Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEATHERLY AREA SD·NCES 422514006446
Weatherly Area Elementary School
602 6th St, Weatherly, PA 18255 · (570) 427-8687 · Carbon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- B-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
14.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
194 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 Weatherly Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -18.8pp since 2023
Math
47.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.2% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 45.8% |
% 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Weatherly Area Elementary School
Weatherly Area Elementary School's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherly Area Elementary School this school | 291 | 66.7% | 52.1% |
| Bethel Elementary School Bethel | 286 | 63.3% | 53.2% |
| White Deer Elementary School New Columbia | 287 | 65.9% | 56.9% |
| St Thomas Elementary School Saint Thomas | 297 | 62.3% | 43.9% |
| Lakeland Elementary School - Mayfield Campus Mayfield | 268 | 65.7% | 46.4% |
| Akron Elementary School Akron | 276 | 69.9% | 61.7% |
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 Weatherly Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Carbon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #816 of 1,396 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #850 of 1,511 ▲ 2 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #1,012 of 1,511 ▼ 351 | #5 of 7 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #1,282 of 1,638 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,207 of 1,528 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #998 of 1,531 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #750 of 1,600 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #274 of 450 | N/A |
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
291
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 291 | 19.8 | 14.7:1 | 67% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 19.8 | 15.7:1 | 62% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 21.1 | 14.6:1 | 54% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 57% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 23.1 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 259 | 21 | 12.3:1 | 51% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 268 | 26 | 10.3:1 | 48% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 19 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weatherly Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (274 to 291); teachers down 14% (23.1 to 19.8).
About Weatherly Area Elementary School
This page covers Weatherly Area Elementary School, a small elementary school in Weatherly, Pennsylvania. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 291 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Weatherly Area SD runs Weatherly Area Elementary School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 588 students in total.
The share of students at Weatherly Area Elementary School who are White is 83%. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Weatherly Area Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.7 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 67% of students at Weatherly Area Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Carbon County is similar, at 65%.
Weatherly Area Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Weatherly Area Elementary School would be expected to post about 49.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.1%.
In Carbon County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $67,554, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 18 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,111, Weatherly Area Elementary School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Weatherly Area Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Weatherly Area Elementary School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Weatherly Area Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Weatherly Area Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 287 to 291. Students per teacher increased from 13.7 in 2020-21 to 14.7 in 2024-25.
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Carbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,382
Census ACS
Median income
$67,554
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,111 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Weatherly Area SD
- Weatherly Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 172 students
- Weatherly Area High SchoolHigh · 125 students
Other schools in Weatherly
- Weatherly Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 172 students
- Weatherly Area High SchoolHigh · 125 students
Nearby schools
- Weatherly Area Middle School0.0 mi · 172
- Weatherly Area High School0.1 mi · 125
- Panther Valley Elementary School5.0 mi · 556
- Carbon Career & Technical Institute5.9 mi · 375
- L B Morris Elementary School5.9 mi · 615
- Jim Thorpe Area High School6.3 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Weatherly Area Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Weatherly Area Elementary School?
Weatherly Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Weatherly Area Elementary School serve?
Weatherly Area Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Weatherly Area Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Weatherly Area Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Weatherly Area Elementary School?
Weatherly Area Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Weatherly Area Elementary School public or private?
Weatherly Area Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Weatherly Area SD.
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