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Enrollment
532
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLD FORGE SD·NCES 421812002448
Old Forge Elementary School
401 Melmore St, Old Forge, PA 18518 · (570) 457-8391 · Lackawanna County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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.
- 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
12.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
294 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (79).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Old Forge Elementary School→Old Forge JSHS
Based on grade levels within Old Forge SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
38.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 41.0% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Old Forge Elementary School
Old Forge Elementary School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Forge Elementary School this school | 532 | 55.3% | 44.7% |
| Dingman-Delaware Elementary School Dingmans Ferry | 470 | 56.2% | 60.8% |
| New Holland Elementary New Holland | 484 | 59.7% | 51.0% |
| New Oxford Elementary School New Oxford | 565 | 57.3% | 69.4% |
| Dingman-Delaware Primary School Dingmans Ferry | 493 | 58.2% | N/A |
| Central Manor Elementary School Washington Boro | 595 | 51.6% | 62.9% |
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 Old Forge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #980 of 1,396 | #14 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #1,022 of 1,511 ▼ 75 | #13 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #1,041 of 1,511 ▲ 18 | #14 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #438 of 1,638 | #7 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #726 of 1,528 | #10 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #553 of 1,531 | #13 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #901 of 1,600 | #17 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #281 of 450 | #3 of 7 |
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
532
+46 (+9%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 532 | 41.3 | 12.9:1 | 55% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 42.3 | 12.1:1 | 58% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 40.3 | 12.3:1 | 50% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 46% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 35.8 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 42% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 42% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 28% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 26 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Forge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (503 to 532); teachers up 15% (35.8 to 41.3).
About Old Forge Elementary School
Old Forge Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Old Forge, Pennsylvania. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 532 students. That is 20% larger than the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Across its 2 schools, Old Forge SD enrolls 966 students. Old Forge Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students are 69% of those enrolled at Old Forge Elementary School. The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. In Lackawanna County overall, about 81% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
Old Forge Elementary School has 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 13.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 55%. For comparison, public schools in Lackawanna County average 72%.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Old Forge Elementary School outscored 25%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.9% for Old Forge Elementary School. The school posts 44.7%, 9.2 points below the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Lackawanna County show that the median household earns about $66,223 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Lackawanna County, 47 public schools serve about 27,006 students.
Of the public schools around it, Old Forge Elementary School is closest to Old Forge JSHS, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Old Forge Elementary School ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 532, up from 486 in 2020-21.
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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 Old Forge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Old Forge Elementary. Old Forge Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Old Forge ElementaryHagerstown, MD · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Old Forge JSHS0.0 mi · 434
- Riverside Elementary School West1.3 mi · 352
- Riverside JSHS1.3 mi · 686
- Riverside Elementary School East2.0 mi · 455
- Pittston Area Middle School3.3 mi · 761
- Pittston City Intrmd Center3.3 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About Old Forge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Old Forge Elementary School?
Old Forge Elementary School enrolls approximately 532 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Old Forge Elementary School serve?
Old Forge Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Old Forge Elementary School have?
Old Forge Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Old Forge Elementary School?
Student demographics at Old Forge Elementary School are roughly 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Old Forge Elementary School in?
Old Forge Elementary School is part of Old Forge SD.
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