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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCGUFFEY SD·NCES 421488004248
Claysville Elementary School
119 Main St, Claysville, PA 15323 · (724) 663-7772 · Washington County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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
12.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
250 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 McGuffey SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
52.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 49.2% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 Claysville Elementary School
Claysville Elementary School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claysville Elementary School this school | 478 | 52.3% | 56.0% |
| Lackawanna Trail El Center Factoryville | 505 | 50.9% | 53.8% |
| Selinsgrove Area Elementary School Selinsgrove | 472 | 50.8% | N/A |
| West Hempfield Elementary School Irwin | 496 | 52.8% | 57.2% |
| Brockway Area Elementary School Brockway | 433 | 52.0% | 67.2% |
| Cambria Heights Elementary School Carrolltown | 533 | 52.7% | 56.7% |
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 Claysville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #708 of 1,396 | #19 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #740 of 1,511 ▲ 42 | #19 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #603 of 1,511 ▲ 231 | #15 of 25 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #597 of 1,638 | #12 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #641 of 1,528 | #10 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #1,439 of 1,531 | #24 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #959 of 1,600 | #13 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #962 of 1,045 | #16 of 16 |
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
478
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
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 | 478 | 37.9 | 12.6:1 | 52% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 41.7 | 12.1:1 | 50% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 40.4 | 12.4:1 | 50% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 42% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 35.4 | 13.8:1 | 38% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 42% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 42% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 23 | 10.9:1 | 40% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | 15 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Claysville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (489 to 478); teachers up 7% (35.4 to 37.9).
About Claysville Elementary School
Claysville Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Pennsylvania, located in Claysville. The school enrolls 478 students in kindergarten through 5.
Besides Claysville Elementary School, McGuffey SD runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,513 students.
White students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. It is also 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.6 students per teacher. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure. Roughly 52% of students at Claysville Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Claysville Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 46% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Claysville Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 56.0% actual against 55.2% predicted.
In the wider Washington County area, median household income comes to about $78,958, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Washington County's 56 public schools enroll about 26,079 students and include Claysville Elementary School.
A public school about 3.2 miles away, McGuffey Middle School, is the closest to Claysville Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The school's 56.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Claysville Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 474 in 2020-21 and 478 in 2024-25.
The Claysville Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,042
Census ACS
Median income
$78,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
26,079 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McGuffey SD
- McGuffey High SchoolHigh · 494 students
- McGuffey Middle SchoolMiddle · 342 students
- Joe Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
Other schools in Claysville
- McGuffey High SchoolHigh · 494 students
- McGuffey Middle SchoolMiddle · 342 students
Nearby schools
- McGuffey Middle School3.2 mi · 342
- McGuffey High School3.2 mi · 494
- Joe Walker Elementary School6.7 mi · 199
- Trinity Middle School8.3 mi · 759
- Trinity Intermediate School8.3 mi · 535
- Trinity West Elementary School8.5 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About Claysville Elementary SchoolHow large is Claysville Elementary School?
Claysville Elementary School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades KG-05.
Is Claysville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Claysville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Claysville Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Claysville Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Claysville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Claysville Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Claysville Elementary School public or private?
Claysville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by McGuffey SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.