Elementary Schools in Salisbury-Elk Lick School District


Summary:

Salisbury-Elk Lick School District is home to a single elementary school, Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. Despite its small size, the school has consistently performed well, ranking in the top half of Pennsylvania elementary schools and outperforming the state average on standardized tests in most subject areas.

Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School stands out for its exceptional performance in science, with 100% of students proficient or better on the PSSA science assessment in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average of 65.8%. The school has also maintained a high level of proficiency in math, with the 4th-grade math proficiency rate reaching 73.7% in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 48.7%. These strong academic results are achieved despite the school serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (62.99%).

The Salisbury-Elk Lick School District appears to allocate significant resources to its lone elementary school, with a spending per student of $19,436 for the 2021-2022 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. This, combined with a low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2 to 1, suggests that the school may have access to the resources and staffing needed to support its students' academic success.

District Detail

 196 Smith Avenue
Salisbury, PA 15558-0068

 (814) 662-2733

SchoolDigger Rank:
316th of 610 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 252

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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