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How has Allison Park El Sch changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
691
Elementary
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARTIERS-HOUSTON SD·NCES 420573004234
Allison Park Elementary School
803 McGovern Rd, Houston, PA 15342 · (724) 745-4700 · Washington County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL691 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% 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.
- 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
14.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
256 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 105 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (105).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Allison Park Elementary School→Chartiers-Houston JSHS
Based on grade levels within Chartiers-Houston SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.8pp since 2023
Math
58.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 58.2% |
| 2023-24 | 68.3% | 60.1% |
% 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
Schools most like Allison Park Elementary School
Allison Park Elementary School's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Park Elementary School this school | 691 | 37.0% | 64.2% |
| Greencastle-Antrim Elementary School Greencastle | 671 | 36.4% | 62.7% |
| Blue Mountain El East School Orwigsburg | 609 | 35.1% | 57.4% |
| Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr Douglassville | 648 | 39.4% | 60.9% |
| Oley Valley Elementary School Oley | 593 | 34.6% | 61.4% |
| Central Columbia Elementary School Bloomsburg | 705 | 38.3% | 73.9% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Allison Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #465 of 1,396 | #13 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #578 of 1,511 ▼ 87 | #15 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #445 of 1,511 ▼ 62 | #13 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 691 | #148 of 1,638 | #3 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,155 of 1,528 | #16 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #941 of 1,531 | #9 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.0% | #1,210 of 1,600 | #18 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.6% | #170 of 450 | #4 of 8 |
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
691
+67 (+11%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 691 | 48 | 14.4:1 | 37% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 694 | 43.5 | 15.9:1 | 37% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 667 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 25% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 31% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 625 | 41.5 | 15.1:1 | 44% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 45% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 39% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 37 | 17.3:1 | 22% (139) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allison Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (625 to 691); teachers up 16% (41.5 to 48).
About Allison Park Elementary School
Allison Park Elementary School is a large elementary school in Chartiers-Houston SD, located in Houston, Pennsylvania. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 691 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 56% larger than the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Across its 2 schools, Chartiers-Houston SD enrolls 1,230 students. Allison Park Elementary School is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Allison Park Elementary School is White, at 81%. It is also 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Washington County's residents are about 90% White, 9 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Allison Park Elementary School scores 33%.
A staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.4:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 37%. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Washington County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Allison Park Elementary School outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Allison Park Elementary School would be expected to post about 61.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.2%.
In Washington County, home to about 210,042 people, the median household earns about $78,958 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Washington County number 56, with about 26,079 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Allison Park Elementary School from the closest public school, Chartiers-Houston JSHS. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Allison Park Elementary School at 5th of 8.
The federal government classifies Allison Park Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 691, from 624 in 2020-21.
People who know Allison Park Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,042
Census ACS
Median income
$78,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
26,079 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Chartiers-Houston JSHS0.6 mi · 539
- Canon-McMillan Middle School1.8 mi · 836
- Western Area Career and Technology Center - Washington Cnty1.9 mi · 10
- Canon-McMillan SHS2.1 mi · 1,660
- South Central Elementary School2.7 mi · 450
- Trinity East Elementary School3.1 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Allison Park Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Allison Park Elementary School?
Allison Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 691 students in grades KG-06.
Is Allison Park Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Allison Park Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Allison Park Elementary School have?
Allison Park Elementary School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Allison Park Elementary School?
At Allison Park Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Allison Park Elementary School in?
Allison Park Elementary School is part of Chartiers-Houston SD.
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