Enrollment
228
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUTLER AREA SD·NCES 420459007698
Broad Street Elementary School
200 Broad St, Butler, PA 16001 · (724) 214-3630 · Butler County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% 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
10.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
225 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Butler Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.7% | 27.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Schools most like Broad Street Elementary School
Broad Street Elementary School's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Street Elementary School this school | 228 | 98.7% | 38.2% |
| Trinity North Elementary School Washington | 232 | 98.7% | 57.0% |
| Emily Brittain Elementary School Butler | 255 | 95.7% | 49.4% |
| Baker Elementary School Altoona | 263 | 98.9% | 69.9% |
| Laurel Valley Elementary School New Florence | 238 | 96.6% | 47.5% |
| Nicely Elementary School Greensburg | 296 | 97.6% | 62.5% |
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 Broad Street Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #1,086 of 1,396 | #19 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,095 of 1,511 ▲ 67 | #19 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #1,020 of 1,511 ▲ 54 | #18 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #1,468 of 1,638 | #20 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #163 of 1,528 | #1 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #678 of 1,531 | #2 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #415 of 1,600 | #4 of 20 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 228 | 21.2 | 10.8:1 | 99% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 20.2 | 11.2:1 | 99% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 18.4 | 11.5:1 | 92% (196) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Broad Street Elementary School.
About Broad Street Elementary School
Broad Street Elementary School is a public low-enrollment elementary school in Butler, Pennsylvania. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 228 students. The school is 49% below the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Butler Area SD has 5,762 students spread across 9 schools.
The largest group at Broad Street Elementary School is White students, at 73%. Other students are 11% multiracial, 9% Black, and 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Butler County residents are about 93% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
Staffing at Broad Street Elementary School comes to 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.8:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1, 2.3 more students per teacher than here. Broad Street Elementary School counts 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 37% average among public schools in Butler County.
On the allk12 Grade, Broad Street Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 34% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Broad Street Elementary School is 2.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Butler County, median household income comes to about $89,843, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Butler County counts 39 public schools with about 24,616 students.
Emily Brittain Elementary School sits about 0.3 miles from Broad Street Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Broad Street Elementary School places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Broad Street Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,254
Census ACS
Median income
$89,843
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
24,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Butler Area SD
- Butler Area SHSHigh · 1,956 students
- Butler Area IHSMiddle · 1,291 students
- Center Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- McQuistion Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Connoquenessing Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other schools in Butler
- Butler Area SHSHigh · 1,956 students
- Butler Area IHSMiddle · 1,291 students
- Center Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- McQuistion Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Summit Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
Other Broad Street Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Broad Street Elementary. Broad Street Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Broad Street Elementary SchoolMechanicsburg, PA · 239 students
- Broad Street Elementary SchoolGIBBSTOWN, NJ · 290 students
- Broad Street Elementary SchoolNashua, NH · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Emily Brittain Elementary School0.3 mi · 255
- Butler Area IHS0.7 mi · 1,291
- Butler Area SHS0.8 mi · 1,956
- Butler County Area Vocational Technical School0.8 mi · 26
- McQuistion Elementary School1.5 mi · 498
- Northwest Elementary School1.9 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Broad Street Elementary SchoolHow large is Broad Street Elementary School?
Broad Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 228 students in grades KG-05.
Is Broad Street Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Broad Street Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Broad Street Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Broad Street Elementary School is approximately 10.8:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Broad Street Elementary School?
Student demographics at Broad Street Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 5% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Broad Street Elementary School public or private?
Broad Street Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Butler Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.