Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMSBURG AREA SD·NCES 420384001608
W W Evans Memorial El Sch
59 Perry Ave, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 · (570) 784-3167 · Columbia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
82 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Based on grade levels within Bloomsburg Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.5pp since 2023
Math
53.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 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
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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
250
+65 (+35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 10.7:1
% White
89%
was 90%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
3%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About W W Evans Memorial El Sch
W W Evans Memorial El Sch is one of the compact K-5 schools in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, overseen by Bloomsburg Area SD, with 250 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 44% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.
W W Evans Memorial El Sch is one of 5 schools operated by Bloomsburg Area SD, a district that serves 1,492 students overall.
Demographically, W W Evans Memorial El Sch reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, W W Evans Memorial El Sch shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Columbia County (around 56%), the school's rate is south of typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, W W Evans Memorial El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.5%; this one delivers 60.7%.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Columbia County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,644 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Columbia County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,501 students), of which W W Evans Memorial El Sch is one.
Nearest neighbor: Bloomsburg Area MS, around 1.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), W W Evans Memorial El Sch ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 59.9%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 35%: 185 students in 2018 compared to 250 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the W W Evans Memorial El Sch community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,362
Census ACS
Median income
$64,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
7,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bloomsburg Area SD
- Memorial El SchElementary · 405 students
- Bloomsburg Area MSMiddle · 380 students
- Bloomsburg Area HSHigh · 362 students
- Beaver-Main El SchElementary · 95 students
Other schools in Bloomsburg
- Central Columbia El SchElementary · 705 students
- Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical SchoolHigh · 609 students
- Central Columbia SHSHigh · 601 students
- Central Columbia MSMiddle · 587 students
- Memorial El SchElementary · 405 students
- Bloomsburg Area MSMiddle · 380 students
Nearby schools
- Bloomsburg Area MS1.2 mi · 380
- Bloomsburg Area HS1.3 mi · 362
- Memorial El Sch1.3 mi · 405
- Hartman El Ctr6.1 mi · 480
- Southern Columbia MS6.1 mi · 367
- Southern Columbia HS6.1 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About W W Evans Memorial El SchWhat is the total enrollment at W W Evans Memorial El Sch?
W W Evans Memorial El Sch enrolls approximately 250 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does W W Evans Memorial El Sch serve?
W W Evans Memorial El Sch serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does W W Evans Memorial El Sch have?
W W Evans Memorial El Sch employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at W W Evans Memorial El Sch?
Student demographics at W W Evans Memorial El Sch are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees W W Evans Memorial El Sch?
W W Evans Memorial El Sch is overseen by Bloomsburg Area SD in Columbia County.
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