Enrollment
223
Elementary
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMMODORE PERRY SD·NCES 420639000202
Commodore Perry School
3002 Perry Hwy, Hadley, PA 16130 · (724) 253-2025 · Mercer County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
217 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (41).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Commodore Perry School→Commodore Perry JSHS
Based on grade levels within Commodore Perry SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.7pp since 2023
Math
42.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 48 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.8% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.5% | 54.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Commodore Perry School
Commodore Perry School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commodore Perry School this school | 223 | 97.3% | 55.9% |
| Redbank Valley Primary School New Bethlehem | 218 | 97.2% | N/A |
| Montgomery Elementary School Mercersburg | 212 | 96.7% | 48.7% |
| Strodes Mills Elementary School McVeytown | 254 | 98.8% | 52.1% |
| Choconut Valley Elementary School Friendsville | 251 | 94.8% | 67.7% |
| Summit Township Elementary School Butler | 259 | 95.0% | 53.4% |
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 Commodore Perry School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #712 of 1,396 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #958 of 1,511 ▼ 339 | #11 of 14 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #801 of 1,511 ▼ 222 | #9 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 223 | #1,480 of 1,638 | #13 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #144 of 1,528 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.0% | #1,491 of 1,531 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #488 of 1,600 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #860 of 1,045 | #7 of 11 |
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
223
-29 (-12%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 223 | 21.1 | 10.6:1 | 97% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 21.7 | 10.0:1 | 99% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 20.8 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 20 | 12.6:1 | 58% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 234 | 21.1 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 49% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 248 | 22 | 11.3:1 | 46% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 368 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Commodore Perry School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (234 to 223); teachers unchanged (21.1 to 21.1).
About Commodore Perry School
Commodore Perry School is a small elementary school in Hadley, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Commodore Perry SD. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 6, with 223 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students, which makes this school 50% below average.
Commodore Perry School is one of 2 schools in Commodore Perry SD, which enrolls 425 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Commodore Perry School, about 96 are White. That is higher than the 88% White share among all Mercer County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 7%.
Commodore Perry School reported 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.6:1. The school's 10.6:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Roughly 97% of students at Commodore Perry School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 26 points above the 71% average for public schools in Mercer County.
A school in Pennsylvania with Commodore Perry School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 35.9%. Commodore Perry School scores 55.9%.
Mercer County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $59,976 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Commodore Perry School shares Mercer County with 36 other public schools.
The closest school to Commodore Perry School is Commodore Perry JSHS, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within ten miles of Commodore Perry School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Commodore Perry School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 12%, from 252 to 223. By 2024-25, the school had 10.6 students per teacher, compared with 12.6 in 2020-21.
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Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
109,257
Census ACS
Median income
$59,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
12,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Commodore Perry JSHS0.0 mi · 202
- Greenville Elementary School8.5 mi · 626
- Lakeview Middle-HS8.6 mi · 452
- Greenville JSHS8.7 mi · 610
- Oakview Elementary School8.8 mi · 348
- Cochranton JSHS10.4 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About Commodore Perry SchoolHow many students attend Commodore Perry School?
Commodore Perry School enrolls approximately 223 students in grades KG-06.
Is Commodore Perry School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Commodore Perry School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Commodore Perry School have?
Commodore Perry School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Commodore Perry School?
Student demographics at Commodore Perry School are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Commodore Perry School public or private?
Commodore Perry School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Commodore Perry SD.
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