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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE-LEHMAN SD·NCES 421302002922
Lehman-Jackson Elementary School
1237 Market St, Dallas, PA 18612 · (570) 675-2165 · Luzerne County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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
12.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
154 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 37% smaller than its 6th grade class (76).
Student demographics
8%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
Lehman-Jackson Elementary School→Lake-Lehman JSHS
Based on grade levels within Lake-Lehman SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.8% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Lehman-Jackson Elementary School
Lehman-Jackson Elementary School's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman-Jackson Elementary School this school | 411 | 37.5% | 56.9% |
| Lakeland Elementary School - Scott Campus Scott Township | 432 | 39.4% | 61.6% |
| South Side Elementary School Hookstown | 390 | 41.5% | 53.8% |
| Curtisville Pri Center Tarentum | 390 | 40.8% | N/A |
| Hartman El Center Catawissa | 480 | 36.0% | 65.8% |
| Robison Elementary School Erie | 359 | 40.4% | 75.5% |
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 Lehman-Jackson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #684 of 1,396 | #7 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #602 of 1,511 ▲ 154 | #6 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #651 of 1,511 ▲ 126 | #7 of 27 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #839 of 1,638 | #26 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #700 of 1,528 | #3 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.6% | #1,480 of 1,531 | #33 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #1,197 of 1,600 | #33 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #208 of 450 | #9 of 18 |
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
411
+33 (+9%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 662
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 411 | 32.1 | 12.8:1 | 37% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 30.2 | 14.0:1 | 36% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 29.3 | 14.3:1 | 30% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 29% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 28.9 | 13.1:1 | 23% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 19% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 25% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 37 | 17.0:1 | 24% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 662 | 33 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lehman-Jackson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (379 to 411); teachers up 11% (28.9 to 32.1).
About Lehman-Jackson Elementary School
Lehman-Jackson Elementary School is one of the public schools in Dallas, Pennsylvania. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 411 students.
Lake-Lehman SD counts 1,558 students in its 4 schools, and Lehman-Jackson Elementary School is one of them.
About 96% of the student body at Lehman-Jackson Elementary School is White. In Luzerne County overall, about 76% of residents are White. Lehman-Jackson Elementary School's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Lehman-Jackson Elementary School total 32.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. The school counts 154 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 37%. Among public schools in Luzerne County, the average eligibility rate is 85%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Lehman-Jackson 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.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 61.5%.
In Luzerne County (population about 327,675), the median household income is $63,691, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 65 public schools in Luzerne County, enrolling about 45,209 students in all.
Lake-Lehman JSHS is located about 0.3 miles from Lehman-Jackson Elementary School. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 56.9% is above the 52.2% average for nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment grew 9% from its 2020-21 level of 378. The ratio was 14.5:1 in 2020-21 and 12.8:1 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
- Lake-Noxen Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 166 students
Other schools in Dallas
- Dallas SHSHigh · 745 students
- Dallas Middle SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Dallas Intermediate SchoolElementary · 561 students
- Wycallis Primary CenterElementary · 512 students
Nearby schools
- Lake-Lehman JSHS0.3 mi · 745
- Lake-Noxen Elementary School4.0 mi · 236
- Dallas Middle School4.1 mi · 589
- Dallas SHS4.1 mi · 745
- Dallas Intermediate School4.1 mi · 561
- Wycallis Primary Center4.2 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Lehman-Jackson Elementary SchoolHow large is Lehman-Jackson Elementary School?
Lehman-Jackson Elementary School enrolls approximately 411 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Lehman-Jackson Elementary School serve?
Lehman-Jackson Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Lehman-Jackson Elementary School have?
Lehman-Jackson Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Lehman-Jackson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lehman-Jackson Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lehman-Jackson Elementary School in?
Lehman-Jackson Elementary School is part of Lake-Lehman SD.
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