Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST PERRY SD·NCES 422574006344
Blain Elementary School
132 Blain Rd, Blain, PA 17006 · (717) 536-3219 · Perry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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
11.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
266 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 West Perry SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.2pp since 2023
Math
46.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.1% | 46.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 53.2% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 19 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 →
Where Blain Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Perry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #796 of 1,396 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #869 of 1,511 ▼ 203 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #943 of 1,511 ▼ 198 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #1,380 of 1,638 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #219 of 1,528 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #1,279 of 1,531 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #168 of 1,600 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #578 of 1,045 | #3 of 6 |
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
258
0 (0%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 258 | 23.3 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 23.3 | 11.5:1 | 100% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 19.3 | 13.7:1 | 60% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 20 | 12.9:1 | 53% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 292 | 19.3 | 15.2:1 | 55% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 45% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 43% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 23% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 27 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blain Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (292 to 258); teachers up 21% (19.3 to 23.3).
About Blain Elementary School
Blain Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Blain, Pennsylvania. A federal count lists 258 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Pennsylvania) has about 443 students.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in West Perry SD totals 2,137 students.
White students make up 91% of enrollment at Blain Elementary School. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Perry County is about 94% White. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.1:1, with 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.0 students per teacher below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Blain Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Blain Elementary School would score about 33.4%. It scores 52.8%, a top-10% result among Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
Perry County has about 46,239 residents, and the median household income is $79,444, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Blain Elementary School, Perry County has 14 other public schools.
The school nearest to Blain Elementary School is Loysville Youth Dev Center, at a distance of about 9.0 miles. By average proficiency, Blain Elementary School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
Blain Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (258) to 2024-25 (258). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.9:1 in 2020-21 to 11.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,239
Census ACS
Median income
$79,444
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,512 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Perry SD
- West Perry SHSHigh · 645 students
- West Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 499 students
- New Bloomfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Loysville Youth Dev Center9.0 mi · 43
- West Perry Middle School11.6 mi · 499
- West Perry SHS11.7 mi · 645
- Newville Elementary School12.8 mi · 351
- Big Spring Middle School13.3 mi · 550
- Mount Rock Elementary School13.4 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Blain Elementary SchoolHow large is Blain Elementary School?
Blain Elementary School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Blain Elementary School serve?
Blain Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Blain Elementary School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Blain Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blain Elementary School?
At Blain Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Blain Elementary School?
Blain Elementary School is overseen by West Perry SD in Perry County.
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