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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSPORT AREA SD·NCES 422646006367
Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School
355 Route 973 East, Cogan Station, PA 17728 · (570) 601-1112 · Lycoming County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- A-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
12.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
252 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 107 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 24% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
59.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.3% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 65.1% |
% 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School
Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School this school | 402 | 62.7% | 63.4% |
| Ben Franklin Elementary School Indiana | 414 | 61.1% | 59.4% |
| Summitview Elementary School Waynesboro | 363 | 59.8% | 58.0% |
| Paradise Elementary School Paradise | 382 | 63.6% | 51.6% |
| Memorial Elementary School Bloomsburg | 405 | 66.9% | 60.4% |
| Canadochly Elementary School East Prospect | 348 | 60.1% | 47.5% |
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 Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lycoming County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #482 of 1,396 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #365 of 1,511 ▼ 8 | #3 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #458 of 1,511 ▲ 82 | #4 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #874 of 1,638 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #673 of 1,528 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #659 of 1,531 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #794 of 1,600 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.8% | #49 of 450 | 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
402
+108 (+37%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 402 | 31.7 | 12.7:1 | 63% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 32.8 | 12.2:1 | 63% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 30.4 | 13.4:1 | 66% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 21 | 14.0:1 | 54% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 23.4 | 13.6:1 | 49% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 20 | 17.0:1 | 25% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 40% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 469 | 23 | 20.4:1 | 33% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 26 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (317 to 402); teachers up 35% (23.4 to 31.7).
About Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School
Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Cogan Station, Pennsylvania. Enrollment totals 402 students across kindergarten through 3.
Williamsport Area SD, which runs Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School, has 7 schools and 4,731 students.
At Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School, 72% of students are White. It is also 16% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 6% Black. For comparison, the population of Lycoming County is roughly 89% White. The diversity index for Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School reported 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 13.1:1. Roughly 63% of students at Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 60% average for public schools in Lycoming County.
Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School would be expected to post about 50.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.4%.
The school is in Lycoming County, where the median household earns about $63,917 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Lycoming County, 30 public schools serve about 14,288 students.
Lycoming Valley Intrmd School sits about 1.9 miles from Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School ranks 1st in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 37%, from 294 to 402. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.0 to 12.7 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lycoming County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,489
Census ACS
Median income
$63,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
14,288 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williamsport Area SD
- Williamsport Area SHSHigh · 1,462 students
- Williamsport Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 706 students
- Jackson Primary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Lycoming Valley Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 543 students
- Cochran Primary SchoolElementary · 538 students
- Curtin Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 525 students
Nearby schools
- Lycoming Valley Intrmd School1.9 mi · 543
- Cochran Primary School4.1 mi · 538
- Williamsport Area SHS4.3 mi · 1,462
- Jackson Primary School4.3 mi · 555
- Williamsport Area Middle School4.4 mi · 706
- Curtin Intrmd School4.5 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Hepburn-Lycoming Primary SchoolHow large is Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School?
Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School serve?
Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School have?
Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School?
Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School reports a student body of 72% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School?
Hepburn-Lycoming Primary School is overseen by Williamsport Area SD in Lycoming County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.