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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGHENY VALLEY SD·NCES 420219005296
Acmetonia Elementary School
300 Pearl Street, Cheswick, PA 15024 · (724) 274-6500 · Allegheny County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
467 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Acmetonia Elementary School→Springdale JSHS
Based on grade levels within Allegheny Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
42.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.8% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 42.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Acmetonia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #755 of 1,396 | #78 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #969 of 1,511 ▼ 61 | #87 of 141 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #522 of 1,511 ▲ 48 | #68 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #659 of 1,638 | #43 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #360 of 1,528 | #35 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #1,046 of 1,531 | #115 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #220 of 1,600 | #19 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +72.2% | #8 of 450 | #3 of 63 |
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
458
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 458 | 39 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 39 | 12.0:1 | 100% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 40.5 | 11.9:1 | 100% (483) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 37 | 13.2:1 | 47% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 17.3 | 15.4:1 | 56% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 278 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 49% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 30% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 25% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 19 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Acmetonia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 72% (266 to 458); teachers up 126% (17.3 to 39).
About Acmetonia Elementary School
Acmetonia Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Allegheny Valley SD, located in Cheswick, Pennsylvania. It enrolls 458 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6.
The district, Allegheny Valley SD, operates 2 schools serving 879 students.
White students account for 85% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 76%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 11.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Acmetonia Elementary School, which has 39. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Acmetonia Elementary School outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations places Acmetonia Elementary School in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 20.3 points above it (54.2% actual, 33.9% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Allegheny County show that the median household earns about $78,548 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Allegheny County, 277 public schools serve about 141,392 students.
Springdale JSHS is about 1.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Acmetonia Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 62.3%; Acmetonia Elementary School's is 54.2%, ranking 6th of 8.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 6%, from 489 to 458. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.2:1 to 11.7:1.
The allk12 page for Acmetonia Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cheswick
- Deer Lakes High SchoolHigh · 581 students
- Deer Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
- East Union Intrmd SchoolElementary · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Springdale JSHS1.8 mi · 421
- Tenth Street Elementary School1.9 mi · 393
- Riverview JSHS2.0 mi · 441
- Verner Elementary School3.0 mi · 160
- OHara Elementary School3.2 mi · 726
- Fox Chapel Area High School3.3 mi · 1,360
Frequently asked questions
About Acmetonia Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Acmetonia Elementary School?
Acmetonia Elementary School enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-06.
Is Acmetonia Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Acmetonia Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Acmetonia Elementary School have?
Acmetonia Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Acmetonia Elementary School?
Student demographics at Acmetonia Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Acmetonia Elementary School in?
Acmetonia Elementary School is part of Allegheny Valley SD.
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