Enrollment
206
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCRANTON SD·NCES 422109004952
Robert Morris #27
1824 Boulevard Ave, Scranton, PA 18509 · (570) 348-3681 · Lackawanna County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
209 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 40% smaller than its 4th grade class (50).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
38.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
35.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 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 | 38.0% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 29.5% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Robert Morris #27 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #1,052 of 1,396 | #16 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #1,082 of 1,511 ▲ 45 | #17 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,053 of 1,511 ▲ 125 | #15 of 26 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #1,518 of 1,638 | #26 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #632 of 1,528 | #9 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #159 of 1,531 | #8 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #238 of 1,600 | #7 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.4% | #75 of 1,045 | #3 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
206
-37 (-15%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 206 | 16.3 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 17.3 | 12.1:1 | 100% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 17.3 | 12.5:1 | 100% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 99% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 23.2 | 13.5:1 | 54% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 59% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 22 | 17.0:1 | 39% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 20 | 19.0:1 | 37% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 23 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert Morris #27.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (314 to 206); teachers down 30% (23.2 to 16.3).
About Robert Morris #27
In Scranton, Pennsylvania, Robert Morris #27 is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school's enrollment of 206 students covers kindergarten through 4. Enrollment is 53% lower than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, which is about 443.
Robert Morris #27 sits within Scranton SD, which has 15 schools and 9,165 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Robert Morris #27 is Hispanic (44%). Smaller groups are 35% White, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Lackawanna County is roughly 10% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Robert Morris #27 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
Robert Morris #27 employs 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.6:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure.
Robert Morris #27 is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Robert Morris #27's average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.1% is 7.0 points above the 34.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Lackawanna County, median household income is about $66,223, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Lackawanna County number 47 and enroll about 27,006.
Dunmore El Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 41.1% is above the 38.2% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Robert Morris #27 inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 206 was 15% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 243. Students per teacher fell from 14.3 in 2020-21 to 12.6 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Robert Morris #27 can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Scranton SD
- Scranton High SchoolHigh · 1,815 students
- West Scranton High SchoolHigh · 1,404 students
- Northeast Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- West Scranton Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- South Scranton Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Isaac Tripp Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
Other schools in Scranton
- Scranton High SchoolHigh · 1,815 students
- West Scranton High SchoolHigh · 1,404 students
- Northeast Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- West Scranton Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- South Scranton Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Isaac Tripp Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
Nearby schools
- Dunmore El Center0.7 mi · 824
- Dunmore JSHS0.7 mi · 674
- Neil Armstrong #400.9 mi · 441
- John Adams #41.1 mi · 214
- Northeast Intrmd School1.3 mi · 894
- Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County1.5 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Robert Morris #27What is the total enrollment at Robert Morris #27?
Robert Morris #27 enrolls approximately 206 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Robert Morris #27 serve?
Robert Morris #27 serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Robert Morris #27?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Robert Morris #27.
How diverse is Robert Morris #27?
Robert Morris #27 reports a student body of 35% White, 44% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Robert Morris #27?
Robert Morris #27 is overseen by Scranton SD in Lackawanna County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.