Enrollment
384
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD GARDNER MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE CS·NCES 420086707435
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS
1615 East Elm Street, Scranton, PA 18505 · (570) 941-4100 · Lackawanna County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
33 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
137 students
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 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 10% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.3pp since 2023
Math
30.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 34.8% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
Where Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #908 of 1,396 | #11 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #1,144 of 1,511 | #20 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #730 of 1,511 | #10 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #937 of 1,638 | #15 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #384 of 1,528 | #5 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.3% | #846 of 1,531 | #18 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.7% | #1,240 of 1,600 | #23 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +48.8% | #12 of 450 | #1 of 7 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
384
+87 (+29%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 384 | 32.5 | 11.8:1 | 36% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 29 | 11.0:1 | 43% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 28 | 11.4:1 | 38% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 22 | 13.5:1 | 30% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 258 | 20.8 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 216 | 18 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS.
About Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS
At 1615 East Elm Street in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 384 students in kindergarten through 8.
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS operates as its own local education agency.
More than half of enrollment at Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS is White: 79%. The next largest groups are 6% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. In Lackawanna County overall, the White share is about 81%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS is 11.8:1, based on 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Lunch program data show 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Lackawanna County, the average is 72%.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS's results are 13.9 points below predicted: 48.4% against 62.3%.
In the surrounding county, Lackawanna County, median household income comes to about $66,223, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 47 public schools and about 27,006 students.
McNichols Plaza sits about 1.0 miles from Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS's location as Rural: Fringe. Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS is a publicly funded charter school.
The school grew from 297 students in 2020-21 to 384 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.5:1 in 2020-21 to 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Lackawanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
27,006 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CSHow large is Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS?
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS enrolls approximately 384 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS serve?
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS.
How diverse is Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS?
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS reports a student body of 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS public or private?
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS.
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