White Deer Elementary School
Public elementary school, grades 4 to 5 · New Columbia, Pennsylvania
White Deer Elementary School in New Columbia, Pennsylvania enrolled 287 students in 2024-25 with 24.1 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 57-66% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
323 students in 2022-23, 344 students in 2023-24, 287 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.9 to 24.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 323 | 24.9 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 26.8 | 12.9 |
| 2024-25 | 287 | 24.1 | 11.9 |
11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 212 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection White Deer Elementary School enrolled 212 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 212 of the 212 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent10.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
77.4% of students were White, 10.5% Hispanic, 8.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White77.4%
- Hispanic10.5%
- Two or more races8.4%
- Black2.1%
- Asian1.4%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at White Deer Elementary School scored proficient or above: 57-66% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 57‑66% | 54‑58% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 50% | 34‑38% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about White Deer Elementary School
- James F Baugher Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 560 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Kelly Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.8 miles away: 550 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
- Compare White Deer Elementary School with James F Baugher Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Milton Area SD spends per student$18,603 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,603
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaWhite Deer Elementary School is the number 1,281 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,281 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.11.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about White Deer Elementary School
How many students attend White Deer Elementary School?
287 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 323 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in New Columbia, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at White Deer Elementary School?
11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is White Deer Elementary School a Title I school?
White Deer Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at White Deer Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at White Deer Elementary School scored proficient or above: 57-66% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is White Deer Elementary School in?
Milton Area SD, NCES district ID 4215480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421548003537 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.