Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHERN POTTER SD·NCES 421770006931
Northern Potter Childrens School
745 Northern Potter Road, Ulysses, PA 16948 · (814) 848-7563 · Potter County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest 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
12.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
198 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 75 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 108% larger than its 6th grade class (36).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Northern Potter Childrens School→Northern Potter JSHS
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.7% | 35.5% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Northern Potter Childrens School
Northern Potter Childrens School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Potter Childrens School this school | 293 | 67.6% | 44.5% |
| Chestnut Ridge Central Elementary School New Paris | 303 | 66.7% | N/A |
| Otto-Eldred Elementary School Eldred | 271 | 64.9% | 62.5% |
| Southmoreland Primary Center Alverton | 277 | 64.3% | N/A |
| Juniata Valley Elementary School Alexandria | 285 | 62.1% | 43.2% |
| Waterford Elementary School Waterford | 340 | 68.2% | 66.5% |
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 Northern Potter Childrens School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #984 of 1,396 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #914 of 1,511 ▲ 122 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #922 of 1,511 ▲ 230 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #1,270 of 1,638 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #440 of 1,528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #1,499 of 1,531 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #742 of 1,600 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #921 of 1,045 |
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
293
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 293 | 24.4 | 12.0:1 | 68% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 24.4 | 11.9:1 | 68% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 59% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 54% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 21.6 | 14.0:1 | 58% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 59% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 56% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 43% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 25 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Potter Childrens School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (303 to 293); teachers up 13% (21.6 to 24.4).
About Northern Potter Childrens School
Northern Potter Childrens School is a small elementary school located in Ulysses, Pennsylvania. It teaches 293 students in pre-K through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 443 students on average.
Northern Potter Childrens School belongs to Northern Potter SD, a district of 2 schools and 512 students.
White students account for 97% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 2% multiracial. Among Potter County residents, the White share is about 95%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 6, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Northern Potter Childrens School, there are about 12.0 students; the school has 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 198 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 68% of enrollment. Public schools in Potter County average 90%.
Northern Potter Childrens School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 29% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The model predicts 48.6% for a school in Pennsylvania with Northern Potter Childrens School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Northern Potter Childrens School posts 44.5%.
Looking at the county, Potter County, the median household earns about $59,020 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Northern Potter Childrens School, Potter County has 13 public schools.
Northern Potter Childrens School is about 0.2 miles from Northern Potter JSHS, its nearest public school. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 44.5% is below the 45.9% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment went from 287 in 2020-21 to 293 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students. The school's ratio dropped from 13.1:1 to 12.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Potter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,188
Census ACS
Median income
$59,020
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
1,705 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Northern Potter JSHS0.2 mi · 219
- WHITESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL8.2 mi · 112
- Cowanesque Valley JSHS8.8 mi · 365
- Westfield Area Elementary School9.4 mi · 315
- JASPER-TROUPSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.9 mi · 207
- Galeton Area School14.0 mi · 145
Frequently asked questions
About Northern Potter Childrens SchoolHow large is Northern Potter Childrens School?
Northern Potter Childrens School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Northern Potter Childrens School serve?
Northern Potter Childrens School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Northern Potter Childrens School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Northern Potter Childrens School.
What is the student diversity at Northern Potter Childrens School?
Student demographics at Northern Potter Childrens School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Northern Potter Childrens School in?
Northern Potter Childrens School is part of Northern Potter SD.
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