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Enrollment
971
Elementary
DISTRICT 775 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POCONO MOUNTAIN SD·NCES 421950000680
Swiftwater El Center
135 Academic Drive, Swiftwater, PA 18370 · (570) 839-7121 · Monroe County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL971 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
- 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
11.8:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
968 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 222 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 240 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 253 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 256 | 26% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Swiftwater El Center→Swiftwater Interm School
Based on grade levels within Pocono Mountain SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.1pp since 2023
Math
52.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.7% | 52.7% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 →
Schools most like Swiftwater El Center
Swiftwater El Center's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swiftwater El Center this school | 971 | 99.7% | 50.8% |
| Solomon/Plains Elementary School Plains | 718 | 98.6% | 46.2% |
| Drums El/MS Drums | 842 | 95.1% | 45.2% |
| Keystone Elementary School Croydon | 988 | 98.9% | 39.5% |
| State El Center Larksville | 1,376 | 95.4% | 26.7% |
| Muhlenberg El Center Reading | 1,241 | 97.9% | 38.6% |
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 Swiftwater El Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #853 of 1,396 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #728 of 1,511 ▼ 51 | #6 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #903 of 1,511 ▼ 55 | #6 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 971 | #34 of 1,638 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #368 of 1,528 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #227 of 1,531 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #315 of 1,600 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #1,010 of 1,045 | #13 of 13 |
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
971
+41 (+4%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 856
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 971 | 82.5 | 11.8:1 | 100% (968) |
| 2023-24 | 986 | 83.8 | 11.8:1 | 100% (983) |
| 2022-23 | 959 | 83.1 | 11.5:1 | 54% (522) |
| 2020-21 | 930 | 80 | 11.6:1 | 30% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 980 | 79.8 | 12.3:1 | 47% (459) |
| 2015-16 | 1,085 | 82 | 13.2:1 | 50% (540) |
| 2010-11 | 856 | 76 | 11.3:1 | 39% (336) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swiftwater El Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (980 to 971); teachers up 3% (79.8 to 82.5).
About Swiftwater El Center
Swiftwater, Pennsylvania, is home to Swiftwater El Center, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school enrolls 971 students in kindergarten through 3. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
Pocono Mountain SD includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 7,781 students.
White students account for 49% of enrollment at Swiftwater El Center, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 31% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Monroe County, the White share is about 64%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Swiftwater El Center scores 64%.
Swiftwater El Center reports a ratio of 11.8 students per teacher, from 82.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 1.3 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Swiftwater El Center, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Monroe County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Swiftwater El Center outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Swiftwater El Center would be expected to post about 34.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.8%.
The county, Monroe County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $83,565 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Monroe County has 29 public schools with about 20,752 students, including Swiftwater El Center.
Pocono Mountain East High School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Swiftwater El Center, there are 6 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Swiftwater El Center places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Swiftwater El Center is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Swiftwater El Center enrolled 930 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 971.
The Swiftwater El Center discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
167,515
Census ACS
Median income
$83,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
20,752 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pocono Mountain SD
- Pocono Mountain West High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- Pocono Mountain East High SchoolHigh · 1,242 students
- Clear Run Intrmd SchoolElementary · 919 students
- Swiftwater Interm SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Pocono Mountain West Junior High SchoolMiddle · 697 students
- Clear Run El CenterElementary · 658 students
Other schools in Swiftwater
- Pocono Mountain East High SchoolHigh · 1,242 students
- Swiftwater Interm SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Pocono Mountain East Junior High SchoolMiddle · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Pocono Mountain East High School0.3 mi · 1,242
- Swiftwater Interm School0.4 mi · 737
- Pocono Mountain East Junior High School0.4 mi · 505
- Evergreen Community CS3.6 mi · 101
- Clear Run Intrmd School4.8 mi · 919
- Clear Run El Center4.9 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About Swiftwater El CenterHow large is Swiftwater El Center?
Swiftwater El Center enrolls approximately 971 students in grades KG-03.
Is Swiftwater El Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Swiftwater El Center is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Swiftwater El Center have?
Swiftwater El Center employs 83 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Swiftwater El Center?
Student demographics at Swiftwater El Center are roughly 49% White, 31% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Swiftwater El Center in?
Swiftwater El Center is part of Pocono Mountain SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.