Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBERT GALLATIN AREA SD·NCES 420210007575
A L Wilson Elementary School
100 Al Wilson Drive, Fairchance, PA 15436 · (724) 564-7434 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
357 students
DISTRICT 103% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.8pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.1% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 31.6% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where A L Wilson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #1,093 of 1,396 | #16 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #1,215 of 1,511 ▼ 115 | #18 of 21 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #1,112 of 1,511 ▼ 59 | #17 of 21 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #1,099 of 1,638 | #9 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #677 of 1,528 | #7 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #1,223 of 1,531 | #13 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #121 of 1,600 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #858 of 1,045 | #12 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
341
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 341 | 26.8 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 26.8 | 13.3:1 | 100% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 25.8 | 13.3:1 | 100% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 99% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 26.4 | 13.6:1 | 100% (358) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A L Wilson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (358 to 341); teachers up 2% (26.4 to 26.8).
About A L Wilson Elementary School
A L Wilson Elementary School is a small elementary school in Fairchance, Pennsylvania, under Albert Gallatin Area SD. It has an enrollment of 341 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The district for A L Wilson Elementary School is Albert Gallatin Area SD, with 8 schools and 2,894 students.
The share of students at A L Wilson Elementary School who are White is 90%. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial. Fayette County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at A L Wilson Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, A L Wilson Elementary School has a ratio of 12.7:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, A L Wilson Elementary School outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 32.7% at A L Wilson Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.6%.
The county, Fayette County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $58,236 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Fayette County has 39 public schools with about 15,340 students, including A L Wilson Elementary School.
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute is about 2.0 miles from A L Wilson Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 37.6% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns A L Wilson Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 15.1 in 2020-21 to 12.7 in 2024-25.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,997
Census ACS
Median income
$58,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
15,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albert Gallatin Area SD
- Albert Gallatin Area SHSHigh · 920 students
- Albert Gallatin North Middle SchoolMiddle · 375 students
- Albert Gallatin South Middle SchoolMiddle · 318 students
- George J Plava Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Masontown Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Smithfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Fayette County Career & Technical Institute2.0 mi · 15
- Albert Gallatin Area SHS2.2 mi · 920
- Hutchinson Elementary School2.8 mi · 308
- Hatfield Elementary School3.4 mi · 342
- Smithfield Elementary School3.8 mi · 220
- Ben Franklin School4.1 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About A L Wilson Elementary SchoolHow large is A L Wilson Elementary School?
A L Wilson Elementary School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does A L Wilson Elementary School serve?
A L Wilson Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at A L Wilson Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at A L Wilson Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at A L Wilson Elementary School?
At A L Wilson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is A L Wilson Elementary School public or private?
A L Wilson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Albert Gallatin Area SD.
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