Jefferson Elementary School
825 Lions Rd
Lake Ariel PA, 18436, Wayne County
Phone: 570-689-2656
Ranking: 
(840 out of 2,311, top 36%)*
(840 out of 2,311, top 36%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: North Pocono 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: | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 298 | 302 | 278 | 269 | 280 | 402 | 409 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 23.2% | 79 | 26.2% | 59 | 21.2% | 74 | 27.5% | 74 | 26.4% | 72 | 17.9% | 62 | 15.2% |
| Grade 1: | 78 | 26.2% | 64 | 21.2% | 75 | 27.0% | 73 | 27.1% | 73 | 26.1% | 54 | 13.4% | 78 | 19.1% |
| Grade 2: | 67 | 22.5% | 79 | 26.2% | 76 | 27.3% | 68 | 25.3% | 52 | 18.6% | 74 | 18.4% | 62 | 15.2% |
| Grade 3: | 84 | 28.2% | 80 | 26.5% | 68 | 24.5% | 54 | 20.1% | 81 | 28.9% | 68 | 16.9% | 73 | 17.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 152 | 51.0% | 164 | 54.3% | 145 | 52.2% | 138 | 51.3% | 146 | 52.1% | 208 | 51.7% | 214 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 146 | 49.0% | 138 | 45.7% | 133 | 47.8% | 131 | 48.7% | 126 | 45.0% | 186 | 46.3% | 191 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 3.7% | 10 | 3.3% | 11 | 4.0% | 9 | 3.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% |
| White: | 283 | 95.0% | 286 | 94.7% | 262 | 94.2% | 254 | 94.4% | 273 | 97.5% | 390 | 97.0% | 399 | 97.6% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 23.8% | 65 | 21.5% | 51 | 18.3% | 52 | 19.3% | 46 | 16.4% | 70 | 17.4% | 61 | 14.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 4.7% | 26 | 8.6% | 10 | 3.6% | 9 | 3.3% | 9 | 3.2% | 34 | 8.5% | 42 | 10.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.49 | 14.01 | 12.89 | 12.83 | 11.69 | 14.90 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 84.3% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 86.6% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 90% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 93.5% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 84% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 82.7% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 84.9% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 84.1% | 77% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 84.7% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 92.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 92.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 86.1% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 75.4% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 84.8% | 81.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 83.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 78.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.4% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 80.9% | 72.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.9% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.7% | 83.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 57.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 52.6% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 61.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 65.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 82.1% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 80.5% | 73.5% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 66.3% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 72.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 75.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 70.8% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 68.8% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 59.5% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 72.1% | 64.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 57.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 68.8% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 63.1% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 78.7% | 58.1% |
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* Jefferson Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.