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Old Forge Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
401 Melmore St
Old Forge, PA 18518
Phone
(570) 457-8391
District
Old Forge SD
County
LACKAWANNA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
510
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.4% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Old Forge Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
53%
35%
54%
38%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
49%
38%
52%
46%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
48%
40%
54%
29%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
46%
63%
55%
52%
36%
58%
46%
63%
55%
52%
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
12
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 78 15.3%
Grade 1 72 14.1%
Grade 2 77 15.1%
Grade 3 78 15.3%
Grade 4 66 12.9%
Grade 5 75 14.7%
Grade 6 64 12.5%
Total 510 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 75.7% 77.4% 64.5%
Black 4.7% 4.3% 15.4%
Hispanic 15.4% 14.5% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.5% 3.4% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.6% 52.8% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 57.6% 52.7% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.1% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,533 12,961,683
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,489.8 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.3% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 11.4% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.0% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.8% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 21.6% 19.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,750 5,235,339
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.4% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.2% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.6% 20.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.1% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.4% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.2% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 8.9% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,354 $8,961,000 45.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $811 $777,000 4.0%
Staff $427 $409,000 2.1%
General Administration $1,473 $1,411,000 7.2%
School Administration $537 $514,000 2.6%
Operation $1,117 $1,070,000 5.5%
Transportation $532 $510,000 2.6%
Other $629 $603,000 3.1%
Total Support $5,526 $5,294,000 27.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,587 $5,352,000 27.3%
Total Expenditures $20,467 $19,607,000 100.0%
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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