Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (57).
School pathway
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 40.7% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 47% 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%.
Schools most like Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School
Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School this school | 346 | 100.0% | 47.2% |
| Carroll Elementary School Shermans Dale | 344 | 97.7% | 44.3% |
| West Snyder Elementary School Beaver Springs | 335 | 98.2% | 57.0% |
| North Clarion Co Elementary School Tionesta | 334 | 99.1% | 56.6% |
| Northwestern Elementary School Albion | 350 | 96.9% | 64.6% |
| Mifflinburg Area Intrmd School Mifflinburg | 381 | 99.2% | 59.8% |
Where Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Blair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #933 of 1,396 | #13 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #1,017 of 1,511 ▼ 63 | #13 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #890 of 1,511 ▼ 38 | #11 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #1,078 of 1,638 | #12 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #459 of 1,528 | #6 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #1,356 of 1,531 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #302 of 1,600 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #455 of 1,045 | #11 of 17 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 346 | 28.7 | 12.1:1 | 100% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 28.2 | 12.3:1 | 100% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 31.6 | 11.7:1 | 100% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 99% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 30.4 | 13.3:1 | 60% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 58% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 60% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 49% (253) |
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (405 to 346); teachers down 6% (30.4 to 28.7).
About Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School
Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in Claysburg, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 346 students, from kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 22% smaller than that.
Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School falls under Claysburg-Kimmel SD, which has 3 schools enrolling 714 students.
White students make up 93% of enrollment at Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School. The remaining shares are 3% multiracial. The White share in Blair County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1 at Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School, with 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania have 13.1:1, compared with 12.1:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment. Public schools in Blair County average 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School is B-. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School scores 47.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.7%.
Census estimates describe Blair County this way: the median household income is $62,382, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Blair County has 33 public schools and roughly 15,692 students.
The nearest other public school, Claysburg-Kimmel Jr High School, is about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School as Town: Fringe.
Over 4 years, Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School's enrollment dropped 12%, to 346.
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