Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVER VALLEY SD·NCES 420375000135
Blairsville Elementary School
106 School Lane, Blairsville, PA 15717 · (724) 459-8883 · Indiana County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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
12.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
419 students
DISTRICT 102% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 River Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.4pp since 2023
Math
52.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.4% | 52.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 50.7% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
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 Blairsville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Indiana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #802 of 1,396 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #722 of 1,511 ▲ 16 | #7 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #957 of 1,511 ▼ 37 | #9 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #858 of 1,638 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #582 of 1,528 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #1,203 of 1,531 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #161 of 1,600 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #511 of 1,045 | #5 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
405
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 405 | 32.5 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 32.5 | 12.9:1 | 100% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 31.3 | 12.7:1 | 100% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 33 | 12.0:1 | 60% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 34.7 | 13.4:1 | 62% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 56% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 54% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 33 | 18.6:1 | 42% (256) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blairsville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (466 to 405); teachers down 6% (34.7 to 32.5).
About Blairsville Elementary School
Blairsville Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Blairsville, Pennsylvania. Its enrollment is 405 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Blairsville Elementary School is one of the 4 schools that make up River Valley SD (1,431 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Blairsville Elementary School is 90% White. Other groups make up 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. In Indiana County overall, the White share is about 92%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
Blairsville Elementary School reports a ratio of 12.5 students per teacher, from 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 13.1:1.
Blairsville Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 33.3% for Blairsville Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 52.7%. The 19.4-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
The county, Indiana County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $60,208 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Indiana County has 22 public schools with about 8,470 students, including Blairsville Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, River Valley Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Blairsville Elementary School. The five-mile area around Blairsville Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. The school's 52.7% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 405, close to the 396 recorded in 2020-21.
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Indiana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,042
Census ACS
Median income
$60,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,470 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in River Valley SD
- River Valley High SchoolHigh · 427 students
- River Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 332 students
- Saltsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 267 students
Other schools in Blairsville
- River Valley High SchoolHigh · 427 students
- River Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 332 students
Nearby schools
- River Valley Middle School0.0 mi · 332
- River Valley High School0.0 mi · 427
- Homer-Center JSHS6.6 mi · 392
- Homer-Center Elementary School6.6 mi · 378
- Laurel Valley Elementary School8.6 mi · 238
- Grandview Elementary School8.7 mi · 753
Frequently asked questions
About Blairsville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Blairsville Elementary School?
Blairsville Elementary School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-05.
Is Blairsville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blairsville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blairsville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blairsville Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Blairsville Elementary School?
Blairsville Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Blairsville Elementary School?
Blairsville Elementary School is overseen by River Valley SD in Indiana County.
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