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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY SHORE AREA SD·NCES 421248005060

Salladasburg Elementary School

3490 Route 287 Highway, Jersey Shore, PA 17740 · (570) 398-2931 · Lycoming County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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

Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
109 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2311%
Grade 14320%
Grade 23617%
Grade 34018%
Grade 43818%
Grade 53717%

This year's kindergarten class (23) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).

Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
21197%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Two+
52%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
11453%
Female
10347%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Salladasburg Elementary School→Jersey Shore Area Middle School→Jersey Shore Area SHS
Based on grade levels within Jersey Shore Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
45.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
42.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.2pp 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 down about 3 points.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2545.9%42.3%
2023-2447.5%45.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Salladasburg Elementary School

Salladasburg Elementary School's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Salladasburg Elementary School this school21750.2%48.5%
Joe Walker Elementary School
Washington
19952.8%68.3%
Independence Elementary School
Aliquippa
22849.6%67.2%
Liberty Elementary School
Liberty
18550.8%47.0%
Indian Valley Intrmd School
Reedsville
21254.7%54.5%
Avis Elementary School
Jersey Shore
23454.3%54.5%
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 Salladasburg Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Lycoming County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
48.5%#906 of 1,396#13 of 14
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.3%#967 of 1,511
▼ 105
#14 of 14
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.9%#849 of 1,511
▲ 130
#11 of 14
▲ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
217#1,495 of 1,638#11 of 14
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.5:1#1,515 of 1,528#11 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
5.4%#1,507 of 1,531#11 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
50.2%#998 of 1,600#8 of 14
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.5%#1,026 of 1,045#8 of 8
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 2024-25
Enrollment
217
+42 (+24%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2521711.119.5:150% (109)
2023-242291515.3:148% (109)
2022-2317914.212.6:147% (84)
2020-211751313.5:143% (75)
2017-1821815.813.8:143% (93)
2015-162371515.8:143% (103)
2010-112581715.2:141% (105)
2000-013071916.2:134% (103)
1990-913571523.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salladasburg Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (218 to 217); teachers down 30% (15.8 to 11.1).

About Salladasburg Elementary School

Salladasburg Elementary School is an elementary school in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, reachable at (570) 398-2931. It educates 217 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 51% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.

The Jersey Shore Area SD system has 5 schools and 2,088 students.

At Salladasburg Elementary School, White students make up 97% of the student body. The remaining students are 2% multiracial. Among people living in Lycoming County, the White share is about 89%. By the diversity index, Salladasburg Elementary School comes in at 5%.

At Salladasburg Elementary School, 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 19.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Roughly 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 60% average for public schools in Lycoming County.

Salladasburg Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Salladasburg Elementary School is 7.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 48.5%. Predicted: 56.1%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Lycoming County show that median household income is about $63,917, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 30 public schools in Lycoming County, with a combined enrollment of about 14,288.

The closest public school to Salladasburg Elementary School is Jersey Shore Area Middle School, about 4.9 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 52.9%, higher than Salladasburg Elementary School's 48.5%.

Federal data place Salladasburg Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.

The student count in 2024-25 was 217, 24% above the 175 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 13.5:1 to 19.5:1.

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Lycoming County at a glance

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Population
113,489
Census ACS
Median income
$63,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
14,288 students

Quick facts

School name
Salladasburg Elementary School
District
Jersey Shore Area SD
Address
3490 Route 287 Highway, Jersey Shore, PA 17740
Phone
(570) 398-2931
County
Lycoming County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
217
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
19.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
109 (50%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
421248005060
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Salladasburg Elementary School
How many students attend Salladasburg Elementary School?
Salladasburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 217 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Salladasburg Elementary School serve?
Salladasburg Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Salladasburg Elementary School have?
Salladasburg Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Salladasburg Elementary School?
Student demographics at Salladasburg Elementary School are roughly 97% White, 0% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Salladasburg Elementary School public or private?
Salladasburg Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jersey Shore Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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