Moscow El Sch

Located at 851 Church St, in Moscow, Pennsylvania, Moscow El Sch is a medium-sized elementary school that enrolls 581 students (grades K through 3), overseen by North Pocono SD. Enrollment runs roughly 31% larger than the state mean of about 443.

Within North Pocono SD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,865 students, Moscow El Sch is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Moscow El Sch reports that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder looks like 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Moscow El Sch has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 48% of students at Moscow El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Lackawanna County's rate of about 72%.

With demographic context factored in, Moscow El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.0%; this one delivers 64.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lackawanna County) records that the typical household earns roughly $66,223 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Lackawanna County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,006 students), of which Moscow El Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: North Pocono Intmd Sch, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Moscow El Sch comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 56.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Moscow El Sch has changed only slightly, going from 569 students in 2018 to 581 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 86% across the same window.

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