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Elk Lake School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 512 students in Elk Lake School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Elk Lake School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
2 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,089 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
99 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Elk Lake School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#381 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
57%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.65
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
83 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
17%
# Black Students
4 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
n/a
20%
# White Students
975 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
90%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
25 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
93
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
77
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
83
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
73
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
85
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
86
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
80
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
71
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
93
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
93
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
96
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
79
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
80
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,831 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,838 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,831
$23,696
Spending / Student
$19,838
$23,119
Best Elk Lake School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Elk Lake Jr. Sr. High School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
2380 Elk Lake School Road
Springville, PA 18844
(570) 278-1106
Springville, PA 18844
(570) 278-1106
Grades: 7-12
| 512 students
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