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Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERMITAGE SD·NCES 421182003146
Artman Elementary School
343 N Hermitage Rd, Hermitage, PA 16148 · (724) 981-8750 · Mercer County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-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
15.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
316 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 146 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 138 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 145 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 167 | 28% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Artman Elementary School→Karen A. Ionta Elementary School→Delahunty Middle School→Hickory High School
Based on grade levels within Hermitage SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -25.5pp since 2023
Math
64.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.1% | 64.4% |
| 2023-24 | 78.6% | 72.9% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Artman Elementary School
Artman Elementary School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artman Elementary School this school | 596 | 53.0% | 67.3% |
| Latrobe Elementary School Latrobe | 627 | 53.1% | 61.3% |
| Susquenita Elementary School Duncannon | 646 | 54.0% | 44.4% |
| James F Baugher Elementary School Milton | 560 | 55.5% | 53.1% |
| Mowrey Elementary School Waynesboro | 534 | 56.9% | 52.5% |
| Selinsgrove Intrmd School Selinsgrove | 535 | 48.8% | 61.4% |
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 Artman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #375 of 1,396 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #411 of 1,511 ▼ 217 | #3 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #641 of 1,511 ▼ 492 | #7 of 14 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #269 of 1,638 | #3 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,312 of 1,528 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #933 of 1,531 | #5 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #942 of 1,600 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #1,013 of 1,045 | #11 of 11 |
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
596
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 596 | 38.9 | 15.3:1 | 53% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 36.7 | 16.9:1 | 51% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 35.2 | 17.3:1 | 51% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 33 | 18.0:1 | 44% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 34.6 | 17.4:1 | 44% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 41% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 31% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 22% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 32 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Artman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (601 to 596); teachers up 12% (34.6 to 38.9).
About Artman Elementary School
Artman Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Its enrollment is 596 students, spread over kindergarten through 3. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
The district for Artman Elementary School is Hermitage SD, with 4 schools and 1,984 students.
The share of students at Artman Elementary School who are White is 81%. Smaller groups are 10% multiracial and 8% Black. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at Artman Elementary School are from different groups.
Artman Elementary School has 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. The school's 15.3:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The school has 53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Mercer County averages 71%, higher than here.
Artman Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
A school with Artman Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 54.9%. Artman Elementary School scores 67.3%, 12.4 points above that line.
The county, Mercer County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $59,976 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Mercer County has 37 public schools with about 12,815 students, including Artman Elementary School.
Delahunty Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Artman Elementary School at 1st of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Artman Elementary School is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 594 in 2020-21, 596 in 2024-25. The ratio was 18.0:1 in 2020-21 and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Artman Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
109,257
Census ACS
Median income
$59,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
12,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hermitage SD
- Hickory High SchoolHigh · 768 students
- Delahunty Middle SchoolMiddle · 313 students
- Karen A. Ionta Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
Other schools in Hermitage
- Hickory High SchoolHigh · 768 students
- Delahunty Middle SchoolMiddle · 313 students
- Karen A. Ionta Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
Nearby schools
- Delahunty Middle School0.0 mi · 313
- Karen A. Ionta Elementary School0.1 mi · 307
- Hickory High School0.3 mi · 768
- Sharpsville Area Middle School1.7 mi · 217
- Sharpsville Area SHS1.7 mi · 326
- Sharpsville Area Elementary School1.8 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Artman Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Artman Elementary School?
Artman Elementary School enrolls approximately 596 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Artman Elementary School serve?
Artman Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Artman Elementary School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Artman Elementary School.
How diverse is Artman Elementary School?
Artman Elementary School reports a student body of 81% White, 1% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Artman Elementary School in?
Artman Elementary School is part of Hermitage SD.
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