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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST STROUDSBURG AREA SD·NCES 420867003204
J M Hill Elementary School
151 E Broad St, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 · (570) 424-8073 · Monroe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
239 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
39.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.1pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 32.0% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 J M Hill Elementary School
J M Hill Elementary School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J M Hill Elementary School this school | 471 | 50.7% | 43.8% |
| Bushkill Elementary School Dingmans Ferry | 405 | 52.1% | 43.5% |
| Resica Elementary School East Stroudsburg | 404 | 53.5% | 47.9% |
| Middle Smithfield Elementary School East Stroudsburg | 420 | 57.1% | 40.6% |
| East Stroudsburg Elementary School East Stroudsburg | 603 | 48.1% | 56.8% |
| Roslyn School Roslyn | 400 | 42.3% | 64.6% |
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 J M Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #1,004 of 1,396 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,063 of 1,511 ▲ 32 | #11 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #1,024 of 1,511 ▼ 123 | #10 of 13 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #611 of 1,638 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #564 of 1,528 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.2% | #8 of 1,531 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #986 of 1,600 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #210 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
471
+59 (+14%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 719
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 471 | 37.9 | 12.4:1 | 51% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 33.9 | 12.7:1 | 55% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 32.4 | 13.3:1 | 68% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 65% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 26.5 | 16.4:1 | 54% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 32 | 13.2:1 | 67% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 55% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 18% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 719 | 37 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J M Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (435 to 471); teachers up 43% (26.5 to 37.9).
About J M Hill Elementary School
J M Hill Elementary School sits in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and is classified as an elementary school. The school's enrollment of 471 students covers kindergarten through 5.
Federal data list 10 schools in East Stroudsburg Area SD, with 6,353 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at J M Hill Elementary School is White (35%). Other groups make up 20% multiracial, 20% Black, 12% Native American, and 10% Hispanic. Monroe County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school's share is lower. J M Hill Elementary School has a diversity index of 77%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 37.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.4:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is about 13.1:1. Roughly 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Monroe County average 74%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, J M Hill Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, J M Hill Elementary School would score about 55.9%. It scores 43.8%, 12.1 points below that figure.
J M Hill Elementary School is located in Monroe County, where median household income is about $83,565, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. J M Hill Elementary School is one of 29 public schools in Monroe County, which together enroll about 20,752 students.
The nearest public school is East Stroudsburg SHS South, at about 0.4 miles. J M Hill Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, J M Hill Elementary School ranks 7th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies J M Hill Elementary School's location as Town: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 412 to 471.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
167,515
Census ACS
Median income
$83,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
20,752 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Stroudsburg Area SD
- East Stroudsburg SHS SouthHigh · 1,359 students
- East Stroudsburg SHS NorthHigh · 917 students
- J T Lambert Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- East Stroudsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 603 students
- Lehman Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Middle Smithfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Other schools in East Stroudsburg
- East Stroudsburg SHS SouthHigh · 1,359 students
- J T Lambert Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- East Stroudsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 603 students
- Middle Smithfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Resica Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Smithfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Nearby schools
- East Stroudsburg SHS South0.4 mi · 1,359
- East Stroudsburg Elementary School0.9 mi · 603
- J T Lambert Intermediate School1.2 mi · 907
- B F Morey Elementary School1.9 mi · 228
- Stroudsburg High School2.0 mi · 1,196
- Smithfield Elementary School2.3 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About J M Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is J M Hill Elementary School?
J M Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does J M Hill Elementary School serve?
J M Hill Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does J M Hill Elementary School have?
J M Hill Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at J M Hill Elementary School?
Student demographics at J M Hill Elementary School are roughly 35% White, 10% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is J M Hill Elementary School public or private?
J M Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Stroudsburg Area SD.
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