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Enrollment
1,005
Elementary
DISTRICT 704 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEHIGHTON AREA SD·NCES 421350007657
Lehighton Area Elementary Center
3 Indian Ln, Lehighton, PA 18235 · (610) 377-7880 · Carbon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,005 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+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
14.2:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
565 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 147 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 161 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 176 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 176 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 155 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 154 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (147) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (154).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Based on grade levels within Lehighton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -15.1pp since 2023
Math
41.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 40.6% |
% 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Lehighton Area Elementary Center
Lehighton Area Elementary Center's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehighton Area Elementary Center this school | 1,005 | 56.2% | 46.2% |
| North Schuylkill Elementary School Ashland | 1,064 | 59.4% | 37.7% |
| Northern Lebanon Elementary School Fredericksburg | 1,018 | 51.0% | 56.3% |
| Westmont Hilltop Elementary School Johnstown | 749 | 49.4% | 65.3% |
| Donegal Intermediate School Marietta | 806 | 49.9% | 54.4% |
| Juniata Elementary School Mifflintown | 686 | 54.8% | 34.3% |
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 Lehighton Area Elementary Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Carbon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #955 of 1,396 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #988 of 1,511 ▼ 32 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #1,040 of 1,511 ▼ 233 | #6 of 7 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,005 | #27 of 1,638 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,114 of 1,528 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #923 of 1,531 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #884 of 1,600 | #7 of 8 |
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
1,005
+53 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 1,005 | 70.8 | 14.2:1 | 56% (565) |
| 2023-24 | 1,013 | 72.3 | 14.0:1 | 56% (565) |
| 2022-23 | 998 | 73.5 | 13.6:1 | 55% (549) |
| 2020-21 | 952 | 61 | 15.6:1 | 53% (503) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lehighton Area Elementary Center.
About Lehighton Area Elementary Center
Lehighton Area Elementary Center is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. It enrolls 1,005 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. It has 127% more students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).
Lehighton Area SD has 3 schools; together they serve 2,113 students.
Of every 100 students at Lehighton Area Elementary Center, about 81 are White. Other students are 11% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 89% White share among all Carbon County residents. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Lehighton Area Elementary Center are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Lehighton Area Elementary Center totals 70.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 56% of students (565) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Carbon County is 65%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lehighton Area Elementary Center lands at C, ahead of 27% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lehighton Area Elementary Center's results are 7.3 points below predicted: 46.2% against 53.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Carbon County show that median household income comes to about $67,554, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carbon County counts 18 public schools with about 8,111 students.
Lehighton Area Elementary Center's nearest public school is Lehighton Area High School (about 0.1 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. On average proficiency, Lehighton Area Elementary Center is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% rise, from 952 to 1,005. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.6:1 to 14.2:1.
The discussion board for Lehighton Area Elementary Center is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Carbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,382
Census ACS
Median income
$67,554
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,111 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lehighton Area SD
- Lehighton Area High SchoolHigh · 630 students
- Lehighton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 478 students
Other schools in Lehighton
- Lehighton Area High SchoolHigh · 630 students
- Lehighton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 478 students
- Towamensing Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
Nearby schools
- Lehighton Area High School0.1 mi · 630
- Lehighton Area Middle School0.4 mi · 478
- Jim Thorpe Area High School3.5 mi · 490
- L B Morris Elementary School3.7 mi · 615
- Carbon Career & Technical Institute3.9 mi · 375
- Panther Valley Elementary School5.2 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Lehighton Area Elementary CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Lehighton Area Elementary Center?
Lehighton Area Elementary Center enrolls approximately 1,005 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lehighton Area Elementary Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lehighton Area Elementary Center is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lehighton Area Elementary Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lehighton Area Elementary Center is approximately 14.2:1 (71 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lehighton Area Elementary Center?
At Lehighton Area Elementary Center, the student body is approximately 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lehighton Area Elementary Center public or private?
Lehighton Area Elementary Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lehighton Area SD.
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