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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APOLLO-RIDGE SD·NCES 420255000779
Apollo-Ridge Elementary School
1831 State Route 56, Spring Church, PA 15686 · (724) 478-6000 · Armstrong County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
533 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Based on grade levels within Apollo-Ridge SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.4pp since 2023
Math
47.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.2% | 45.5% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Apollo-Ridge Elementary School
Apollo-Ridge Elementary School's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo-Ridge Elementary School this school | 545 | 97.8% | 49.9% |
| School Street Elementary School Bradford | 514 | 97.7% | 54.5% |
| Dunbar Twp Elementary School Connellsville | 580 | 98.3% | 43.6% |
| South St Marys Street Elementary School Saint Marys | 583 | 97.3% | 52.6% |
| Lewistown Intrmd School Lewistown | 516 | 98.3% | 43.0% |
| Wattsburg Area El Center Erie | 488 | 99.4% | 66.4% |
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 Apollo-Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Armstrong County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #870 of 1,396 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #859 of 1,511 ▲ 2 | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #967 of 1,511 ▼ 53 | #8 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #405 of 1,638 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #810 of 1,528 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #1,300 of 1,531 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #463 of 1,600 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #331 of 450 | N/A |
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
545
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 545 | 41.4 | 13.2:1 | 98% (533) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 42.8 | 12.4:1 | 100% (533) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 40.3 | 12.8:1 | 100% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 41 | 12.7:1 | 99% (519) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 41.3 | 12.7:1 | 55% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 57% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 47 | 13.0:1 | 50% (308) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Apollo-Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (524 to 545); teachers unchanged (41.3 to 41.4).
About Apollo-Ridge Elementary School
Apollo-Ridge Elementary School, located in Spring Church, Pennsylvania, is a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 545 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 23% above that.
Apollo-Ridge Elementary School is one of the 3 schools that make up Apollo-Ridge SD (1,136 students in total).
About 92% of the student body at Apollo-Ridge Elementary School is White. Other students are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.2:1, with 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Apollo-Ridge Elementary School is 98%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Armstrong County is 90%.
The allk12 Grade for Apollo-Ridge Elementary School is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Pennsylvania, Apollo-Ridge Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 49.9% actual against a predicted 35.7%.
Among Armstrong County residents, the median household income is $65,008, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Apollo-Ridge Elementary School is one of 17 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Apollo-Ridge Elementary School is Apollo-Ridge Middle School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Apollo-Ridge Elementary School is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment increase, from 522 in 2020-21 to 545 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Apollo-Ridge Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Armstrong County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,622
Census ACS
Median income
$65,008
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,972 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Apollo-Ridge SD
- Apollo-Ridge High SchoolHigh · 327 students
- Apollo-Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 264 students
Other schools in Spring Church
- Apollo-Ridge High SchoolHigh · 327 students
- Apollo-Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Apollo-Ridge Middle School0.2 mi · 264
- Apollo-Ridge High School0.2 mi · 327
- Kiski Area East Primary School4.8 mi · 425
- Kiski Area IHS6.7 mi · 518
- Kiski Area High School6.8 mi · 1,075
- Leechburg Area High School6.9 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About Apollo-Ridge Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Apollo-Ridge Elementary School?
Apollo-Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Apollo-Ridge Elementary School serve?
Apollo-Ridge Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Apollo-Ridge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Apollo-Ridge Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Apollo-Ridge Elementary School?
Student demographics at Apollo-Ridge Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Apollo-Ridge Elementary School?
Apollo-Ridge Elementary School is overseen by Apollo-Ridge SD in Armstrong County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.