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Alumni: what's one memory from Mount Carmel Area El Sch that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
796
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT CARMEL AREA SD·NCES 421599000292
Mount Carmel Area Elementary School
630 W 5th St, Mount Carmel, PA 17851 · (570) 339-1500 · Northumberland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL796 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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
13.6:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
818 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 107 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (107).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Mount Carmel Area Elementary School→Mount Carmel Area Junior High School→Mount Carmel Area High School
Based on grade levels within Mount Carmel Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
25.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.5% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 26.5% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Mount Carmel Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #1,121 of 1,396 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #1,217 of 1,511 ▼ 35 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #1,106 of 1,511 ▲ 44 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 796 | #82 of 1,638 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #960 of 1,528 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #742 of 1,531 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #183 of 1,600 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #955 of 1,045 | N/A |
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
796
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 973
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 796 | 58.5 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 817 | 61 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 790 | 59 | 13.4:1 | 100% (789) |
| 2020-21 | 789 | 59 | 13.4:1 | 100% (786) |
| 2017-18 | 815 | 58.1 | 14.0:1 | 70% (568) |
| 2015-16 | 863 | 55 | 15.7:1 | 71% (614) |
| 2010-11 | 926 | 55 | 16.8:1 | 55% (510) |
| 2000-01 | 973 | 59 | 16.5:1 | 41% (401) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Carmel Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (815 to 796); teachers up 1% (58.1 to 58.5).
About Mount Carmel Area Elementary School
Mount Carmel Area Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. Enrollment is 796 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students, so this school is 80% above average.
Mount Carmel Area SD, which runs Mount Carmel Area Elementary School, has 3 schools and 1,552 students.
At Mount Carmel Area Elementary School, White students make up 74% of the student body. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census figures show Northumberland County is about 90% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 13.6 students per teacher and 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
allk12 grades Mount Carmel Area Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Mount Carmel Area Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.1% and a predicted 33.5%.
Federal survey data for Northumberland County show that the median household income is $60,583, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 23 public schools in Northumberland County, enrolling about 10,386 students in all.
The closest other public school is Mount Carmel Area Junior High School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Mount Carmel Area Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Mount Carmel Area Elementary School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 789 in 2020-21 and 796 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Northumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,560
Census ACS
Median income
$60,583
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,386 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Carmel Area SD
- Mount Carmel Area High SchoolHigh · 503 students
- Mount Carmel Area Junior High SchoolMiddle · 253 students
Other schools in Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel Area High SchoolHigh · 503 students
- Mount Carmel Area Junior High SchoolMiddle · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Carmel Area Junior High School0.2 mi · 253
- Mount Carmel Area High School0.2 mi · 503
- North Schuylkill JSHS7.0 mi · 1,003
- North Schuylkill Elementary School7.1 mi · 1,064
- Northumberland County Career and Technology Center8.1 mi · 15
- Shamokin Area High School8.3 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Carmel Area Elementary SchoolHow large is Mount Carmel Area Elementary School?
Mount Carmel Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 796 students in grades PK-06.
Is Mount Carmel Area Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mount Carmel Area Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Mount Carmel Area Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Mount Carmel Area Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Mount Carmel Area Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mount Carmel Area Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Mount Carmel Area Elementary School in?
Mount Carmel Area Elementary School is part of Mount Carmel Area SD.
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