Enrollment
196
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABINGTON HEIGHTS SD·NCES 420201002407
Newton-Ransom Elementary School
1549 Newton Ransom Boulevard, Clarks Summit, PA 18411 · (570) 585-8300 · Lackawanna County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
15 students
DISTRICT 5% · 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 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (37).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 Abington Heights SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.9pp since 2023
Math
85.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.5% | 85.9% |
| 2023-24 | 74.4% | 74.4% |
% 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
76.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Newton-Ransom Elementary School
Newton-Ransom Elementary School's state test result (76.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton-Ransom Elementary School this school | 196 | 7.7% | 76.2% |
| New Hope-Solebury Lower Elementary School Solebury | 230 | 11.3% | N/A |
| William Penn Elementary School Bethel Park | 212 | 15.6% | 92.1% |
| Poff Elementary School Gibsonia | 282 | 14.5% | 92.0% |
| Markham Elementary School Pittsburgh | 296 | 10.5% | 83.6% |
| Tinicum Elementary School Pipersville | 135 | 16.3% | 79.0% |
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 Newton-Ransom Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #175 of 1,396 | #2 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #44 of 1,511 ▲ 121 | #2 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #383 of 1,511 ▼ 154 | #4 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #1,539 of 1,638 | #28 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.7% | #1,587 of 1,600 | #25 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #259 of 1,045 | #9 of 20 |
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
196
-12 (-6%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 252
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 196 | 13.8 | 14.2:1 | 8% (15) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 14.4 | 13.9:1 | 7% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 15.8 | 12.4:1 | 8% (16) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 18 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 19.3 | 12.8:1 | 31% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 18 | 14.8:1 | 35% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 20% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 13% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 252 | 17 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newton-Ransom Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (248 to 196); teachers down 29% (19.3 to 13.8).
About Newton-Ransom Elementary School
In Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, Newton-Ransom Elementary School is a small elementary school. The school counted 196 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 4. It has 56% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).
District-wide, Abington Heights SD has 6 schools and 3,391 students.
The share of White students at Newton-Ransom Elementary School is 92%. Other groups make up 5% multiracial and 2% Asian. Lackawanna County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Newton-Ransom Elementary School scores 14%.
Newton-Ransom Elementary School reports a ratio of 14.2 students per teacher, from 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Newton-Ransom Elementary School, 8% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 72% average for public schools in Lackawanna County.
Newton-Ransom Elementary School scores 76.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 74.3%.
Looking at the county, Lackawanna County, median household income comes to about $66,223, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 47, with about 27,006 students.
Newton-Ransom Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Abington Heights Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Newton-Ransom Elementary School is ahead of the 59.7% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 208 (2020-21) to 196 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.6:1 to 14.2:1.
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Lackawanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
27,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Abington Heights SD
- Abington Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Abington Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
- Clarks Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Waverly SchoolElementary · 307 students
- South Abington SchoolElementary · 301 students
Other schools in Clarks Summit
- Abington Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Abington Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,073 students
- Clarks Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Abington Heights Middle School0.2 mi · 1,073
- Abington Heights High School1.9 mi · 1,115
- Clarks Summit Elementary School2.6 mi · 399
- South Abington School3.4 mi · 301
- Waverly School4.1 mi · 307
- Isaac Tripp Elementary School4.6 mi · 710
Frequently asked questions
About Newton-Ransom Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Newton-Ransom Elementary School?
Newton-Ransom Elementary School enrolls approximately 196 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Newton-Ransom Elementary School serve?
Newton-Ransom Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Newton-Ransom Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Newton-Ransom Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newton-Ransom Elementary School?
At Newton-Ransom Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Newton-Ransom Elementary School?
Newton-Ransom Elementary School is overseen by Abington Heights SD in Lackawanna County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.