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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST STROUDSBURG AREA SD·NCES 420867000130
Resica Elementary School
1 Gravel Ridge Rd, East Stroudsburg, PA 18302 · (570) 223-6911 · Monroe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 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
10.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
216 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
42.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 42.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 36.6% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Resica Elementary School
Resica Elementary School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resica Elementary School this school | 404 | 53.5% | 47.9% |
| J M Hill Elementary School East Stroudsburg | 471 | 50.7% | 43.8% |
| Bushkill Elementary School Dingmans Ferry | 405 | 52.1% | 43.5% |
| Middle Smithfield Elementary School East Stroudsburg | 420 | 57.1% | 40.6% |
| Willow Hill School Willow Grove | 362 | 45.9% | 68.6% |
| Hilltop Elementary School Aston | 290 | 55.5% | 68.0% |
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 Resica Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #918 of 1,396 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #962 of 1,511 ▲ 51 | #9 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #843 of 1,511 ▲ 111 | #5 of 13 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #867 of 1,638 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #104 of 1,528 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.9% | #10 of 1,531 | #2 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #935 of 1,600 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #257 of 1,045 | #2 of 13 |
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
404
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-54% since 2000-01, when it was 871
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 404 | 39.7 | 10.2:1 | 53% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 37.8 | 10.8:1 | 53% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 36.1 | 11.5:1 | 63% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 38 | 10.6:1 | 51% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 35.9 | 14.3:1 | 40% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 42% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 42% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 871 | 54 | 16.1:1 | 18% (155) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Resica Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (512 to 404); teachers up 11% (35.9 to 39.7).
About Resica Elementary School
Resica Elementary School is a public elementary school in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The school serves 404 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
East Stroudsburg Area SD has 10 schools; together they serve 6,353 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Resica Elementary School, at 36%. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% multiracial, 20% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 9% Native American. The White share of the county population is higher, at 64%. Pick two students at random and there is a 77% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 10.2 students per teacher and 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.9 below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 53%. That rate is below the 74% average among public schools in Monroe County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Resica Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Resica Elementary School's results are 6.8 points below predicted: 47.9% against 54.7%.
In the county around the school, Monroe County, the median household income is $83,565, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 29 public schools in Monroe County, enrolling about 20,752 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Middle Smithfield Elementary School is the closest, at about 3.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Resica Elementary School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Resica Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 402 in 2020-21 and 404 in 2024-25.
The Resica Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
167,515
Census ACS
Median income
$83,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
20,752 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Stroudsburg Area SD
- East Stroudsburg SHS SouthHigh · 1,359 students
- East Stroudsburg SHS NorthHigh · 917 students
- J T Lambert Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- East Stroudsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 603 students
- Lehman Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- J M Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
Other schools in East Stroudsburg
- East Stroudsburg SHS SouthHigh · 1,359 students
- J T Lambert Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- East Stroudsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 603 students
- J M Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Middle Smithfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Smithfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Nearby schools
- Middle Smithfield Elementary School3.1 mi · 420
- J T Lambert Intermediate School5.0 mi · 907
- East Stroudsburg Elementary School5.2 mi · 603
- Smithfield Elementary School5.3 mi · 327
- J M Hill Elementary School6.1 mi · 471
- East Stroudsburg SHS South6.3 mi · 1,359
Frequently asked questions
About Resica Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Resica Elementary School?
Resica Elementary School enrolls approximately 404 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Resica Elementary School serve?
Resica Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Resica Elementary School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Resica Elementary School.
How diverse is Resica Elementary School?
Resica Elementary School reports a student body of 36% White, 10% Hispanic, 20% Black, 4% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Is Resica Elementary School public or private?
Resica Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Stroudsburg Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.