Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONNELLSVILLE AREA SD·NCES 420666002097
Bullskin Elementary School
125 Pleasant Valley Rd, Connellsville, PA 15425 · (724) 628-6540 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+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
17.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
439 students
DISTRICT 113% · 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 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Connellsville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 41.0% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% 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 17 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 Bullskin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #850 of 1,396 | #7 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #905 of 1,511 ▲ 38 | #6 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #806 of 1,511 ▲ 115 | #6 of 21 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #757 of 1,638 | #6 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #1,464 of 1,528 | #18 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #1,429 of 1,531 | #16 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #211 of 1,600 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #243 of 450 | N/A |
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
430
+59 (+16%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 430 | 25.3 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 100% (439) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 23.4 | 16.1:1 | 100% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 99% (368) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 26.7 | 15.0:1 | 100% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 21 | 18.6:1 | 100% (391) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 45% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 41% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 25 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bullskin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (401 to 430); teachers down 5% (26.7 to 25.3).
About Bullskin Elementary School
This page covers Bullskin Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 430 students.
Bullskin Elementary School belongs to Connellsville Area SD, a district of 6 schools and 3,328 students.
At Bullskin Elementary School, 95% of students are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 10%.
Based on 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Bullskin Elementary School has a ratio of 17.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, 13.1:1, is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Bullskin Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 60% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
In Pennsylvania, Bullskin Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.9% compared with a predicted 33.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Fayette County show that the median household earns about $58,236 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Fayette County has 39 public schools with about 15,340 students, including Bullskin Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center is closest at about 2.2 miles. Bullskin Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Bullskin Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Bullskin Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 430, compared with 371 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.8:1 to 17.0:1.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,997
Census ACS
Median income
$58,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
15,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Connellsville Area SD
- Connellsville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Connellsville Area SHSHigh · 667 students
- Dunbar Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- West Crawford Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Springfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
Other schools in Connellsville
- Connellsville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Connellsville Area SHSHigh · 667 students
- Connellsville Area Career & Technical CenterHigh · 592 students
- Dunbar Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- West Crawford Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center2.2 mi · 592
- Connellsville Area SHS2.3 mi · 667
- Connellsville Area Middle School2.4 mi · 866
- Southmoreland Elementary School3.9 mi · 548
- Southmoreland Middle School3.9 mi · 410
- Dunbar Twp Elementary School4.0 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Bullskin Elementary SchoolHow large is Bullskin Elementary School?
Bullskin Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bullskin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bullskin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bullskin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bullskin Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bullskin Elementary School?
At Bullskin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Bullskin Elementary School?
Bullskin Elementary School is overseen by Connellsville Area SD in Fayette County.
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