Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILTON AREA SD·NCES 421548003537
White Deer Elementary School
631 New Columbia Rd, New Columbia, PA 17856 · (570) 742-7614 · Union County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
189 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 133 | 46% |
| Grade 5 | 154 | 54% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 Milton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.2pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.7% | 57.7% |
% 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 White Deer Elementary School
White Deer Elementary School's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Deer Elementary School this school | 287 | 65.9% | 56.9% |
| Weatherly Area Elementary School Weatherly | 291 | 66.7% | 52.1% |
| Bethel Elementary School Bethel | 286 | 63.3% | 53.2% |
| 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 White Deer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #683 of 1,396 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #773 of 1,511 ▼ 227 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #932 of 1,511 ▼ 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #1,293 of 1,638 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #410 of 1,528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #805 of 1,531 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #757 of 1,600 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #143 of 450 |
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
287
+62 (+28%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 287 | 24.1 | 11.9:1 | 66% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 26.8 | 12.9:1 | 55% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 24.9 | 12.9:1 | 53% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 19 | 11.8:1 | 56% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 252 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 49% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 19 | 12.9:1 | 50% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 38% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 21% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 23 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White Deer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (252 to 287); teachers up 27% (19 to 24.1).
About White Deer Elementary School
White Deer Elementary School is a small elementary school in New Columbia, Pennsylvania. The school serves 287 students in grades 4 through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 35% smaller than that.
Milton Area SD enrolls 1,900 students, and its 4 schools include White Deer Elementary School.
At 77%, White students outnumber all other groups at White Deer Elementary School combined. The school is also 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 89%. The chance that two students picked at random at White Deer Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
Teachers at the school number 24.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.9:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
White Deer Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, White Deer Elementary School would score about 49.4%. It scores 56.9%, 7.6 points above that figure.
Among Union County residents, median household income is about $76,404, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. White Deer Elementary School is one of 10 public schools in Union County, which together enroll about 3,811 students.
The closest other public school is James F Baugher Elementary School, about 2.4 miles away. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, White Deer Elementary School is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
Federal data place White Deer Elementary School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 225 to 287.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,456
Census ACS
Median income
$76,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,811 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Milton Area SD
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- James F Baugher Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Milton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 445 students
Other White Deer Elementary schools
One other US public school is named White Deer Elementary. White Deer Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- White Deer Elementary SchoolWHITE DEER, TX · 166 students
Nearby schools
- James F Baugher Elementary School2.4 mi · 560
- Milton High School2.6 mi · 608
- Milton Area Middle School2.6 mi · 445
- Kelly Elementary School3.8 mi · 550
- Lewisburg High School4.2 mi · 551
- Warrior Run JSHS5.6 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About White Deer Elementary SchoolHow many students attend White Deer Elementary School?
White Deer Elementary School enrolls approximately 287 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does White Deer Elementary School serve?
White Deer Elementary School serves grades 04-05.
How many students per teacher at White Deer Elementary School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at White Deer Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at White Deer Elementary School?
At White Deer Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is White Deer Elementary School public or private?
White Deer Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milton Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.