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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LACKAWANNA TRAIL SD·NCES 421299004524
Lackawanna Trail El Center
179 College Avenue, Factoryville, PA 18419 · (570) 945-5153 · Wyoming County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 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.
- CBeats 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
12.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
257 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 12% larger than its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Lackawanna Trail El Center→Lackawanna Trail JSHS
Based on grade levels within Lackawanna Trail SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.0pp since 2023
Math
53.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 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 down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 53.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.9% | 51.2% |
% 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 Lackawanna Trail El Center
Lackawanna Trail El Center's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lackawanna Trail El Center this school | 505 | 50.9% | 53.8% |
| Selinsgrove Area Elementary School Selinsgrove | 472 | 50.8% | N/A |
| Montgomery Elementary School Montgomery | 504 | 50.2% | 56.0% |
| Claysville Elementary School Claysville | 478 | 52.3% | 56.0% |
| West Hempfield Elementary School Irwin | 496 | 52.8% | 57.2% |
| Selinsgrove Intrmd School Selinsgrove | 535 | 48.8% | 61.4% |
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 Lackawanna Trail El Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #768 of 1,396 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #698 of 1,511 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #918 of 1,511 ▼ 138 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #516 of 1,638 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #640 of 1,528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #1,307 of 1,531 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #979 of 1,600 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #908 of 1,045 |
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
505
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+118% since 1990-91, when it was 232
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 505 | 40 | 12.6:1 | 51% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 41 | 12.8:1 | 49% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 41 | 12.8:1 | 38% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 40 | 12.4:1 | 41% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 42 | 12.5:1 | 44% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 41 | 13.1:1 | 43% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 47 | 13.3:1 | 44% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 722 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 27% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 232 | 15 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lackawanna Trail El Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (524 to 505); teachers down 5% (42 to 40).
About Lackawanna Trail El Center
At 179 College Avenue in Factoryville, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna Trail El Center operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 505 students across kindergarten through 6.
Lackawanna Trail El Center is part of Lackawanna Trail SD, where 2 schools serve 932 students.
The share of students at Lackawanna Trail El Center who are White is 92%. Other groups include 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Wyoming County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Lackawanna Trail El Center are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lackawanna Trail El Center is 12.6:1, based on 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch program data show 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 73% average for public schools in Wyoming County, the school's rate is lower.
Lackawanna Trail El Center earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 40% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Lackawanna Trail El Center, the prediction is 55.8% and the result is 53.8%.
The school is in Wyoming County, where median household income comes to about $72,460, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wyoming County's 6 public schools enroll about 2,913 students and include Lackawanna Trail El Center.
Lackawanna Trail JSHS is about 1.9 miles from Lackawanna Trail El Center, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Lackawanna Trail El Center holds 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 68.8%, higher than Lackawanna Trail El Center's 53.8%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (498) to 2024-25 (505).
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wyoming County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,967
Census ACS
Median income
$72,460
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,913 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Lackawanna Trail JSHS1.9 mi · 427
- Waverly School4.9 mi · 307
- Abington Heights High School6.0 mi · 1,115
- Abington Heights Middle School6.6 mi · 1,073
- Newton-Ransom Elementary School6.8 mi · 196
- Clarks Summit Elementary School6.9 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Lackawanna Trail El CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Lackawanna Trail El Center?
Lackawanna Trail El Center enrolls approximately 505 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Lackawanna Trail El Center serve?
Lackawanna Trail El Center serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Lackawanna Trail El Center have?
Lackawanna Trail El Center employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Lackawanna Trail El Center?
Student demographics at Lackawanna Trail El Center are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lackawanna Trail El Center public or private?
Lackawanna Trail El Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lackawanna Trail SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.