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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHERN LEHIGH SD·NCES 421767006727
Slatington Elementary School
1201 Shadow Oaks Ln, Slatington, PA 18080 · (610) 767-9821 · Lehigh County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- B+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
14.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
494 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 110 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 139 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Northern Lehigh SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.4pp since 2023
Math
35.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 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 down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 35.4% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 38.0% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Slatington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #1,025 of 1,396 | #29 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #1,079 of 1,511 ▼ 84 | #29 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,080 of 1,511 ▼ 51 | #28 of 45 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #565 of 1,638 | #24 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,223 of 1,528 | #36 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #741 of 1,531 | #39 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #239 of 1,600 | #7 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #365 of 450 | #19 of 23 |
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
487
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 893
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 487 | 33 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 30.8 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 30.7 | 15.7:1 | 100% (483) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 37% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 30.8 | 15.4:1 | 47% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 47% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 41% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 606 | 34 | 17.8:1 | 36% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 893 | 43 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Slatington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (474 to 487); teachers up 7% (30.8 to 33).
About Slatington Elementary School
Slatington Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Slatington, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 18080). It educates 487 students in grades 3 through 6.
Northern Lehigh SD runs 4 schools with a combined 1,616 students. Slatington Elementary School is one of them.
White students are the majority at Slatington Elementary School, with 75% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Lehigh County, the White share is about 62%. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 33 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.8:1. That is 1.7 students per teacher above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
allk12 grades Slatington Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Slatington Elementary School is 34.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lehigh County, the median household income is $80,079, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Slatington Elementary School is one of 83 public schools in the county.
Northern Lehigh SHS is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Slatington Elementary School comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 31 more students in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Slatington Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lehigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
378,792
Census ACS
Median income
$80,079
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
56,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northern Lehigh SD
- Northern Lehigh SHSHigh · 502 students
- Peters Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Northern Lehigh Middle SchoolMiddle · 238 students
Other schools in Slatington
- Northern Lehigh SHSHigh · 502 students
- Peters Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Northern Lehigh Middle SchoolMiddle · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Lehigh SHS0.3 mi · 502
- Northern Lehigh Middle School0.4 mi · 238
- S S Palmer Elementary School2.6 mi · 399
- Parkside Education Center2.6 mi · 150
- Palmerton Area Junior High School3.2 mi · 261
- Palmerton Area High School3.2 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Slatington Elementary SchoolHow large is Slatington Elementary School?
Slatington Elementary School enrolls approximately 487 students in grades 03-06.
Is Slatington Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Slatington Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
How many teachers does Slatington Elementary School have?
Slatington Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Slatington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Slatington Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Slatington Elementary School public or private?
Slatington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northern Lehigh SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.