The top reported proficiency rate is 71% in Science. The lowest is 41% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on B F Morey El Sch
B F Morey Elementary School serves kindergarten through fourth grade in Stroudsburg, a Victorian-era downtown borough and county seat of Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls a small population for its grade band, drawn from a community whose major employers include the local Pocono Medical Center and school district itself, alongside regional healthcare and manufacturing anchors like Sanofi Pasteur and Tobyhanna Army Depot nearby.
The student body is economically diverse. A substantial share of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting Stroudsburg's mixed socioeconomic character. The enrollment is roughly split between white students, Hispanic students, and Black students, with smaller populations of Asian students and others. The school does not report counts or rates for students with IEPs or English learners, so a parent may want to look into how the school serves students with those needs.
On state testing, the school shows mixed academic performance. In English language arts and mathematics, proficiency rates for grades three and four fall in the range of roughly forty percent, placing the school in the top quartile of Monroe County districts on an overall proficiency index. Science proficiency, measured most recently in the prior school year at the grade-three-and-four level, was notably higher, around seventy percent. The gap between science and the literacy and math results is substantial and worth understanding; a parent interested in academics may want to ask the school directly about what drives the science strength and what support is in place to strengthen reading and math.
Stroudsburg itself is walkable and civic-minded, with a revitalized Main Street, independent shops and restaurants, and public spaces like Courthouse Square and the Sherman Theater anchoring community life. The borough is in a reinvestment phase rather than rapid growth, with a Transform Main Street initiative underway and new businesses opening downtown. Housing values in the Stroudsburg area have appreciated modestly in recent years, and rental stock is available. The district itself received a state tax-equity supplement beginning in 2024, significant enough that school board discussion has turned to the prospect of lowering property taxes for the first time in years, a meaningful shift in the local tax outlook for families.
The school's location on West Main Street keeps it integrated into the walkable downtown core rather than isolated on a suburban edge. For families drawn to small-school intimacy, a downtown setting, and modest class sizes within a community investing in its civic fabric, B F Morey fits. Parents should explore the school's approach to reading and math instruction and progress monitoring, given the current proficiency gap with science.
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