Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERWICK AREA SD·NCES 420348001597
East Berwick Elementary School
810 East Tenth Street, Berwick, PA 18603 · (570) 759-6400 · Luzerne County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
384 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 116 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (112).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 Berwick Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
61.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.9% | 61.4% |
| 2023-24 | 62.9% | 65.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 East Berwick Elementary School
East Berwick Elementary School's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Berwick Elementary School this school | 539 | 71.2% | 64.4% |
| EverGreen Elementary School Lake Ariel | 522 | 65.1% | 64.6% |
| Saint Clair Area El/MS Saint Clair | 547 | 64.5% | 42.1% |
| Penn-Kidder Campus Albrightsville | 541 | 65.1% | 42.6% |
| Fairview Elementary School Waynesboro | 597 | 75.9% | 50.4% |
| Memorial Elementary School Bloomsburg | 405 | 66.9% | 60.4% |
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 East Berwick Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #462 of 1,396 | #3 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #501 of 1,511 ▼ 150 | #3 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #557 of 1,511 ▼ 26 | #5 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #414 of 1,638 | #19 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #757 of 1,528 | #4 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #884 of 1,531 | #21 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #732 of 1,600 | #25 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.2% | #24 of 450 | #2 of 18 |
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
539
+180 (+50%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 539 | 41.5 | 13.0:1 | 71% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 31.5 | 12.2:1 | 100% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 31.5 | 12.6:1 | 100% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 99% (356) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 31.5 | 12.4:1 | 65% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 63% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 48% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 34% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 32 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Berwick Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (390 to 539); teachers up 32% (31.5 to 41.5).
About East Berwick Elementary School
East Berwick Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Berwick, Pennsylvania. The school had 539 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 22% above that.
Berwick Area SD is responsible for 5 schools, East Berwick Elementary School included, with 2,706 students in all.
White students make up a majority at East Berwick Elementary School, at 79%. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, Luzerne County is about 76% White. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at East Berwick Elementary School is 41.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.0:1. That matches the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. Around 71% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Luzerne County report 85%.
East Berwick Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 82% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at East Berwick Elementary School are 17.3 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.4%, compared with a predicted 47.1%, which ranks in the top 10% in Pennsylvania.
County data help place the school in context: in Luzerne County, the median household income is $63,691, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Luzerne County is home to 65 public schools and about 45,209 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Berwick Area Middle School, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. East Berwick Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school counted 359 students in 2020-21 and 539 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
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Luzerne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
327,675
Census ACS
Median income
$63,691
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
45,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berwick Area SD
- Berwick Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Berwick Area High SchoolHigh · 692 students
- West Berwick Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Nescopeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 151 students
Other schools in Berwick
- Berwick Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Berwick Area High SchoolHigh · 692 students
- West Berwick Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Berwick Area Middle School0.2 mi · 837
- Berwick Area High School0.2 mi · 692
- Nescopeck Elementary School1.1 mi · 151
- West Berwick Elementary School1.5 mi · 487
- Central Columbia Elementary School7.5 mi · 705
- Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School7.6 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About East Berwick Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Berwick Elementary School?
East Berwick Elementary School enrolls approximately 539 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does East Berwick Elementary School serve?
East Berwick Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at East Berwick Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at East Berwick Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at East Berwick Elementary School?
Student demographics at East Berwick Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees East Berwick Elementary School?
East Berwick Elementary School is overseen by Berwick Area SD in Luzerne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.