Enrollment
62
Elementary
DISTRICT 62 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN AREA SD·NCES 420270006221
Austin Area Elementary School
138 Costello Avenue, Austin, PA 16720 · (814) 647-8603 · Potter County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL62 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% 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.
- ABeats 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
8.2:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
59 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 11 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 21% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
Austin Area Elementary School→Austin Area JSHS
Based on grade levels within Austin Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Austin Area Elementary School.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -19.1pp since 2023
Math
72.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 72.4% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 62.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Austin Area Elementary School
Austin Area Elementary School's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Area Elementary School this school | 62 | 95.2% | 63.6% |
| East Forest Elementary School Marienville | 70 | 92.9% | 43.1% |
| Northside Elementary School Brookville | 101 | 88.1% | N/A |
| Jackson Elementary School Johnstown | 105 | 95.2% | 64.9% |
| Smedley Street School Oil City | 103 | 95.1% | N/A |
| Lurgan Elementary School Lurgan | 121 | 98.3% | 46.6% |
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 Austin Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 62 | #1,635 of 1,638 |
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
62
-35 (-36%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 128
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 62 | 7.6 | 8.2:1 | 95% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 77 | 7.9 | 9.8:1 | 96% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 8.5 | 7.3:1 | 45% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 97 | 10 | 9.7:1 | 44% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 104 | 9.4 | 11.0:1 | 38% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 75 | 7 | 10.7:1 | 53% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 88 | 9 | 9.8:1 | 49% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 139 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 41% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 128 | 11 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austin Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (104 to 62); teachers down 20% (9.4 to 7.6).
About Austin Area Elementary School
A small elementary school in Austin, Pennsylvania, Austin Area Elementary School is part of Austin Area SD. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 62 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
Austin Area SD has 123 students spread across 2 schools.
White students are the large majority at Austin Area Elementary School, with 100% of enrollment. By the diversity index, Austin Area Elementary School comes in at 0%.
Its 7.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 8.2:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Austin Area Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After accounting for student poverty, Austin Area Elementary School is in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.6% is 26.8 points above the 36.8% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Potter County, median household income is about $59,020, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Potter County number 13 and enroll about 1,705.
Of nearby public schools, Austin Area JSHS is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The nearest schools with test data average 61.8%, lower than Austin Area Elementary School's 63.6%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 97 in 2020-21 and 62 in 2024-25, a decrease of 35 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.2:1) than in 2020-21 (9.7:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Potter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,188
Census ACS
Median income
$59,020
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
1,705 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Austin Area JSHS0.0 mi · 61
- Coudersport Area Elementary School10.1 mi · 265
- Coudersport Area JSHS11.0 mi · 244
- Cameron County JSHS11.2 mi · 212
- Woodland Elementary School11.3 mi · 224
- Port Allegany Elementary School16.0 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Austin Area Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Austin Area Elementary School?
Austin Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 62 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Austin Area Elementary School serve?
Austin Area Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Austin Area Elementary School have?
Austin Area Elementary School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Austin Area Elementary School?
At Austin Area Elementary School, the student body is approximately 100% White.
Is Austin Area Elementary School public or private?
Austin Area Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Austin Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.