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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARMICHAELS AREA SD·NCES 420507009974
Carmichaels Area El Center
225 N Vine St, Carmichaels, PA 15320 · (724) 966-5045 · Greene County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
430 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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 Carmichaels Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
32.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 33.5% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Carmichaels Area El Center
Carmichaels Area El Center's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmichaels Area El Center this school | 433 | 99.3% | 40.0% |
| Susquehanna Community Elementary School Susquehanna | 415 | 100.0% | 44.8% |
| Tunkhannock Area Primary Center Tunkhannock | 416 | 99.3% | N/A |
| New Bloomfield Elementary School New Bloomfield | 391 | 98.7% | 36.4% |
| Mellon Elementary School Ligonier | 395 | 96.7% | 66.7% |
| Wattsburg Area El Center Erie | 488 | 99.4% | 66.4% |
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 Carmichaels Area El Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,063 of 1,396 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #1,112 of 1,511 ▼ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,035 of 1,511 ▲ 106 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #745 of 1,638 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,162 of 1,528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.6% | #1,521 of 1,531 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #352 of 1,600 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #356 of 1,045 |
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
433
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 433 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 99% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 35.9 | 12.4:1 | 99% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 36.9 | 12.1:1 | 61% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 57% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 55% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 52% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 53% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 49% (322) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carmichaels Area El Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (527 to 433); teachers down 9% (33 to 30).
About Carmichaels Area El Center
As a mid-sized elementary school, Carmichaels Area El Center serves students in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania. It reported 433 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Carmichaels Area El Center reports to Carmichaels Area SD, which has 3 schools and 934 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Carmichaels Area El Center is White, at 98%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 4%.
The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 99% of the student body. On average, public schools in Greene County report 69%.
Carmichaels Area El Center holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
A school with Carmichaels Area El Center's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 35.0%. Carmichaels Area El Center scores 40.0%, 5.0 points above that line.
The county, Greene County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $68,041, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 13 public schools and about 4,331 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Carmichaels Area El Center from the closest public school, Carmichaels Area High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Carmichaels Area El Center's average proficiency of 40.0% compares with 39.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 433, down from 446 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 12.7 in 2020-21 to 14.4 in 2024-25.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,835
Census ACS
Median income
$68,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,331 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carmichaels Area SD
- Carmichaels Area High SchoolHigh · 293 students
- Carmichaels Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 208 students
Other schools in Carmichaels
- Carmichaels Area High SchoolHigh · 293 students
- Carmichaels Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Carmichaels Area High School0.1 mi · 293
- Carmichaels Area Middle School0.1 mi · 208
- Jefferson-Morgan MS/HS5.0 mi · 383
- Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School5.0 mi · 391
- Masontown Elementary School5.3 mi · 251
- Albert Gallatin North Middle School5.8 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Carmichaels Area El CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Carmichaels Area El Center?
Carmichaels Area El Center enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Carmichaels Area El Center serve?
Carmichaels Area El Center serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Carmichaels Area El Center?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Carmichaels Area El Center.
How diverse is Carmichaels Area El Center?
Carmichaels Area El Center reports a student body of 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Carmichaels Area El Center?
Carmichaels Area El Center is overseen by Carmichaels Area SD in Greene County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.