For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 1,089 students in North Schuylkill School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Elementary School in North Schuylkill School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 53% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 41% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
2 Schools
2,154 Schools
# Students
2,097 Students
1,110,061 Students
# Teachers
137 Teachers
81,415 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
North Schuylkill School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 679 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 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#484 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
57%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.61
# American Indian Students
2 Students
2,113 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
8 Students
50,065 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
218 Students
167,185 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
15%
# Black Students
28 Students
171,531 Students
% Black Students
1%
15%
# White Students
1,769 Students
655,322 Students
% White Students
84%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
945 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
69 Students
62,338 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
6,977
# Students in K Grade:
149
112,584
# Students in 1st Grade:
163
124,827
# Students in 2nd Grade:
157
119,582
# Students in 3rd Grade:
140
124,107
# Students in 4th Grade:
139
124,671
# Students in 5th Grade:
159
125,642
# Students in 6th Grade:
182
127,749
# Students in 7th Grade:
175
95,072
# Students in 8th Grade:
151
95,607
# Students in 9th Grade:
184
15,589
# Students in 10th Grade:
157
13,451
# Students in 11th Grade:
169
12,276
# Students in 12th Grade:
172
11,927
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,330 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,308 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$34 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,330
$23,649
Spending / Student
$15,308
$23,073
Best North Schuylkill School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
North Schuylkill Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
38 Line St
Ashland, PA 17921
(570) 874-3661
Ashland, PA 17921
(570) 874-3661
Grades: K-6
| 1,089 students
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