Corl Street El Sch

Corl Street El Sch is an elementary campus of intimate scale in State College, Pennsylvania, run under State College Area SD, hosting 250 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 44% smaller than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

State College Area SD runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 6,799 students. Corl Street El Sch is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Corl Street El Sch reports that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Centre County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Corl Street El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Centre County shows median household earnings sit near $74,291, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Corl Street El Sch is one of 33 public schools in Centre County (combined enrollment of about 13,674 students).

Nearest neighbor: Young Scholars of Central PA CS, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Corl Street El Sch. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Corl Street El Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 67.1%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 6%: 236 students in 2018 compared to 250 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.