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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURGETTSTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420450000243
Burgettstown El Center
100 Bavington Rd, Burgettstown, PA 15021 · (724) 947-8150 · Washington County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- C+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
11.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
226 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Burgettstown El Center→Burgettstown MS/HS
Based on grade levels within Burgettstown Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.2pp since 2023
Math
55.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.5pp 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 55 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.4% | 55.3% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 49.8% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Burgettstown El Center
Burgettstown El Center's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burgettstown El Center this school | 430 | 52.6% | 57.0% |
| Charles W Longer Elementary School Hollidaysburg | 414 | 51.9% | 62.4% |
| Clarion-Limestone Elementary School Strattanville | 419 | 53.5% | 67.5% |
| Fort Cherry El Center Mc Donald | 455 | 51.4% | 68.2% |
| Bon Air Elementary School Lower Burrell | 447 | 50.8% | 59.7% |
| Northern Bedford Co Elementary School Loysburg | 414 | 53.6% | 57.4% |
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 Burgettstown El Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #681 of 1,396 | #18 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #662 of 1,511 ▲ 99 | #16 of 25 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #781 of 1,511 ▼ 111 | #18 of 25 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #756 of 1,638 | #15 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #345 of 1,528 | #5 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #1,234 of 1,531 | #20 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #956 of 1,600 | #12 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #521 of 1,045 | #12 of 16 |
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
-33 (-7%) vs 2020
-49% since 2000-01, when it was 835
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 36.8 | 11.7:1 | 53% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 36.3 | 12.3:1 | 51% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 34.8 | 13.2:1 | 55% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 49% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 38.5 | 12.8:1 | 43% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 38 | 13.2:1 | 47% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 45 | 12.9:1 | 40% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 835 | 47 | 17.8:1 | 19% (155) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burgettstown El Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (494 to 430); teachers down 5% (38.5 to 36.8).
About Burgettstown El Center
Federal records list Burgettstown El Center as an elementary school in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. It had 430 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
Burgettstown Area SD counts 922 students in its 2 schools, and Burgettstown El Center is one of them.
The share of students at Burgettstown El Center who are White is 90%. Other groups include 6% multiracial. Washington County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 11.7:1 is based on 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1. In all, 53% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Burgettstown El Center lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Burgettstown El Center would be expected to post about 55.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.0%.
The county, Washington County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $78,958, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 56, with about 26,079 students.
Burgettstown MS/HS is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Burgettstown El Center is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Nearby schools average 63.9% on proficiency, and Burgettstown El Center is below that at 57.0%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decline, from 463 to 430.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,042
Census ACS
Median income
$78,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
26,079 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Burgettstown MS/HS0.1 mi · 492
- Fort Cherry El Center6.6 mi · 455
- Fort Cherry JSHS6.6 mi · 457
- Wilson Elementary School7.2 mi · 586
- Weirton Elementary7.7 mi · 802
- Donaldson Elementary School8.3 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Burgettstown El CenterHow many students attend Burgettstown El Center?
Burgettstown El Center enrolls approximately 430 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Burgettstown El Center serve?
Burgettstown El Center serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Burgettstown El Center?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Burgettstown El Center.
How diverse is Burgettstown El Center?
Burgettstown El Center reports a student body of 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Burgettstown El Center public or private?
Burgettstown El Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burgettstown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.