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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOWANDA AREA SD·NCES 422355000997
Towanda Area Elementary School
420 State St, Towanda, PA 18848 · (570) 265-6131 · Bradford County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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.
- A-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
13.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
429 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 108 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 26% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Towanda Area Elementary School→Towanda Area JSHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Towanda Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -18.5pp since 2023
Math
42.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.6% | 42.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.1% | 41.9% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Towanda Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bradford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #965 of 1,396 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #956 of 1,511 ▼ 28 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #1,155 of 1,511 ▼ 260 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #789 of 1,638 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #762 of 1,528 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #1,390 of 1,531 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #240 of 1,600 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #793 of 1,045 | #7 of 9 |
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
423
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 423 | 32.5 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 31.4 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 32.4 | 13.7:1 | 100% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 99% (458) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 29.3 | 15.5:1 | 67% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 66% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 46% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Towanda Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (453 to 423); teachers up 11% (29.3 to 32.5).
About Towanda Area Elementary School
Towanda Area Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Towanda, Pennsylvania. The school has 423 students in 2024-25 across grades 3 through 6.
Towanda Area SD operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,482 students.
Roughly 94% of students at Towanda Area Elementary School are White. The remaining students are 3% Hispanic. Bradford County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Towanda Area Elementary School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Towanda Area Elementary School, giving a ratio of 13.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Towanda Area Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Towanda Area Elementary School is 11.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 45.8%. Predicted: 34.1%.
The school's county is Bradford County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $63,675 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Towanda Area Elementary School shares Bradford County with 18 other public schools.
The closest school to Towanda Area Elementary School is Towanda Area JSHS, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Towanda Area Elementary School. On proficiency, Towanda Area Elementary School is behind the 47.4% nearby average, ranking 4th of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
An 8% drop took enrollment from 461 in 2020-21 to 423 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 13.0:1.
This page is set up for the Towanda Area Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bradford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,858
Census ACS
Median income
$63,675
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Towanda Area SD
- Towanda Area JSHSHigh · 709 students
- Morrow Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
Other schools in Towanda
- Towanda Area JSHSHigh · 709 students
- Morrow Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Northern Tier Career CenterHigh · 13 students
Nearby schools
- Towanda Area JSHS0.2 mi · 709
- Morrow Elementary School0.3 mi · 350
- Northern Tier Career Center3.0 mi · 13
- SRU Elementary School11.0 mi · 382
- Wyalusing Valley JSHS12.6 mi · 586
- Northeast Bradford Elementary School12.7 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About Towanda Area Elementary SchoolHow large is Towanda Area Elementary School?
Towanda Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 423 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Towanda Area Elementary School serve?
Towanda Area Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Towanda Area Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Towanda Area Elementary School.
How diverse is Towanda Area Elementary School?
Towanda Area Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Towanda Area Elementary School in?
Towanda Area Elementary School is part of Towanda Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.