Enrollment
236
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE-LEHMAN SD·NCES 421302007207
Lake-Noxen Elementary School
135 West Point Ave, Harvey's Lake, PA 18618 · (570) 639-1129 · Luzerne County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% 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.
- 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
9.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
132 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (41).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Lake-Noxen Elementary School→Lake-Lehman JSHS
Based on grade levels within Lake-Lehman SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.0pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.9% | 56.8% |
% 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 Lake-Noxen Elementary School
Lake-Noxen Elementary School's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake-Noxen Elementary School this school | 236 | 55.9% | 62.6% |
| Perry Lower Intrmd School Ellwood City | 225 | 58.7% | 58.3% |
| Colebrookdale Elementary School Boyertown | 234 | 55.1% | 48.8% |
| Avis Elementary School Jersey Shore | 234 | 54.3% | 54.5% |
| Indian Valley Intrmd School Reedsville | 212 | 54.7% | 54.5% |
| H W Good Elementary School Herminie | 270 | 52.6% | 65.9% |
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 Lake-Noxen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #506 of 1,396 | #5 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #477 of 1,511 ▲ 99 | #2 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #678 of 1,511 ▼ 145 | #8 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #1,446 of 1,638 | #32 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #82 of 1,528 | #1 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #1,119 of 1,531 | #25 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #892 of 1,600 | #28 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #239 of 1,045 | #3 of 13 |
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
236
-31 (-12%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 236 | 23.7 | 9.9:1 | 56% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 23.9 | 10.3:1 | 53% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 24.3 | 9.8:1 | 45% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 25 | 10.7:1 | 43% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 27.3 | 11.1:1 | 43% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 290 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 35% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 46% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 35% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake-Noxen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (303 to 236); teachers down 13% (27.3 to 23.7).
About Lake-Noxen Elementary School
Lake-Noxen Elementary School is one of the public schools in Harvey's Lake, Pennsylvania. It is a small elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 236 students. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
Lake-Lehman SD runs 4 schools with a combined 1,558 students. Lake-Noxen Elementary School is one of them.
Lake-Noxen Elementary School is 87% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Luzerne County overall, about 76% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lake-Noxen Elementary School scores 23%.
Teacher count: 23.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.9:1. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 56%. Compared with the 85% average for public schools in Luzerne County, the school's rate is lower.
Lake-Noxen Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 67% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 53.6%. Lake-Noxen Elementary School scores 62.6%.
In Luzerne County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $63,691 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Lake-Noxen Elementary School, Luzerne County has 65 public schools.
A public school about 4.0 miles away, Lehman-Jackson Elementary School, is the closest to Lake-Noxen Elementary School. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Lake-Noxen Elementary School. On proficiency, Lake-Noxen Elementary School is ahead of the 52.8% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 12% across 4 years, from 267 in 2020-21 to 236 in 2024-25.
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Luzerne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
327,675
Census ACS
Median income
$63,691
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
45,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake-Lehman SD
- Lake-Lehman JSHSHigh · 745 students
- Lehman-Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 166 students
Nearby schools
- Lehman-Jackson Elementary School4.0 mi · 411
- Lake-Lehman JSHS4.1 mi · 745
- Dallas Intermediate School5.8 mi · 561
- Wycallis Primary Center5.9 mi · 512
- Dallas Middle School6.0 mi · 589
- Dallas SHS6.1 mi · 745
Frequently asked questions
About Lake-Noxen Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lake-Noxen Elementary School?
Lake-Noxen Elementary School enrolls approximately 236 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Lake-Noxen Elementary School serve?
Lake-Noxen Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Lake-Noxen Elementary School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Lake-Noxen Elementary School.
How diverse is Lake-Noxen Elementary School?
Lake-Noxen Elementary School reports a student body of 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lake-Noxen Elementary School?
Lake-Noxen Elementary School is overseen by Lake-Lehman SD in Luzerne County.
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