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Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School

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Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School ranks 604 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

604^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Hughesville, PA, part of the East Lycoming School District. With 563 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.3, the school has consistently outperformed its district and the state of Pennsylvania in math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels.

In 2024-2025, 57.2% of Joseph C Ashkar students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 44.8% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In ELA, 49.5% of the school's students were proficient or better, versus 48.1% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's strongest performance is in 5th grade math, where 64.7% of students were proficient or better, significantly higher than the district (56.9%) and state (44%).

However, the school's statewide ranking has declined from 139th out of 1,547 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 604th out of 1,511 in 2024-2025, despite maintaining a 3-star rating. This suggests the school may be struggling to keep pace with other high-performing schools, even as it continues to outshine its local peers, such as Carl G Renn Elementary and George A Ferrell Elementary. The school also faces challenges in supporting its growing population of students from low-income families, with free and reduced-price lunch rates increasing from 45.97% in 2021-2022 to 49.91% in 2023-2024.

553

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,694

Per pupil spending ?

50.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 South Broad Street
Hughesville, PA 17737

(570) 584-5121

District: East Lycoming School District

Students who attend Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hughesville Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.3%

Two or more races:

2.9%

Hispanic:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (53% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg46%

Pennsylvania avg45%

604^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the East Lycoming School District

285^th of 606East Lycoming School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	604 of 1511	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	647 of 1526	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	580 of 1534	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	513 of 1534	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.1	378 of 1433	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	247 of 1544	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	183 of 1530	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	86.6	139 of 1547	91.0%	★★★★★
2016	85.3	159 of 1554	89.8%	★★★★☆
2015	81.2	241 of 1474	83.6%	★★★★☆
2014	73.5	402 of 1467	72.6%	★★★★☆
2013	74.3	388 of 1519	74.5%	★★★★☆
2012	75.3	378 of 1599	76.4%	★★★★☆
2011	67.7	578 of 1597	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.8	347 of 1579	78.0%	★★★★☆
2009	72.9	392 of 1549	74.7%	★★★★☆
2008	71.8	427 of 1551	72.5%	★★★★☆
2007	76.4	322 of 1555	79.3%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	363 of 1545	76.5%	★★★★☆
2005	76.2	279 of 1299	78.5%	★★★★☆
2004	65.8	514 of 1308	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	79.3	268 of 1302	79.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	820 of 1030	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	526 of 1084	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	423 of 1043	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	631 of 1466	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	701 of 1488	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	523 of 1369	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	581 of 1432	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	486 of 1414	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	566 of 1475	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	560 of 1495	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	663 of 1201	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	764 of 1229	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	630 of 1236	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2025)20th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math57%+16 vs state

English Language Arts49%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, August 10, 2023

We make sure to keep our children in this district. The school is excellent and our children are happier and better adjusted here compared to other local schools. We have never had any problems. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	350 South Broad Street	Hughesville	17737	Lycoming County	East Lycoming School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 584-5121	553	36	15.5	50.8%	527 (95.3%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	63.2	604^th of 1511 public elementary schools	60.0%		62.7	647^th of 1526 public elementary schools	57.6%	43	49.4	58.9	64.7	57.3	57.2	48.8	44.1	51.5	53.0	49.5	$15,694	$683	$15,011
George A Ferrell Elementary School	Public	K-6	34 Court Street	Picture Rocks	17762	Lycoming County	East Lycoming School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 584-3341	139	10	14.5	48.2%	134 (96.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	57.8	698^th of 1511 public elementary schools	53.8%		50.8	850^th of 1526 public elementary schools	44.3%	152	63.2	50.0	33.3	44.5	47.4	89.5	40.0	33.3	61.1	55.2	$15,513	$562	$14,951
Ward L Myers Elementary School	Public	K-6	125 New St	Muncy	17756	Lycoming County	Muncy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 546-3129	451	31	14.3	48.6%	409 (90.7%)	8 (1.8%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	55.4	740^th of 1511 public elementary schools	51.0%		61.6	670^th of 1526 public elementary schools	56.1%	70	58.4	56.7	43.3	49.1	52.5	53.9	22.4	54.7	47.5	43.8	$19,765	$1,141	$18,624
Carl G Renn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	183 School Lane	Lairdsville	17742	Lycoming County	East Lycoming School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 584-3070	181	13	13.7	49.7%	177 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	53.2	776^th of 1511 public elementary schools	48.6%		64.1	613^th of 1526 public elementary schools	59.8%	163	35.0	53.0	57.9	52.1	49.3	31.6	25.0	63.2	52.1	44.2	$18,806	$967	$17,839
Montgomery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	120 Penn St	Montgomery	17752	Lycoming County	Montgomery Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 547-1608	504	43	11.6	50.2%	457 (90.7%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	64	588^th of 1511 public elementary schools	61.1%		60.8	693^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	54.6%	105	59.7	58.7	43.4	57.4	54.6	47.8	55.6	50.7	57.4	52.5	$18,902	$1,543	$17,359
Lyter Elementary School	Public	K-4	900 Spruce St	Montoursville	17754	Lycoming County	Montoursville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 368-2614	382	27	14.4	31.9%	352 (92.1%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	91.3	98^th of 1511 public elementary schools	93.5%		91.3	57^th of 1526 public elementary schools	96.3%	41	84.5	78.5			81.4	77.4	76.0			76.6	$16,295	$1,247	$15,047
Warrior Run Elementary School	Public	K-6	244 Warrior Run Blvd	Turbotville	17772	Northumberland County	Warrior Run School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(570) 649-5138	750	61	12.3	99.6%	711 (94.8%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	77.1	337^th of 1511 public elementary schools	77.7%		70.4	480^th of 1526 public elementary schools	68.5%	143	74.7	69.7	66.7	60.1	67.6	63.9	58.8	46.0	58.3	56.9	$15,314	$1,610	$13,705
Loyalsock Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	3790 Route 87 Highway	Montoursville	17754	Lycoming County	Montoursville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 435-0446	197	17	11.5	33.5%	188 (95.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	73.2	418^th of 1511 public elementary schools	72.3%		69.3	508^th of 1526 public elementary schools	66.7%	90	66.7	61.5			64.2	66.6	56.4			61.7	$17,809	$599	$17,209
Donald E. Schick School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Four Mile Dr	Montoursville	17754	Lycoming County	Loyalsock Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 326-3554	721	51	14.1	103.3%	564 (78.2%)	40 (5.5%)	27 (3.7%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (10.4%)	61.4	629^th of 1511 public elementary schools	58.4%		64.4	602^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	60.6%	27	55.6	61.0	47.5		55.4	59.0	56.7	36.7		51.9	$11,510	$770	$10,741
Millville Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	370 Batten Lane	Millville	17846	Columbia County	Millville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 458-5538	291	25	11.7	56.0%	272 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	58.9	675^th of 1511 public elementary schools	55.3%		53.9	816^th of 1526 public elementary schools	46.5%	141	53.7	50.0	20.9	65.8	46.8	53.7	52.9	42.9	71.1	54.9	$24,284	$1,670	$22,614

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School?

Students at Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School.

Is Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School a good school?

Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School ranks 604^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Hughesville Junior/Senior High School

What district is Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School in?

East Lycoming School District

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