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 29.9 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 31 | 11.5:1 | 100% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 25 | 12.3:1 | 22% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 26.6 | 15.8:1 | 26% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 18% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 10% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 10% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 30 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forks Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (419 to 336); teachers down 7% (26.6 to 24.8).
About Forks Elementary School
Forks Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Easton, Pennsylvania. It serves 336 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 24% smaller than that.
The 9 schools of Easton Area SD, including Forks Elementary School, enroll 7,928 students.
At 59%, White students outnumber all other groups at Forks Elementary School combined. It is also 19% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Northampton County's residents are about 74% White, 15 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Forks Elementary School comes in at 60%.
With 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Forks Elementary School was 13.6:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have a similar average ratio of 13.1:1.
Forks Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 34.2%. Forks Elementary School posts 55.8%, 21.5 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Northampton County show that median household income is about $89,184, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 60 public schools operate in Northampton County, serving about 38,316 students.
The closest public school to Forks Elementary School is Shawnee Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 55.8% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 308 to 336. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.6:1) than in 2020-21 (12.3:1).
The Forks Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Northampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,580
Census ACS
Median income
$89,184
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
38,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Easton Area SD
- Easton Area High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Easton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,879 students
- Paxinosa Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- Cheston Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Palmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
Other schools in Easton
- Easton Area High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Easton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,879 students
- Wilson Area High SchoolHigh · 709 students
- Wilson Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Paxinosa Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Other Forks Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Forks Elementary. Forks Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Forks Elementary SchoolForks, WA · 368 students
Nearby schools
- Shawnee Elementary School1.0 mi · 567
- March Elementary School1.0 mi · 296
- Easton Area Middle School1.1 mi · 1,879
- Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS1.6 mi · 254
- Phillipsburg High School1.6 mi · 1,750
- Phillipsburg Middle School1.7 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About Forks Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Forks Elementary School?
Forks Elementary School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-05.
Is Forks Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forks Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Forks Elementary School have?
Forks Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Forks Elementary School?
Forks Elementary School reports a student body of 59% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Forks Elementary School?
Forks Elementary School is overseen by Easton Area SD in Northampton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.