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Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
350 South Broad Street
Hughesville, PA 17737
Phone
(570) 584-5121
District
EAST LYCOMING SD
County
LYCOMING COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
533
Classroom Teachers
36

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.5% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
50%
58%
53%
52%
48%
55%
50%
58%
53%
52%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
48%
40%
52%
56%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
63%
45%
73%
54%
52%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
68%
44%
68%
56%
68%
32%
    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
15
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 19 3.6%
Kindergarten 76 14.3%
Grade 1 69 12.9%
Grade 2 70 13.1%
Grade 3 86 16.1%
Grade 4 71 13.3%
Grade 5 76 14.3%
Grade 6 66 12.4%
Total 533 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 97.3% 97.4% 65.3%
Black 1.2% 0.7% 15.4%
Hispanic 1.0% 0.9% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.8% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.0% 37.5% 51.2%
Free lunch eligible 42.8% 34.9% 49.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.2% 2.6% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,688 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 73.3 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.3% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.1% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.9% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.6% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 20.0% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,374 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.8% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.9% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.6% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.1% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.5% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.5% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.8% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 5.5% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,249 $13,858,320 57.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $685 $1,150,800 4.8%
Staff $339 $569,520 2.4%
General Administration $270 $453,600 1.9%
School Administration $615 $1,033,200 4.3%
Operation $1,135 $1,906,800 7.9%
Transportation $807 $1,355,760 5.6%
Other $685 $1,150,800 4.8%
Total Support $4,536 $7,620,480 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,564 $2,627,520 10.9%
Total Expenditures $14,348 $24,104,640 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,006 $16,857,473,639 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $915 $1,540,804,362 4.3%
Staff $559 $941,119,817 2.7%
General Administration $453 $763,583,738 2.2%
School Administration $797 $1,342,574,952 3.8%
Operation $1,549 $2,610,029,822 7.4%
Transportation $679 $1,143,614,918 3.2%
Other $594 $1,001,139,811 2.8%
Total Support $5,546 $9,342,992,236 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,515 $9,290,980,100 26.2%
Total Expenditures $21,066 $35,491,307,545 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%