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Towanda Area Elementary School

Serves grades 3 - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
420 State St
Towanda, PA 18848
Phone
(570) 265-6131
District
Towanda Area SD
County
BRADFORD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
443
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.7% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Towanda Area Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
53%
57%
54%
46%
52%
52%
53%
57%
54%
46%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
49%
50%
52%
32%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
48%
55%
54%
48%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
46%
50%
55%
44%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 108 24.4%
Grade 4 111 25.1%
Grade 5 112 25.3%
Grade 6 112 25.3%
Total 443 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.8% 96.9% 64.5%
Black 1.6% 1.5% 15.4%
Hispanic 0.7% 1.3% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.3% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 95.2% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 95.2% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,752 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 67.5 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.6% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.0% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.1% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 23.4% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,542 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 9.7% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.8% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.3% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.7% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.5% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.5% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.0% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.4% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 10.5% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,860 $14,918,000 53.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $617 $934,000 3.3%
Staff $823 $1,245,000 4.5%
General Administration $319 $483,000 1.7%
School Administration $788 $1,193,000 4.3%
Operation $1,323 $2,001,000 7.2%
Transportation $974 $1,474,000 5.3%
Other $390 $590,000 2.1%
Total Support $5,235 $7,920,000 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,362 $5,086,000 18.2%
Total Expenditures $18,456 $27,924,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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