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Hepburn-Lycoming Primary Sch
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Hepburn-Lycoming Primary Sch
Set in Cogan Station, Pennsylvania, Hepburn-Lycoming Primary Sch is a moderately sized K-5 school, run under Williamsport Area SD. It hosts 402 students across grades K through 3.
Williamsport Area SD runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,731 students. Hepburn-Lycoming Primary Sch is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Hepburn-Lycoming Primary Sch records that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Hepburn-Lycoming Primary Sch has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, Hepburn-Lycoming Primary Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.4%.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lycoming County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,917 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Hepburn-Lycoming Primary Sch is one of 30 public schools in Lycoming County (combined enrollment of about 14,288 students).
Lycoming Valley Intrmd Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Hepburn-Lycoming Primary Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hepburn-Lycoming Primary Sch at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 44.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hepburn-Lycoming Primary Sch has rose 27%, going from 317 students in 2018 to 402 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 89% to 72% over that span.
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