Clarke Elementary Center

Summary:

Clarke Elementary Center is a public elementary school located in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, serving 805 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Pottsville Area School District, which is ranked 365 out of 610 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Clarke Elementary Center has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, the school performs better in Science than in Math and English Language Arts, with 81.8% of students proficient or better compared to the state average of 65.8%. However, the school's overall performance on PSSA tests is generally below the state and district averages. Interestingly, Hispanic students and multi-racial students at the school perform relatively well, ranking in the top 40% and top 50% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, respectively. In contrast, White students and female students at the school perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for these subgroups.

The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Clarke Elementary Center, with 70.31% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, likely presents significant challenges in terms of providing the necessary resources and support to ensure academic success. Nearby schools, such as Pine Grove Elementary School, Blue Mountain Elementary East School, and Blue Mountain Elementary West School, generally outperform Clarke Elementary Center on PSSA tests and have higher overall rankings, potentially due to serving populations with lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.


Detail:

Public K-4

 601 North 16th St
       Pottsville, PA  17901


(570) 621-2945

District: Pottsville Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1027th of 1,526 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,036 Help


Students who attend Clarke Elementary Center usually attend:

Middle:    Lengel Middle School
High:    Pottsville Area High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.4 Help
Number of students:  845

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.6%
Hispanic:
18.9%
Two or more races:
8.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Clarke Elementary Center ranks worse than 67.3% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.25. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (65.6%), Hispanic (18.9%), two or more races (8.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clarke Elementary Center is 13.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clarke Elementary Center is $13,036.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clarke Elementary Center:

SchoolDigger ranks Clarke Elementary Center 1027th of 1526 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See Clarke Elementary Center in the ranking list.)

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Pottsville Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pottsville Area School District 365th of 610 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Clarke Elementary Center

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Rank History for all students at Clarke Elementary Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 59.14 729th 1545 52.8%
2007 57.04 807th 1555 48.1%
2008 45.73 1060th 1551 31.7%
2009 52.74 917th 1549 40.8%
2010 39.68 1176th 1579 25.5%
2011 49.99 1027th 1597 35.7%
2012 54.02 974th 1599 39.1%
2013 49.94 977th 1519 35.7%
2014 57.90 787th 1467 46.4%
2015 56.35 785th 1474 46.7%
2016 50.25 921st 1554 40.7%
2017 45.91 986th 1547 36.3%
2018 54.68 827th 1530 45.9%
2019 54.57 837th 1544 45.8%
2021 36.63 1009th 1433 29.6%
2022 54.40 807th 1534 47.4%
2023 48.23 905th 1534 41.0%
2024 38.25 1027th 1526 32.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Clarke Elementary Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 44.80 62nd 128 51.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Clarke Elementary Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 55.95 672nd 1414 52.5%
2024 48.72 810th 1432 43.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Clarke Elementary Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 30.00 1074th 1488 27.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Clarke Elementary Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 42.14 583rd 1043 44.1%
2024 41.25 620th 1084 42.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Clarke Elementary Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 47.22 884th 1495 40.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Clarke Elementary Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 72.71 89th 432 79.4%
2024 54.81 188th 454 58.6%
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Rank History for White students at Clarke Elementary Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 30.59 952nd 1236 23.0%
2024 18.34 1084th 1229 11.8%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Clarke Elementary Center Test Scores
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Data source: Pennsylvania Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for Clarke Elementary Center

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1060 43 20 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1125
1989 1120 39 15 0 1 n/a n/a 0 1175
1990 1126 27 11 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1166
1991 1136 42 6 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1185
1992 1189 42 5 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1240
1993 1166 31 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1210
1994 1167 27 7 14 2 n/a n/a 0 1217
1995 1116 17 7 15 1 n/a n/a 0 1156
1996 1116 17 7 15 1 n/a n/a 0 1156
1997 1122 24 5 10 2 n/a n/a 0 1163
1998 1088 33 5 10 1 n/a n/a 0 1137
1999 1073 26 4 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1110
2000 1003 33 7 8 0 n/a n/a 0 1051
2001 966 29 10 11 3 n/a n/a 0 1019
2002 889 46 7 10 1 n/a n/a 0 953
2003 889 46 7 10 1 n/a n/a 0 953
2004 904 46 10 18 0 n/a n/a 0 978
2005 896 66 9 31 0 n/a n/a 0 1002
2006 920 65 10 22 0 n/a n/a 0 1017
2007 956 72 10 24 1 n/a n/a 0 1063
2008 951 81 10 37 1 n/a n/a 0 1080
2009 925 69 8 27 0 n/a n/a 0 1029
2010 951 63 7 24 0 n/a n/a 1 1046
2011 939 75 10 32 0 1 4 0 1061
2012 873 60 12 30 0 0 22 0 997
2013 821 70 8 32 0 0 24 0 955
2014 833 72 8 42 0 0 25 0 980
2015 809 82 9 36 1 1 18 0 956
2016 800 84 8 34 2 1 24 0 953
2017 782 82 5 45 1 1 19 0 935
2018 739 67 3 61 1 4 19 0 894
2019 675 61 6 67 2 4 23 0 838
2020 615 60 6 59 0 4 28 0 772
2021 581 49 5 73 0 3 37 0 748
2022 558 55 3 100 0 2 44 0 762
2023 569 54 3 120 1 2 56 0 805
2024 554 52 4 160 1 4 70 0 845

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Clarke Elementary Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1125 56.0 20.0 n/a
1989 1175 55.0 21.3 n/a
1990 1166 45.0 25.9 0
1991 1185 61.0 19.4 n/a
1992 1240 60.0 20.6 n/a
1993 1210 47.0 25.7 n/a
1994 1217 49.0 24.8 n/a
1995 1156 48.0 24.1 n/a
1996 1156 48.0 24.1 n/a
1997 1163 51.0 22.8 n/a
1998 1137 48.0 23.7 n/a
1999 1110 46.0 24.1 n/a
2000 1051 49.0 21.4 43.8
2001 1019 47.0 21.7 43.6
2002 953 45.0 21.2 41
2003 953 45.0 21.2 41
2004 978 50.0 19.6 42.6
2005 1002 51.0 19.6 39
2006 1017 57.3 17.7 50.8
2007 1063 57.3 18.6 52.5
2008 1080 66.0 16.4 54.1
2009 1029 66.0 15.6 57.3
2010 1046 67.0 15.6 58.4
2011 1061 70.0 15.1 59.9
2012 997 70.0 14.2 57.3
2013 955 69.0 13.8 64.4
2014 980 69.0 14.2 65.2
2015 956 66.0 14.4 66.4
2016 953 66.0 14.4 63
2017 935 63.2 14.7 68.7
2018 894 58.6 15.2 62.5
2019 838 58.6 14.3 65.3
2020 772 59.0 13.0 63.7
2021 748 55.0 13.6 63.2
2022 762 56.0 13.6 64.3
2023 805 59.0 13.6 70.3
2024 845 63.0 13.4 74

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Clarke Elementary Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1125 56.0 20.0 n/a
1989 1175 55.0 21.3 n/a
1990 1166 45.0 25.9 0
1991 1185 61.0 19.4 n/a
1992 1240 60.0 20.6 n/a
1993 1210 47.0 25.7 n/a
1994 1217 49.0 24.8 n/a
1995 1156 48.0 24.1 n/a
1996 1156 48.0 24.1 n/a
1997 1163 51.0 22.8 n/a
1998 1137 48.0 23.7 n/a
1999 1110 46.0 24.1 n/a
2000 1051 49.0 21.4 43.8
2001 1019 47.0 21.7 43.6
2002 953 45.0 21.2 41
2003 953 45.0 21.2 41
2004 978 50.0 19.6 42.6
2005 1002 51.0 19.6 39
2006 1017 57.3 17.7 50.8
2007 1063 57.3 18.6 52.5
2008 1080 66.0 16.4 54.1
2009 1029 66.0 15.6 57.3
2010 1046 67.0 15.6 58.4
2011 1061 70.0 15.1 59.9
2012 997 70.0 14.2 57.3
2013 955 69.0 13.8 64.4
2014 980 69.0 14.2 65.2
2015 956 66.0 14.4 66.4
2016 953 66.0 14.4 63
2017 935 63.2 14.7 68.7
2018 894 58.6 15.2 62.5
2019 838 58.6 14.3 65.3
2020 772 59.0 13.0 63.7
2021 748 55.0 13.6 63.2
2022 762 56.0 13.6 64.3
2023 805 59.0 13.6 70.3
2024 845 63.0 13.4 74

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Clarke Elementary Center

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $444 (3.2%) $13,522 (96.8%) $13,966
2020 $456 (3.4%) $13,101 (96.6%) $13,558
2021 $659 (5.2%) $11,908 (94.7%) $12,568
2022 $1,007 (7.7%) $12,029 (92.3%) $13,036

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Clarke Elementary Center

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 837th of 1544 Elementary schoolsRanks 905th of 1534 Elementary schools
 4.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Clarke Elementary Center)55.640.9
 14.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)5651.7
 4.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Clarke Elementary Center)59.848.1
 11.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)61.954
 7.9%
4th Grade Math (Clarke Elementary Center)43.848.6
 4.8%
   4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)46.246.5
 0.3%
4th Grade Science (Clarke Elementary Center)88.181.9
 6.2%
   4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)77.874.1
 3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Clarke Elementary Center)66.545.6
 20.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)63.651.8
 11.8%
All Grades Math (Clarke Elementary Center)49.244.8
 4.4%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Clarke Elementary Center)88.181.9
 6.2%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Clarke Elementary Center)63.546.9
 16.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students838805
 3.9%
African American6154
 11.5%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian63
 50%
Hispanic67120
 79.1%
Pacific Islander42
 50%
White675569
 15.7%
Two or More Races2356
 143.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.3%70.3%
 5%


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Students who attend Clarke Elementary Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lengel Middle School
High : Pottsville Area High School

Students at Clarke Elementary Center are 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 845 students attended Clarke Elementary Center.

Clarke Elementary Center ranks 1027th of 1526 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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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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