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Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILTON AREA SD·NCES 421548005353
James F Baugher Elementary School
60 Brenda Rovenolt Circle, Milton, PA 17847 · (570) 742-7614 · Northumberland County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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.
- C+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
12.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
311 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 143 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 147 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 25% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
James F Baugher Elementary School→White Deer Elementary School→Milton Area Middle School→Milton High School
Based on grade levels within Milton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +11.3pp 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 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.6% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 42.7% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 James F Baugher Elementary School
James F Baugher Elementary School's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James F Baugher Elementary School this school | 560 | 55.5% | 53.1% |
| Tracy Elementary School Erie | 515 | 58.1% | 63.3% |
| Tilden El Center Hamburg | 562 | 59.4% | 42.6% |
| Baresville Elementary School Hanover | 586 | 52.7% | 49.5% |
| Susquenita Elementary School Duncannon | 646 | 54.0% | 44.4% |
| Five Points Elementary School Bangor | 580 | 54.1% | N/A |
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 James F Baugher Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #787 of 1,396 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #696 of 1,511 ▲ 209 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #750 of 1,511 ▲ 242 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #351 of 1,638 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #450 of 1,528 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #943 of 1,531 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #896 of 1,600 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #211 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
560
-72 (-11%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 889
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 560 | 46.5 | 12.1:1 | 56% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 41.7 | 12.6:1 | 59% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 41.3 | 12.8:1 | 57% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 46 | 13.7:1 | 63% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 39.1 | 13.2:1 | 59% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 65% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 41 | 14.0:1 | 47% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 723 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 41% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 889 | 49 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James F Baugher Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (517 to 560); teachers up 19% (39.1 to 46.5).
About James F Baugher Elementary School
James F Baugher Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Milton, Pennsylvania. Students in kindergarten through 3 attend the school, which enrolls 560 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students.
Milton Area SD operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,900 students.
About 81% of the student body at James F Baugher Elementary School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Northumberland County overall, about 90% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.1:1. This ratio sits 1.0 below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 56%. That is 30 points below the 86% average for public schools in Northumberland County.
allk12 grades James F Baugher Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 53.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Northumberland County show that the median household income is $60,583, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. James F Baugher Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in the county.
Milton Area Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. On average proficiency, James F Baugher Elementary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around James F Baugher Elementary School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at James F Baugher Elementary School declined 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 632 to 560 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.7:1 to 12.1:1 over the same years.
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Northumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,560
Census ACS
Median income
$60,583
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,386 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Milton Area SD
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Milton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 445 students
- White Deer Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in Milton
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Milton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 445 students
Nearby schools
- Milton Area Middle School0.6 mi · 445
- Milton High School0.6 mi · 608
- White Deer Elementary School2.4 mi · 287
- Kelly Elementary School3.8 mi · 550
- Lewisburg High School4.0 mi · 551
- Linntown Elementary School5.5 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About James F Baugher Elementary SchoolHow large is James F Baugher Elementary School?
James F Baugher Elementary School enrolls approximately 560 students in grades KG-03.
Is James F Baugher Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
James F Baugher Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James F Baugher Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James F Baugher Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is James F Baugher Elementary School?
James F Baugher Elementary School reports a student body of 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is James F Baugher Elementary School public or private?
James F Baugher Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milton Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.