Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch

Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch is a tight-knit elementary campus in Claysburg, Pennsylvania, overseen by Claysburg-Kimmel SD. The school educates 346 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 22% smaller than typical.

Across the 3 schools in Claysburg-Kimmel SD (714 students total), Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch shows that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest looks like 3% multiracial. Compared to Blair County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Blair County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.7%; this one delivers 47.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Blair County put median household income runs about $62,382, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Blair County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,692 students), Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Claysburg-Kimmel Jr HS, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch. On composite proficiency, Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.6%.

Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 405 students in 2018 compared to 346 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 98% to 93% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.