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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Washington El Sch administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BANGOR AREA SD·NCES 420300003430
Washington El Sch
381 Washington Blvd, Bangor, PA 18013 · (610) 599-7014 · Northampton County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
215 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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
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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bangor Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
68.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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
375
-175 (-32%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.2:1
% White
82%
was 88%
% Hispanic
10%
was 5%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Washington El Sch
Washington El Sch is an elementary school of small scale in Bangor, Pennsylvania, part of Bangor Area SD, educateing 375 students in grades 3 through 4.
Within Bangor Area SD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,672 students, Washington El Sch is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Washington El Sch shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 57% of students at Washington El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Washington El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.0%, the actual is 66.0%, a residual of +13.0 points.
In the area at large, Northampton County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,184, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Northampton County runs 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,316 students), of which Washington El Sch is one.
Pen Argyl Area HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Washington El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington El Sch at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 53.2%.
Washington El Sch operates from a residential location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Washington El Sch's enrollment has edged down 32% since 2018, when it stood at 550 (now 375). The White share of enrollment declined from 88% to 82% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Northampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,580
Census ACS
Median income
$89,184
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
38,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bangor Area SD
- Bangor Area HSHigh · 883 students
- Five Points El SchElementary · 580 students
- Bangor Area MSMiddle · 421 students
- DeFranco El SchMiddle · 413 students
Other schools in Bangor
- Bangor Area HSHigh · 883 students
- Five Points El SchElementary · 580 students
- Bangor Area MSMiddle · 421 students
- DeFranco El SchMiddle · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Pen Argyl Area HS3.2 mi · 475
- Wind Gap MS3.8 mi · 510
- Bangor Area MS3.8 mi · 421
- Five Points El Sch3.9 mi · 580
- DeFranco El Sch4.0 mi · 413
- Bangor Area HS4.2 mi · 883
Frequently asked questions
About Washington El SchHow large is Washington El Sch?
Washington El Sch enrolls approximately 375 students in grades 03-04.
What age range does Washington El Sch serve?
Washington El Sch serves students from grade 03 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Washington El Sch?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Washington El Sch.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington El Sch?
At Washington El Sch, the student body is approximately 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Washington El Sch public or private?
Washington El Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bangor Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.