Acmetonia El Sch

Set in Cheswick, Pennsylvania, Acmetonia El Sch is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community, operated by Allegheny Valley SD. It teaches 458 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Acmetonia El Sch is one of 2 schools operated by Allegheny Valley SD, a district that works with 879 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Acmetonia El Sch reports that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Acmetonia El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 102% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Acmetonia El Sch ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 33.9%; Acmetonia El Sch posts 54.2%, +20.3 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Allegheny County put the typical household earns roughly $78,548 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), Acmetonia El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Springdale JSHS, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Acmetonia El Sch comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 62.3%.

Acmetonia El Sch operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Acmetonia El Sch has increased 72%, going from 266 students in 2018 to 458 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 95% to 85% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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