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What's the biggest difference between Curwensville Area El Sch and what you expected?
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Enrollment
533
Elementary
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CURWENSVILLE AREA SD·NCES 420714006238
Curwensville Area Elementary School
650 Beech St, Curwensville, PA 16833 · (814) 236-1101 · Clearfield County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
530 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
Curwensville Area Elementary School→Curwensville Area JSHS
Based on grade levels within Curwensville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
48.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 51.5% |
% 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% 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 23 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 Curwensville Area Elementary School
Curwensville Area Elementary School's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curwensville Area Elementary School this school | 533 | 99.4% | 57.6% |
| Dassa McKinney Elementary School West Sunbury | 581 | 99.7% | 58.9% |
| Apollo-Ridge Elementary School Spring Church | 545 | 97.8% | 49.9% |
| Dunbar Twp Elementary School Connellsville | 580 | 98.3% | 43.6% |
| School Street Elementary School Bradford | 514 | 97.7% | 54.5% |
| South St Marys Street Elementary School Saint Marys | 583 | 97.3% | 52.6% |
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 Curwensville Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Clearfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #659 of 1,396 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #822 of 1,511 ▼ 108 | #7 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #495 of 1,511 ▲ 93 | #3 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #434 of 1,638 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #569 of 1,528 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.0% | #1,523 of 1,531 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #339 of 1,600 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #413 of 450 | N/A |
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
533
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 533 | 42.9 | 12.4:1 | 99% (530) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 44.9 | 12.4:1 | 99% (553) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 44.9 | 11.9:1 | 57% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 42 | 12.7:1 | 47% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 40.4 | 13.1:1 | 44% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 52% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 47% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 35 | 17.6:1 | 38% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 31 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Curwensville Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (528 to 533); teachers up 6% (40.4 to 42.9).
About Curwensville Area Elementary School
Curwensville Area Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Pennsylvania, located in Curwensville. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 533 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students.
The district, Curwensville Area SD, operates 2 schools serving 962 students.
Curwensville Area Elementary School's enrollment is 99% White. The school's diversity index is 3%, meaning two students picked at random have a 3% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Curwensville Area Elementary School counts 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.4 students for each one. That is close to the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Curwensville Area Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Curwensville Area Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools. It scores 57.6%; the prediction is 35.0%.
In the county around the school, Clearfield County, the median household income is $62,152, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Clearfield County is home to 19 public schools and about 8,409 public school students.
Curwensville Area JSHS is the public school closest to Curwensville Area Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, Curwensville Area Elementary School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 535 to 533, a small change.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Clearfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,635
Census ACS
Median income
$62,152
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,409 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Curwensville Area JSHS0.0 mi · 429
- Clearfield Area JSHS2.6 mi · 1,008
- Clearfield Area Elementary School6.4 mi · 1,067
- Clearfield County Career & Technology Center6.8 mi · 12
- Moshannon Valley JSHS11.3 mi · 374
- Moshannon Valley Elementary School11.5 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Curwensville Area Elementary SchoolHow large is Curwensville Area Elementary School?
Curwensville Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 533 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Curwensville Area Elementary School serve?
Curwensville Area Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Curwensville Area Elementary School have?
Curwensville Area Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Curwensville Area Elementary School?
At Curwensville Area Elementary School, the student body is approximately 99% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Curwensville Area Elementary School public or private?
Curwensville Area Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Curwensville Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.