Carbondale Elementary School
103 Brooklyn St
Carbondale PA, 18407, Lackawanna County
Phone: 570-282-5656
Ranking:
(1,325 out of 2,311, bottom 43%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Carbondale Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 54 | 54 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 64 | |||||||
Total Students: | 930 | 939 | 943 | 933 | 907 | 894 | 755 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 80 | 8.6% | 79 | 8.4% | 79 | 8.4% | 79 | 8.5% | 80 | 8.8% | 99 | 11.1% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 129 | 13.9% | 136 | 14.5% | 126 | 13.4% | 129 | 13.8% | 134 | 14.8% | 118 | 13.2% | 110 | 14.6% |
Grade 1: | 133 | 14.3% | 121 | 12.9% | 120 | 12.7% | 129 | 13.8% | 115 | 12.7% | 108 | 12.1% | 103 | 13.6% |
Grade 2: | 126 | 13.5% | 123 | 13.1% | 128 | 13.6% | 111 | 11.9% | 99 | 10.9% | 105 | 11.7% | 113 | 15.0% |
Grade 3: | 116 | 12.5% | 124 | 13.2% | 116 | 12.3% | 111 | 11.9% | 116 | 12.8% | 123 | 13.8% | 112 | 14.8% |
Grade 4: | 121 | 13.0% | 121 | 12.9% | 113 | 12.0% | 126 | 13.5% | 129 | 14.2% | 117 | 13.1% | 100 | 13.2% |
Grade 5: | 115 | 12.4% | 113 | 12.0% | 127 | 13.5% | 128 | 13.7% | 115 | 12.7% | 100 | 11.2% | 106 | 14.0% |
Grade 6: | 109 | 11.7% | 122 | 13.0% | 131 | 13.9% | 118 | 12.6% | 111 | 12.2% | 115 | 12.9% | 111 | 14.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 486 | 52.3% | 497 | 52.9% | 497 | 52.7% | 497 | 53.3% | 475 | 52.4% | 461 | 51.6% | 383 | 50.7% |
Female: | 444 | 47.7% | 442 | 47.1% | 446 | 47.3% | 436 | 46.7% | 424 | 46.7% | 425 | 47.5% | 368 | 48.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.9% | 12 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 71 | 7.6% | 58 | 6.2% | 50 | 5.3% | 51 | 5.5% | 40 | 4.4% | 27 | 3.0% | 18 | 2.4% |
Black: | 28 | 3.0% | 33 | 3.5% | 29 | 3.1% | 23 | 2.5% | 31 | 3.4% | 28 | 3.1% | 17 | 2.3% |
White: | 792 | 85.2% | 822 | 87.5% | 840 | 89.1% | 837 | 89.7% | 823 | 90.7% | 826 | 92.4% | 712 | 94.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 29 | 3.1% | 12 | 1.3% | 8 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 475 | 51.1% | 592 | 63.0% | 557 | 59.1% | 571 | 61.2% | 516 | 56.9% | 451 | 50.4% | 358 | 47.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 4.9% | 56 | 6.0% | 72 | 7.6% | 63 | 6.8% | 59 | 6.5% | 76 | 8.5% | 55 | 7.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.16 | 17.33 | 16.06 | 16.57 | 16.11 | 15.50 | 11.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 89.8% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.2% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.4% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.2% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 84.3% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 81.2% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75.5% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 66.7% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 89% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95.4% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62.4% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 53.5% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 83.6% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.8% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70.2% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 61.3% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 66% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.6% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 89.5% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.8% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 64.2% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.5% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 54.9% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 48.1% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.2% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.8% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 42% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 34.3% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 34.3% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 20% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.2% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 71.8% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75.2% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 69.1% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 67.6% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 69.1% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 68.5% |
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* Carbondale Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.