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What's one thing Tamaqua El Sch gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
697
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAMAQUA AREA SD·NCES 422322007031
Tamaqua Elementary School
Boyle Ave, Tamaqua, PA 18252 · (570) 668-3306 · Schuylkill County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- CBeats 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
16.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
470 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 131 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
43%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 Tamaqua Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.2pp since 2023
Math
37.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.2% | 36.4% |
% 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Tamaqua Elementary School
Tamaqua Elementary School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamaqua Elementary School this school | 697 | 67.4% | 43.9% |
| Carbondale Elementary School Carbondale | 755 | 74.6% | 27.5% |
| Saint Clair Area El/MS Saint Clair | 547 | 64.5% | 42.1% |
| Clarke El Center Pottsville | 892 | 70.1% | 44.3% |
| Pittston City Intrmd Center Pittston | 730 | 58.8% | 51.3% |
| Penn-Kidder Campus Albrightsville | 541 | 65.1% | 42.6% |
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 Tamaqua Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Schuylkill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #1,001 of 1,396 | #9 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #1,032 of 1,511 ▼ 13 | #9 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,096 of 1,511 ▼ 181 | #10 of 16 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #142 of 1,638 | #5 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,437 of 1,528 | #15 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #698 of 1,531 | #6 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #744 of 1,600 | #8 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #182 of 450 | #3 of 7 |
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
697
+44 (+7%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 673
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 697 | 42.1 | 16.6:1 | 67% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 680 | 42.1 | 16.2:1 | 69% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 695 | 37.3 | 18.6:1 | 68% (470) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | 38 | 17.2:1 | 57% (374) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 61% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 40 | 17.0:1 | 46% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 44% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 32 | 17.7:1 | 30% (169) |
| 1990-91 | 673 | 33 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tamaqua Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (636 to 697); teachers up 14% (37 to 42.1).
About Tamaqua Elementary School
Students in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, attend Tamaqua Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 697 students. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 57% bigger than that.
Tamaqua Area SD is the local district for Tamaqua Elementary School. It runs 4 schools with 2,048 students.
Roughly 72% of students at Tamaqua Elementary School are White. The rest of enrollment is 22% Hispanic and 5% Black. Among all residents of Schuylkill County, the White share is about 88%. Tamaqua Elementary School's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 42.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania have 13.1:1, compared with 16.6:1 here. Around 67% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 66% average for public schools in Schuylkill County.
Tamaqua Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Pennsylvania, Tamaqua Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.9% actual against a predicted 48.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Schuylkill County show that the median household income is $68,313, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Tamaqua Elementary School, Schuylkill County has 34 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Tamaqua Area SHS, is about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.3%; Tamaqua Elementary School's is 43.9%, ranking 3rd of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 697 students in 2024-25, 44 more than the 653 it had in 2020-21.
Community posts for Tamaqua Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Schuylkill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,558
Census ACS
Median income
$68,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,259 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tamaqua Area SD
- Tamaqua Area SHSHigh · 613 students
- Tamaqua Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- West Penn Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 250 students
Other schools in Tamaqua
- Tamaqua Area SHSHigh · 613 students
- Tamaqua Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
Nearby schools
- Tamaqua Area SHS0.8 mi · 613
- Tamaqua Area Middle School0.8 mi · 488
- McAdoo-Kelayres El/MS6.5 mi · 900
- West Penn Twp Elementary School6.6 mi · 250
- Panther Valley JSHS7.0 mi · 759
- Panther Valley Intermediate School7.1 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Tamaqua Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tamaqua Elementary School?
Tamaqua Elementary School enrolls approximately 697 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Tamaqua Elementary School serve?
Tamaqua Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tamaqua Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tamaqua Elementary School is approximately 16.6:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tamaqua Elementary School?
At Tamaqua Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Tamaqua Elementary School public or private?
Tamaqua Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tamaqua Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.