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Brockway Area Elementary Sch

40 North St, Brockway, PA 15824 · (814) 265-8417 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
225 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
54
Grade 1
54
Grade 2
71
Grade 3
66
Grade 4
62
Grade 5
75
Grade 6
51
Student demographics
White
42498%
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 16%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 14%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
20447%
Female
22953%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
60.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
64.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.6pp since 2023
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
433
-104 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.9:1
% White
98%
was 98%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Brockway Area Elementary Sch

Brockway Area Elementary Sch, a moderately sized K-5 school in Brockway, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Brockway Area SD, teaches 433 students, covering grades K through 6.

Brockway Area Elementary Sch is one of 2 schools operated by Brockway Area SD, a district that caters to 833 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Brockway Area Elementary Sch shows that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Jefferson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Brockway Area Elementary Sch has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Brockway Area Elementary Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Brockway Area Elementary Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.3%; this one delivers 67.2%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) logs that median household income runs about $58,686, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Brockway Area Elementary Sch is one of 10 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 4,873 students).

Nearest neighbor: Brockway Area JSHS, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brockway Area Elementary Sch at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 54.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 19%: 537 students in 2018 compared to 433 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Brockway Area Elementary Sch typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Jefferson County at a glance

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Population
43,864
Census ACS
Median income
$58,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,873 students

Quick facts

School name
Brockway Area Elementary Sch
District
Brockway Area SD
Address
40 North St, Brockway, PA 15824
Phone
(814) 265-8417
County
Jefferson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
433
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
11.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
225 (52%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
420426005148
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Brockway Area Elementary Sch
How large is Brockway Area Elementary Sch?
Brockway Area Elementary Sch enrolls approximately 433 students in grades KG-06.
Is Brockway Area Elementary Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brockway Area Elementary Sch is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Brockway Area Elementary Sch?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Brockway Area Elementary Sch.
How diverse is Brockway Area Elementary Sch?
Brockway Area Elementary Sch reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Brockway Area Elementary Sch?
Brockway Area Elementary Sch is overseen by Brockway Area SD in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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