The top reported proficiency rate is 90% in Science. The lowest is 57% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Evergreen El Sch
EverGreen Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Lake Ariel, a rural, seasonal-vacation community in the Pocono Mountains of Wayne County. The school opened as a consolidated facility, replacing two older elementary buildings, and sits on Route 18 in a low-density area where the landscape is dominated by single-family homes, gated residential developments, and second-home communities anchored by lakes and resorts.
The school enrolls a small to mid-sized population that reflects the local community's economic and demographic profile. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that many families in the enrollment area face economic strain despite the visible wealth in seasonal-home enclaves like The Hideout. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic, multiracial, and Black students. Data on special education and English learner populations were not available.
In state assessments, EverGreen's results show mixed performance. In the most recent math and English language arts testing for grades three through five, proficiency rates sat slightly above the midpoint: roughly four in five students achieved proficiency in English language arts, and a similar share met proficiency in math. Science results, drawn from a more recent available data point, were substantially stronger, with the vast majority of tested students at proficiency. Against the peer set of districts in Wayne County, EverGreen's overall proficiency index places the school in the top quartile, suggesting stronger performance than most of its regional neighbors. A parent may want to look further into the school's approach to elementary math and literacy instruction, both to understand where the gap lies and to learn what supports exist for students not yet proficient.
The school sits in a community undergoing modest, incremental growth. Home values in the area are appreciating at a moderate pace, and the resident population includes a notably high share of people age fifty and older, as well as seasonal second-home owners whose children may or may not be enrolled. The area has no public transit and is car-dependent; commutes from Lake Ariel to employment centers typically run longer than regional averages. Immediate civic infrastructure includes the Hamlin Community Library and nearby natural attractions like hiking trails, though day-to-day life is dispersed rather than walkable or concentrated around a traditional downtown.
Since this is an early-elementary building serving only pre-K through fifth grade, it does not produce a graduation rate and does not participate in state testing in grades six through eight. The school's trajectory and the district's strategic direction are not clearly visible from publicly available sources, so a parent considering EverGreen would benefit from direct conversation with the school about its literacy and numeracy programs, the student support systems in place for emerging readers and mathematicians, and how the district's broader curriculum framework supports the transition to middle school.
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