Connoquenessing El Sch

As a tight-knit elementary school in Renfrew, Pennsylvania, Connoquenessing El Sch works with 287 students from grades K through 5, part of Butler Area SD. Enrollment runs roughly 35% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Within Butler Area SD, which oversees 9 schools and 5,762 students, Connoquenessing El Sch is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Connoquenessing El Sch lists that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Connoquenessing El Sch has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Connoquenessing El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.9%; this one delivers 69.2%.

In the surrounding community, Butler County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,843, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Butler County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,616 students), of which Connoquenessing El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Northwest El Sch, roughly 4.9 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Connoquenessing El Sch ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 51.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Connoquenessing El Sch's enrollment has expanded 14% since 2018, when it stood at 251 (now 287).

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.