Fell Charter School
777 Main St
Carbondale PA, 18407, Lackawanna County
Phone: 570-282-5199
Ranking:
(2,051 out of 2,311, bottom 11%)*

Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 9
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 164 | 157 | 152 | 159 | 184 | 173 | 251 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 22 | 13.4% | 25 | 15.9% | 23 | 15.1% | 20 | 12.6% | 25 | 13.6% | 17 | 9.8% | 19 | 7.6% |
Grade 1: | 22 | 13.4% | 23 | 14.6% | 14 | 9.2% | 23 | 14.5% | 17 | 9.2% | 18 | 10.4% | 27 | 10.8% |
Grade 2: | 23 | 14.0% | 14 | 8.9% | 16 | 10.5% | 11 | 6.9% | 24 | 13.0% | 23 | 13.3% | 25 | 10.0% |
Grade 3: | 14 | 8.5% | 18 | 11.5% | 12 | 7.9% | 21 | 13.2% | 24 | 13.0% | 24 | 13.9% | 25 | 10.0% |
Grade 4: | 22 | 13.4% | 13 | 8.3% | 18 | 11.8% | 19 | 11.9% | 22 | 12.0% | 22 | 12.7% | 32 | 12.7% |
Grade 5: | 14 | 8.5% | 15 | 9.6% | 11 | 7.2% | 19 | 11.9% | 27 | 14.7% | 23 | 13.3% | 23 | 9.2% |
Grade 6: | 14 | 8.5% | 13 | 8.3% | 22 | 14.5% | 22 | 13.8% | 23 | 12.5% | 17 | 9.8% | 21 | 8.4% |
Grade 7: | 16 | 9.8% | 21 | 13.4% | 19 | 12.5% | 16 | 10.1% | 8 | 4.3% | 16 | 9.2% | 14 | 5.6% |
Grade 8: | 17 | 10.4% | 15 | 9.6% | 17 | 11.2% | 8 | 5.0% | 14 | 7.6% | 13 | 7.5% | 16 | 6.4% |
Grade 9: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 5.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 77 | 47.0% | 75 | 47.8% | 78 | 51.3% | 81 | 50.9% | 87 | 47.3% | 87 | 50.3% | 124 | 49.4% |
Female: | 87 | 53.0% | 82 | 52.2% | 74 | 48.7% | 78 | 49.1% | 89 | 48.4% | 78 | 45.1% | 123 | 49.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 2.2% | 4 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.8% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 2.4% | 5 | 3.2% | 8 | 5.3% | 8 | 5.0% | 3 | 1.6% | 5 | 2.9% | 9 | 3.6% |
Black: | 16 | 9.8% | 16 | 10.2% | 14 | 9.2% | 9 | 5.7% | 12 | 6.5% | 15 | 8.7% | 17 | 6.8% |
White: | 144 | 87.8% | 135 | 86.0% | 130 | 85.5% | 142 | 89.3% | 165 | 89.7% | 147 | 85.0% | 218 | 86.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 110 | 70.1% | 110 | 72.4% | 118 | 74.2% | 134 | 72.8% | 117 | 67.6% | 53 | 21.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 14 | 8.9% | 12 | 7.9% | 20 | 12.6% | 7 | 3.8% | 22 | 12.7% | 2 | 0.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.62 | 11.21 | 11.69 | 11.36 | 12.27 | 12.40 | 13.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | N/A | 55.9% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | N/A | 64.7% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | N/A | 35.7% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | N/A | 85.8% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | N/A | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | N/A | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | N/A | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.5% | N/A | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | N/A | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | N/A | 83.5% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | N/A | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | N/A | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.4% | N/A | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.1% | N/A | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.5% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | N/A | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | N/A | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | N/A | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | N/A | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | N/A | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | N/A | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | N/A | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | N/A | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | N/A | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | N/A | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | N/A | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | N/A | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | N/A | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | N/A | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | N/A | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | N/A | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | N/A | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | N/A | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | N/A | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | N/A | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | N/A | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | N/A | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | N/A | 73.3% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | N/A | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | N/A | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | N/A | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | N/A | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | N/A | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | N/A | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | N/A | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | N/A | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | N/A | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | N/A | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | N/A | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | N/A | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | N/A | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | N/A | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | N/A | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | N/A | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | N/A | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | N/A | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | N/A | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | N/A | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | N/A | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | N/A | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | N/A | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | N/A | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | N/A | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | N/A | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | N/A | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | N/A | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | N/A | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | N/A | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 11.2% | N/A | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | N/A | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | N/A | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 76% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | N/A | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | N/A | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | N/A | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.2% | N/A | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | N/A | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | N/A | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | N/A | 76.4% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | N/A | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | N/A | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | N/A | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | N/A | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | N/A | 52.7% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | N/A | 57.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | N/A | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | N/A | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | N/A | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | N/A | 75.2% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | N/A | 72.7% |
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* Fell Charter School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.