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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATASAUQUA AREA SD·NCES 420516006593
Francis H Sheckler Elementary School
251 N 14th St, Catasauqua, PA 18032 · (610) 264-5601 · Lehigh County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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
14.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
571 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (106).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 Catasauqua Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
30.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.1% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 33.7% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Francis H Sheckler Elementary School
Francis H Sheckler Elementary School's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis H Sheckler Elementary School this school | 589 | 96.9% | 36.9% |
| George D Steckel Elementary School Whitehall | 561 | 98.8% | 48.7% |
| Zephyr Elementary School Whitehall | 598 | 98.3% | 53.1% |
| Mifflin Park Elementary School Shillington | 503 | 96.6% | 47.5% |
| Mahanoy Area Elementary School Mahanoy City | 589 | 99.3% | 24.4% |
| Clarence M Gockley Elementary School Whitehall | 574 | 97.7% | N/A |
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 Francis H Sheckler Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #1,098 of 1,396 | #31 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #1,145 of 1,511 ▼ 80 | #31 of 45 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #1,251 of 1,511 ▼ 24 | #31 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #280 of 1,638 | #11 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,196 of 1,528 | #34 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #241 of 1,531 | #9 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.9% | #506 of 1,600 | #20 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #205 of 450 | #11 of 23 |
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
589
+73 (+14%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 770
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 589 | 40.2 | 14.7:1 | 97% (571) |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 38.2 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 38.2 | 14.0:1 | 100% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 46% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 32.5 | 16.7:1 | 58% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 32 | 17.9:1 | 61% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 42 | 12.9:1 | 38% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 18% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 770 | 37 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Francis H Sheckler Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (543 to 589); teachers up 24% (32.5 to 40.2).
About Francis H Sheckler Elementary School
Francis H Sheckler Elementary School sits in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, and is classified as an elementary school. It enrolled 589 students in kindergarten through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 33% higher than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 443.
Catasauqua Area SD is responsible for 3 schools, Francis H Sheckler Elementary School included, with 1,533 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Francis H Sheckler Elementary School is Hispanic (42%). Enrollment also includes 42% White, 8% Black, and 7% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 14 points above the 28% share among Lehigh County residents. By the diversity index, Francis H Sheckler Elementary School comes in at 64%.
Teacher staffing is 40.2 full-time equivalents, or about 14.7 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. About 97% of students, or 571, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lehigh County is 70%.
allk12 grades Francis H Sheckler Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Francis H Sheckler Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.9% is within a point of the 36.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Lehigh County census figures show that median household income is about $80,079, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 83 public schools operate in Lehigh County, serving about 56,984 students.
The closest other public school is Catasauqua Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Francis H Sheckler Elementary School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 589 was 14% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 516.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lehigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
378,792
Census ACS
Median income
$80,079
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
56,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Catasauqua Area SD
- Catasauqua Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Catasauqua SHSHigh · 467 students
Other schools in Catasauqua
- Catasauqua Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Innovative Arts Academy CSHigh · 477 students
Nearby schools
- Catasauqua Middle School0.4 mi · 477
- Innovative Arts Academy CS0.6 mi · 477
- Catasauqua SHS1.6 mi · 467
- Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CS2.0 mi · 1,878
- George D Steckel Elementary School2.3 mi · 561
- Clarence M Gockley Elementary School2.3 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Francis H Sheckler Elementary SchoolHow large is Francis H Sheckler Elementary School?
Francis H Sheckler Elementary School enrolls approximately 589 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Francis H Sheckler Elementary School serve?
Francis H Sheckler Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Francis H Sheckler Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Francis H Sheckler Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Francis H Sheckler Elementary School?
Student demographics at Francis H Sheckler Elementary School are roughly 42% White, 42% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Francis H Sheckler Elementary School in?
Francis H Sheckler Elementary School is part of Catasauqua Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.