Conemaugh Twp Area El Sch

Located at 1516 Tire Hill Rd, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Conemaugh Twp Area El Sch is a mid-tier elementary campus that instructs 381 students (grades K through 5), run under Conemaugh Township Area SD.

Across the 2 schools in Conemaugh Township Area SD (872 students total), Conemaugh Twp Area El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Conemaugh Twp Area El Sch records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder comes out to 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Somerset County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Conemaugh Twp Area El Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 56.0%; actual is 80.2%, +24.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, Somerset County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,446, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Conemaugh Twp Area El Sch is one of 29 public schools in Somerset County (combined enrollment of about 8,271 students).

Conemaugh Twp Area MS/SHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Conemaugh Twp Area El Sch at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 44.1%.

Conemaugh Twp Area El Sch operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Conemaugh Twp Area El Sch's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 422 (now 381). White enrollment moved from 98% to 92% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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