Austin Area El Sch

Located at 138 Costello Avenue, in Austin, Pennsylvania, Austin Area El Sch is a tiny elementary school that teaches 62 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Austin Area SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 86% smaller than typical.

Austin Area SD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 123 students; Austin Area El Sch is among them.

Looking at the student body, Austin Area El Sch logs that nearly all students (100%) are White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.2:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Austin Area El Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 36.8%; actual is 63.6%, +26.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Potter County shows median household earnings sit near $59,020, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Potter County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,705 students), of which Austin Area El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Austin Area JSHS, roughly 0.0 miles away. On composite proficiency, Austin Area El Sch comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 61.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 40%: 104 students in 2018 compared to 62 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.