Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST PERRY SD·NCES 422574003594
Carroll Elementary School
6670 Spring Rd, Shermans Dale, PA 17090 · (717) 582-4256 · Perry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- B+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
12.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
336 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 West Perry 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% . -6.6pp since 2023
Math
42.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.7pp 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 43 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 34.8% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Carroll Elementary School
Carroll Elementary School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Elementary School this school | 344 | 97.7% | 44.3% |
| Northwestern Elementary School Albion | 350 | 96.9% | 64.6% |
| West Snyder Elementary School Beaver Springs | 335 | 98.2% | 57.0% |
| Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School Claysburg | 346 | 100.0% | 47.2% |
| North Clarion Co Elementary School Tionesta | 334 | 99.1% | 56.6% |
| Cochranton Elementary School Cochranton | 311 | 99.0% | 46.4% |
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 Carroll Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Perry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #989 of 1,396 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #961 of 1,511 ▲ 85 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,036 of 1,511 ▼ 12 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #1,091 of 1,638 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #686 of 1,528 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.7% | #1,395 of 1,531 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.7% | #467 of 1,600 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #536 of 1,045 | #2 of 6 |
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
344
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 344 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 98% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 28 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 28 | 11.8:1 | 46% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 42% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 25.1 | 15.7:1 | 42% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 40% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 35% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 19% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 503 | 26 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carroll Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (394 to 344); teachers up 8% (25.1 to 27).
About Carroll Elementary School
Carroll Elementary School is an elementary school located in Shermans Dale, Pennsylvania, in Perry County. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 344 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Pennsylvania) has about 443 students.
West Perry SD enrolls 2,137 students, and its 5 schools include Carroll Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Carroll Elementary School is 94% White. The school is also 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 94% White share among all Perry County residents. Carroll Elementary School's diversity index is 12%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 27 full-time equivalents, or about 12.7 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. About 98% of students, or 336, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Perry County average 67%.
allk12 grades Carroll Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Carroll Elementary School is 8.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (44.3% versus 35.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Perry County has these Census figures: the median household income is $79,444, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Perry County has 15 public schools and roughly 5,512 students.
The closest other public school is New Bloomfield Elementary School, about 4.0 miles away. Carroll Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Carroll Elementary School's average proficiency of 44.3% compares with 45.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Carroll Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 350 in 2020-21, 344 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,239
Census ACS
Median income
$79,444
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,512 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Perry SD
- West Perry SHSHigh · 645 students
- West Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 499 students
- New Bloomfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Blain Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
Other Carroll Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Carroll Elementary. Carroll Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Carroll ElementaryElk Grove, CA · 854 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolSOUTHLAKE, TX · 610 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolFlora, IN · 577 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 568 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolCORSICANA, TX · 559 students
Nearby schools
- New Bloomfield Elementary School4.0 mi · 391
- West Perry SHS7.0 mi · 645
- West Perry Middle School7.1 mi · 499
- Middlesex Elementary School7.6 mi · 419
- Newport High School8.2 mi · 267
- Newport Middle School8.2 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About Carroll Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Carroll Elementary School?
Carroll Elementary School enrolls approximately 344 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Carroll Elementary School serve?
Carroll Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carroll Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carroll Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carroll Elementary School?
At Carroll Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Carroll Elementary School public or private?
Carroll Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Perry SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.