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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATHENS AREA SD·NCES 420267000626
Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School
50 Wildcat Way, Athens, PA 18810 · (570) 888-7766 · Bradford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest 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
12.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
554 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Athens Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.8pp since 2023
Math
38.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.5% | 38.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 36.8% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bradford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #1,038 of 1,396 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #1,024 of 1,511 ▼ 13 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #1,175 of 1,511 ▼ 111 | #5 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #407 of 1,638 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #619 of 1,528 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.9% | #1,102 of 1,531 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #204 of 1,600 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #817 of 1,045 | #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 2024-25Enrollment
542
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 542 | 43.1 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 42.1 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 40.6 | 13.5:1 | 100% (549) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 38 | 13.5:1 | 99% (507) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 40.1 | 14.3:1 | 49% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 52% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 40 | 15.0:1 | 47% (284) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (575 to 542); teachers up 7% (40.1 to 43.1).
About Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School
Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Athens. In all, 542 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 22% bigger than the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School is part of Athens Area SD, where 4 schools serve 2,019 students.
Of every 100 students at Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School, about 87 are White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School, there are about 12.6 students; the school has 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.9% is 8.2 points above the 33.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bradford County show that the median household earns about $63,675 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Bradford County, 19 public schools serve about 8,392 students.
Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Harlan Rowe Middle School, its nearest public school. Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 41.9% versus a 50.5% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 28 students, from 514 to 542.
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Bradford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,858
Census ACS
Median income
$63,675
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Athens Area SD
- Athens Area High SchoolHigh · 599 students
- Harlan Rowe Middle SchoolMiddle · 496 students
- SRU Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
Other schools in Athens
- Athens Area High SchoolHigh · 599 students
- Harlan Rowe Middle SchoolMiddle · 496 students
Nearby schools
- Harlan Rowe Middle School0.1 mi · 496
- Athens Area High School0.2 mi · 599
- Sayre Area High School1.0 mi · 396
- Snyder Elementary School1.4 mi · 428
- ELM STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 426
- LINCOLN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School?
Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School enrolls approximately 542 students in grades KG-05.
Is Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School is approximately 12.6:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School?
At Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School in?
Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School is part of Athens Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.