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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKLAND SD·NCES 421851002823
Ironton School
3135 Levans Rd, Coplay, PA 18037 · (610) 351-5810 · Lehigh County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
139 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
69.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
76.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.3% | 76.1% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 71.1% |
% 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
74.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Ironton School
Ironton School's state test result (74.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ironton School this school | 417 | 33.3% | 74.4% |
| Schnecksville School Schnecksville | 465 | 39.4% | 68.8% |
| Conrad Weiser East Elementary School Wernersville | 449 | 36.7% | 61.8% |
| Shohola Elementary School Shohola | 421 | 37.8% | 59.8% |
| Schuylkill Elementary School Phoenixville | 418 | 29.2% | 66.0% |
| Kutztown Elementary School Kutztown | 384 | 41.7% | 69.1% |
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 Ironton School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #211 of 1,396 | #9 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #167 of 1,511 ▲ 57 | #10 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #224 of 1,511 ▲ 72 | #11 of 45 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #811 of 1,638 | #37 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,035 of 1,528 | #24 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #626 of 1,531 | #31 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #1,283 of 1,600 | #36 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.6% | #172 of 450 | #8 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
417
+49 (+13%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 417 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 33% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 30.2 | 14.2:1 | 32% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 30.1 | 14.5:1 | 33% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 25% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 27.7 | 13.6:1 | 31% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 24% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 13% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 31 | 19.8:1 | 7% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 335 | 18 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ironton School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (377 to 417); teachers up 8% (27.7 to 30).
About Ironton School
Ironton School is an elementary school in Coplay, Pennsylvania, reachable at (610) 351-5810. It serves 417 students in kindergarten through 5.
Parkland SD has 9,975 students in 12 schools, and Ironton School is one of those schools.
At Ironton School, White students make up 71% of the student body. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census figures show Lehigh County is about 62% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 30 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.9:1. This ratio sits 0.8 above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 33%. That is 37 points below the 70% average for public schools in Lehigh County.
allk12 grades Ironton School an A. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 63.3% for a school in Pennsylvania with Ironton School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Ironton School posts 74.4%.
In Lehigh County (population about 378,792), the median household income is $80,079, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Ironton School is one of 83 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Parkland High School is the closest, at about 2.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ironton School. On proficiency, Ironton School is ahead of the 62.8% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 49 more students in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. 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 Parkland SD
- Parkland High SchoolHigh · 3,279 students
- Springhouse Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
- Orefield Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,034 students
- Parkway Manor SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Kernsville SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Kratzer SchoolElementary · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Parkland High School2.1 mi · 3,279
- Schnecksville School2.1 mi · 465
- Lehigh Career and Technical Institute2.4 mi · 22
- Orefield Middle School2.6 mi · 1,034
- Kernsville School2.7 mi · 512
- Whitehall High School3.3 mi · 1,462
Frequently asked questions
About Ironton SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ironton School?
Ironton School enrolls approximately 417 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Ironton School serve?
Ironton School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ironton School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Ironton School.
What is the student diversity at Ironton School?
Student demographics at Ironton School are roughly 71% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Ironton School in?
Ironton School is part of Parkland SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.