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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 421533002053

Asbury Elementary School

5875 Sterrettania Rd, Fairview, PA 16415 · (814) 836-6100 · Erie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.

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

Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 561 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
209 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K153%
Kindergarten8315%
Grade 19016%
Grade 29316%
Grade 39717%
Grade 49116%
Grade 510318%

This year's kindergarten class (83) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).

Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
44979%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
285%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
214%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
458%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
254%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
25645%
Female
31655%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
59.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.8pp since 2023
Math
64.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.8pp 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 65 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2559.5%64.9%
2023-2469.3%66.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 68% 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 Asbury Elementary School

Asbury Elementary School's state test result (67.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Asbury Elementary School this school57236.5%67.9%
Sporting Hill Elementary School
Mechanicsburg
58034.0%60.3%
McKee Elementary School
Oakdale
52139.7%77.7%
Boyertown Elementary School
Boyertown
63236.7%57.2%
Monroe Elementary School
Boiling Springs
51230.3%59.8%
Lingle Avenue Elementary School
Palmyra
54733.1%82.6%
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 Asbury Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Erie County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
67.9%#355 of 1,396#12 of 30
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
64.9%#400 of 1,511
▼ 92
#12 of 33
▼ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
59.5%#450 of 1,511
▼ 87
#14 of 33
▼ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
572#324 of 1,638#8 of 35
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.9:1#1,247 of 1,528#32 of 33
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
37.2%#823 of 1,531#16 of 33
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
36.5%#1,226 of 1,600#33 of 35
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+3.1%#353 of 450#8 of 9
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 2024-25
Enrollment
572
+49 (+9%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2557238.414.9:137% (209)
2023-245513515.7:138% (209)
2022-2353933.116.3:135% (186)
2020-215233415.4:131% (164)
2017-185553316.8:129% (163)
2015-165723317.3:125% (141)
2010-115583217.4:116% (87)
2000-014032218.3:114% (55)
1990-914081921.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Asbury Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 3% (555 to 572); teachers up 16% (33 to 38.4).

About Asbury Elementary School

Asbury Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Fairview, Pennsylvania. It educates 572 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.

Millcreek Township SD runs Asbury Elementary School along with 8 other schools, enrolling 6,363 students in total.

White students account for 79% of enrollment at Asbury Elementary School. Other students are 8% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Asbury Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.

Asbury Elementary School operates with 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.9:1. That ratio is over the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Asbury Elementary School reports 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 74% average for public schools in Erie County is 37 points higher.

The allk12 Grade for Asbury Elementary School is B+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.9% for Asbury Elementary School. The school posts 67.9%, 6.0 points above the prediction.

Asbury Elementary School is located in Erie County, where median household income is about $63,354, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Asbury Elementary School is one of 68 public schools in Erie County, which together enroll about 35,738 students.

The nearest public school is Walnut Creek Middle School, at about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Asbury Elementary School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Asbury Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 523 to 572.

Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Erie County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
269,052
Census ACS
Median income
$63,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
35,738 students

Quick facts

School name
Asbury Elementary School
District
Millcreek Township SD
Address
5875 Sterrettania Rd, Fairview, PA 16415
Phone
(814) 836-6100
County
Erie County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
572
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
14.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
209 (37%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
421533002053
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Millcreek Township SD
Other schools in Fairview
Other Asbury Elementary schools

3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Asbury Elementary. Asbury Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Asbury Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Asbury Elementary School?
Asbury Elementary School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Asbury Elementary School serve?
Asbury Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Asbury Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Asbury Elementary School is approximately 14.9:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Asbury Elementary School?
Asbury Elementary School reports a student body of 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Asbury Elementary School?
Asbury Elementary School is overseen by Millcreek Township SD in Erie County.
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