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Enrollment
533
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIA HEIGHTS SD·NCES 420474000025
Cambria Heights Elementary School
138 East Campbell St, Carrolltown, PA 15722 · (814) 344-8506 · Cambria County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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
11.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
281 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 Cambria Heights SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
58.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 58.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 48.3% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
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 Cambria Heights Elementary School
Cambria Heights Elementary School's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria Heights Elementary School this school | 533 | 52.7% | 56.7% |
| Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School Hughesville | 553 | 50.8% | 56.3% |
| Claysville Elementary School Claysville | 478 | 52.3% | 56.0% |
| Cranberry Elementary School Seneca | 581 | 50.3% | 47.6% |
| Lackawanna Trail El Center Factoryville | 505 | 50.9% | 53.8% |
| Jersey Shore Area Elementary School Jersey Shore | 499 | 56.1% | 60.4% |
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 Cambria Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cambria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #688 of 1,396 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #567 of 1,511 ▲ 234 | #6 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #653 of 1,511 ▲ 173 | #5 of 14 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #433 of 1,638 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #412 of 1,528 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #1,467 of 1,531 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #952 of 1,600 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #722 of 1,045 | #9 of 11 |
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
533
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 674
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 533 | 44.8 | 11.9:1 | 53% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 43.9 | 12.0:1 | 53% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 44.2 | 12.1:1 | 51% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 46 | 11.5:1 | 49% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 45.8 | 12.7:1 | 48% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 45% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 33% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 674 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 42% (283) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cambria Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (582 to 533); teachers down 2% (45.8 to 44.8).
About Cambria Heights Elementary School
Cambria Heights Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Carrolltown, Pennsylvania. The school had 533 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 20% above that.
Cambria Heights SD operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,223 students.
Cambria Heights Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 96% White. The school is also 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Cambria Heights Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 8%.
The school reported 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.9:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 53% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 73% average for public schools in Cambria County is 20 points higher.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Cambria Heights Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Cambria Heights Elementary School scores 56.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 55.0%.
In Cambria County (population about 131,538), median household income is about $58,418, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Cambria Heights Elementary School is one of 37 public schools in Cambria County, which together enroll about 15,789 students.
Cambria Heights Middle School is the closest public school, about 4.5 miles away in a straight line. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Cambria Heights Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 531 students in 2020-21 and 533 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cambria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,538
Census ACS
Median income
$58,418
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
15,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cambria Heights SD
- Cambria Heights SHSHigh · 419 students
- Cambria Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Cambria Heights Middle School4.5 mi · 271
- Cambria Heights SHS4.5 mi · 419
- Northern Cambria High School5.1 mi · 262
- Northern Cambria Elementary School5.5 mi · 262
- Northern Cambria Middle School5.5 mi · 234
- Central Cambria Middle School8.1 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Cambria Heights Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cambria Heights Elementary School?
Cambria Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 533 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cambria Heights Elementary School serve?
Cambria Heights Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Cambria Heights Elementary School have?
Cambria Heights Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cambria Heights Elementary School?
At Cambria Heights Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cambria Heights Elementary School?
Cambria Heights Elementary School is overseen by Cambria Heights SD in Cambria County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.