Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School
350 South Broad St
Hughesville PA, 17737, Lycoming County
Phone: 570-584-5121
Ranking:
(548 out of 2,311, top 24%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: East Lycoming 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: | 32 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 526 | 517 | 516 | 497 | 439 | 505 | 502 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 32 | 6.1% | 30 | 5.8% | 32 | 6.2% | 31 | 6.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 30 | 5.9% | 34 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten: | 76 | 14.4% | 75 | 14.5% | 63 | 12.2% | 86 | 17.3% | 42 | 9.6% | 63 | 12.5% | 57 | 11.4% |
Grade 1: | 69 | 13.1% | 66 | 12.8% | 89 | 17.2% | 46 | 9.3% | 62 | 14.1% | 68 | 13.5% | 65 | 12.9% |
Grade 2: | 68 | 12.9% | 83 | 16.1% | 52 | 10.1% | 66 | 13.3% | 67 | 15.3% | 66 | 13.1% | 70 | 13.9% |
Grade 3: | 81 | 15.4% | 54 | 10.4% | 64 | 12.4% | 69 | 13.9% | 64 | 14.6% | 71 | 14.1% | 56 | 11.2% |
Grade 4: | 58 | 11.0% | 69 | 13.3% | 69 | 13.4% | 63 | 12.7% | 75 | 17.1% | 63 | 12.5% | 68 | 13.5% |
Grade 5: | 69 | 13.1% | 74 | 14.3% | 65 | 12.6% | 76 | 15.3% | 59 | 13.4% | 67 | 13.3% | 77 | 15.3% |
Grade 6: | 73 | 13.9% | 66 | 12.8% | 82 | 15.9% | 60 | 12.1% | 70 | 15.9% | 77 | 15.2% | 75 | 14.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 247 | 47.0% | 260 | 50.3% | 256 | 49.6% | 254 | 51.1% | 209 | 47.6% | 242 | 47.9% | 245 | 48.8% |
Female: | 279 | 53.0% | 257 | 49.7% | 260 | 50.4% | 243 | 48.9% | 222 | 50.6% | 255 | 50.5% | 253 | 50.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.6% |
Black: | 4 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.5% | 11 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.2% | 13 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.4% |
White: | 504 | 95.8% | 488 | 94.4% | 497 | 96.3% | 484 | 97.4% | 422 | 96.1% | 489 | 96.8% | 482 | 96.0% |
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: | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 142 | 27.0% | 147 | 28.4% | 127 | 24.6% | 123 | 24.7% | 106 | 24.1% | 93 | 18.4% | 74 | 14.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 5.3% | 36 | 7.0% | 38 | 7.4% | 38 | 7.6% | 40 | 9.1% | 65 | 12.9% | 50 | 10.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.20 | 15.89 | 15.82 | 14.32 | 13.32 | 15.40 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 92.3% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 89.8% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 94.7% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 92.5% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 95.1% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 90.9% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 88.5% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 83.3% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 86.9% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 88.3% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 84.5% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 80% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 91.3% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 86% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 91% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.7% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 97.4% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 92.3% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.3% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 81.7% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 73.7% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.9% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 83.5% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 80.3% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 83% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 83.2% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 86.4% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 87.8% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 89.8% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 93.4% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 94.2% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 84.1% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78.3% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 84.6% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 79.8% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 84.6% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 90% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 89.1% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 85.8% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 88.8% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 76.1% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 66.7% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.3% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 69.7% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 78.7% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 74.6% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 80% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 78.6% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 66.7% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 82.6% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.7% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 68.9% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 71.1% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 80% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 73.2% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 85.2% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 82.5% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 84.1% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.2% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.6% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91.7% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 86.7% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.8% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 73.8% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 80% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.7% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 73.6% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84.4% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 73.5% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 77.7% | 68.5% |
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* Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.