Bullskin El Sch

Bullskin El Sch, a medium-sized elementary school in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, operated by Connellsville Area SD, enrolls 430 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within Connellsville Area SD, which oversees 6 schools and 3,328 students, Bullskin El Sch is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Bullskin El Sch lists that nearly all students (95%) are White.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 102% of students at Bullskin El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fayette County runs at roughly 92%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bullskin El Sch is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.8%; this one delivers 50.9%, a residual of +17.0 points.

In the broader community, census data for Fayette County shows median household earnings sit near $58,236, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fayette County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,340 students), Bullskin El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bullskin El Sch ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bullskin El Sch has ticked up 7%, going from 401 students in 2018 to 430 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

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