Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SULLIVAN COUNTY SD·NCES 422292007418
Sullivan Co El Sch
767 South Street, Laporte, PA 18626 · (570) 946-7471 · Sullivan County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
303 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Sullivan Co El Sch→Sullivan Co JSHS
Based on grade levels within Sullivan County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
36.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
306
-42 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.0:1
% White
97%
was 96%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Sullivan Co El Sch
Sullivan Co El Sch is a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Laporte, Pennsylvania, run under Sullivan County SD. The school instructs 306 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 31% below the state mean of about 443.
Within Sullivan County SD, which oversees 2 schools and 620 students, Sullivan Co El Sch is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Sullivan Co El Sch reports that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Sullivan County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Sullivan Co El Sch reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Sullivan Co El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at Sullivan Co El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sullivan Co El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.1%; this one delivers 44.6%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Sullivan County put median household income runs about $69,764, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Sullivan Co El Sch is one of 2 public schools in Sullivan County (combined enrollment of about 620 students).
Sullivan Co JSHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sullivan Co El Sch at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.0%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 348 students in 2018 compared to 306 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.
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Sullivan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,888
Census ACS
Median income
$69,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
620 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Sullivan Co JSHS0.1 mi · 314
- Carl G Renn El Sch14.1 mi · 181
- George A Ferrell El Sch14.8 mi · 139
- L R Appleman El Sch16.4 mi · 308
- Benton Area MS16.4 mi · 100
- Benton Area HS16.4 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About Sullivan Co El SchHow many students attend Sullivan Co El Sch?
Sullivan Co El Sch enrolls approximately 306 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Sullivan Co El Sch serve?
Sullivan Co El Sch serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Sullivan Co El Sch?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Sullivan Co El Sch.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sullivan Co El Sch?
At Sullivan Co El Sch, the student body is approximately 97% White, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Sullivan Co El Sch public or private?
Sullivan Co El Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sullivan County SD.
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