The top reported proficiency rate is 67% in Math. The lowest is 65% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Kelly El Sch
Kelly Elementary serves the early grades in Lewisburg Area School District, a small district covering the county seat of Union County and surrounding townships. The school enrolls a broad spread across pre-K through third grade, serving a student body that reflects both the college-town character of Lewisburg and its surrounding rural and working-class communities.
In the most recent state testing results for grades three through eight, which captures the top grade at Kelly, the school's proficiency rate in math sat in the mid-range, with reading and language arts proficiency slightly lower. Relative to the other districts in Union County, Kelly's overall proficiency sits above the midpoint, a position that reflects solid foundational performance without standing at the top. State assessment data does not include early-grade results, so proficiency across pre-K through grade two remains unmeasured by state tests.
The enrollment draws from a wide cross-section of families. Roughly a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating mixed economic circumstances within the catchment. The racial and ethnic composition is predominantly white, with a smaller but meaningful Hispanic enrollment and small numbers of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. English learner and special education enrollment counts were not available in the data provided, so a parent may want to look into those program sizes and support structures directly with the school.
Kelly sits in a town shaped by Bucknell University and a walkable historic downtown, where healthcare and education anchor local employment. The borough is compact and historic, with preservation rules that shape development. Housing in the zipcode has held solid value, and the market reflects the steady professional and academic presence that Lewisburg provides. New residential construction around town is occurring mostly on the edges and in surrounding townships rather than in the historic core itself, and new home prices span a wide range from modest to quite substantial depending on location and style.
The parent district has been raising property taxes annually since 2021, a sustained pattern that directly hits family budgets in this area. A further increase is proposed for the 2026-27 budget. At the same time, the district has launched a K-12 science curriculum review as its centerpiece instructional priority, signaling an intention to reshape what and how science is taught across all grades. The district is also formally integrating artificial intelligence into teaching and learning, a pedagogy shift that will change how students are introduced to and trained to think about AI tools.
For families considering Kelly, the school offers a traditional early-childhood and early-elementary pathway in a college-town setting with a relatively stable if slowly growing community, moderate test performance against county peers, and a district actively rethinking its instructional approach to science and AI integration.
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