Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE COLLEGE AREA SD·NCES 422277001354
Corl Street Elementary School
235 Corl St, State College, PA 16801 · (814) 231-1185 · Centre County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
45 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.4pp since 2023
Math
67.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.1% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 77.5% | 75.6% |
% 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
75.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Corl Street Elementary School
Corl Street Elementary School's state test result (75.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corl Street Elementary School this school | 250 | 18.0% | 75.3% |
| Ferguson Twp Elementary School Pine Grove Mills | 287 | 15.3% | 80.8% |
| Foster Elementary School Pittsburgh | 304 | 12.2% | 81.5% |
| McCormick Elementary School Moon Township | 229 | 10.5% | 86.5% |
| Limerick Elementary School Royersford | 257 | 26.1% | 78.8% |
| Bethel Memorial Elementary School Bethel Park | 342 | 21.9% | 72.7% |
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 Corl Street Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Centre County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #195 of 1,396 | #4 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #332 of 1,511 ▼ 184 | #11 of 19 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #241 of 1,511 ▼ 74 | #6 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #1,415 of 1,638 | #15 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #311 of 1,528 | #6 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #793 of 1,531 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.0% | #1,468 of 1,600 | #17 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #280 of 450 | #6 of 7 |
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
250
+15 (+6%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 250 | 21.7 | 11.5:1 | 18% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 18.9 | 12.0:1 | 20% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 19.3 | 12.4:1 | 18% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 16 | 14.7:1 | 9% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 17.4 | 13.6:1 | 19% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 16 | 14.7:1 | 11% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 271 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 9% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 13 | 22.9:1 | 11% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 16 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Corl Street Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (236 to 250); teachers up 25% (17.4 to 21.7).
About Corl Street Elementary School
Corl Street Elementary School is an elementary school in State College, Pennsylvania, reachable at (814) 231-1185. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 250 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 443, and this school is 44% below that mark.
State College Area SD, which runs Corl Street Elementary School, has 11 schools and 6,799 students.
The student body at Corl Street Elementary School is 77% White. It is also 13% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.5:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 1.6 students per teacher. By family income, 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Centre County is 31%.
On the allk12 Grade, Corl Street Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 78% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Corl Street Elementary School would score about 69.9%. It scores 75.3%, 5.4 points above that figure.
In the wider Centre County area, median household income comes to about $74,291, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Centre County's 33 public schools enroll about 13,674 students and include Corl Street Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Young Scholars of Central PA CS is about 0.5 miles from Corl Street Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Corl Street Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Corl Street Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 15 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.7:1 to 11.5:1 over the same years.
The Corl Street Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Centre County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,576
Census ACS
Median income
$74,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
13,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in State College Area SD
- State College Area High SchoolHigh · 2,402 students
- Park Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 822 students
- Mount Nittany Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
- Radio Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Park Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Mount Nittany Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
Other schools in State College
- State College Area High SchoolHigh · 2,402 students
- Park Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 822 students
- Mount Nittany Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
- Radio Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Park Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Mount Nittany Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Young Scholars of Central PA CS0.5 mi · 321
- State College Area High School0.9 mi · 2,402
- Radio Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 424
- Centre Learning Community CS1.4 mi · 67
- Easterly Parkway Elementary School1.4 mi · 314
- Nittany Valley CS1.6 mi · 51
Frequently asked questions
About Corl Street Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Corl Street Elementary School?
Corl Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 250 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Corl Street Elementary School serve?
Corl Street Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Corl Street Elementary School have?
Corl Street Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Corl Street Elementary School?
Student demographics at Corl Street Elementary School are roughly 77% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Corl Street Elementary School in?
Corl Street Elementary School is part of State College Area SD.
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