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Enrollment
614
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUNKHANNOCK AREA SD·NCES 422385007652
Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center
200 Franklin Avenue, Tunkhannock, PA 18657 · (570) 836-3111 · Wyoming County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% 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.
- 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
13.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
606 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 149 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 168 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 154 | 25% |
Student demographics
9%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tunkhannock Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.4pp since 2023
Math
46.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 46.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 43.9% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center
Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center this school | 614 | 98.7% | 48.4% |
| Dassa McKinney Elementary School West Sunbury | 581 | 99.7% | 58.9% |
| Windber Elementary School Windber | 617 | 99.5% | 58.0% |
| South St Marys Street Elementary School Saint Marys | 583 | 97.3% | 52.6% |
| Dunbar Twp Elementary School Connellsville | 580 | 98.3% | 43.6% |
| Wyalusing Valley Elementary School Wyalusing | 633 | 99.5% | 50.9% |
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 Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #910 of 1,396 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #865 of 1,511 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #995 of 1,511 ▼ 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #244 of 1,638 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #880 of 1,528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.8% | #1,451 of 1,531 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #413 of 1,600 |
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
614
+25 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
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 | 614 | 45.9 | 13.4:1 | 99% (606) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 47.3 | 12.8:1 | 100% (606) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 47.8 | 12.7:1 | 100% (605) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 51 | 11.6:1 | 62% (363) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center.
About Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center
Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center is a mid-sized elementary school in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. The school runs grades 3 through 6 and enrolls 614 students. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students, which makes this school 39% above average.
Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center is a school in Tunkhannock Area SD. The district has 4 schools and 1,981 students.
At Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center, 95% of students are White. After that, the student body is 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Wyoming County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
Staffing at Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center comes to 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.1:1. Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center counts 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 73% average for public schools in Wyoming County.
On the allk12 Grade, Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center lands at B-, ahead of 54% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center is 13.1 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 48.4% actual, 35.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Looking at the county, Wyoming County, median household income comes to about $72,460, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 6, with about 2,913 students.
Measured in a straight line, Tunkhannock STEM Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 48.4% is below the 56.3% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 589 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 614 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 13.4:1, from 11.6:1.
Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Wyoming County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,967
Census ACS
Median income
$72,460
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,913 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tunkhannock Area SD
- Tunkhannock High SchoolHigh · 814 students
- Tunkhannock Area Primary CenterElementary · 416 students
- Tunkhannock STEM AcademyMiddle · 137 students
Other schools in Tunkhannock
- Tunkhannock High SchoolHigh · 814 students
- Tunkhannock Area Primary CenterElementary · 416 students
- Tunkhannock STEM AcademyMiddle · 137 students
Nearby schools
- Tunkhannock STEM Academy0.1 mi · 137
- Tunkhannock High School0.3 mi · 814
- Tunkhannock Area Primary Center0.8 mi · 416
- Lackawanna Trail JSHS8.0 mi · 427
- Lackawanna Trail El Center8.8 mi · 505
- Abington Heights Middle School11.5 mi · 1,073
Frequently asked questions
About Tunkhannock Area Intermediate CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center?
Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center serve?
Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center?
At Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center in?
Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center is part of Tunkhannock Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.