Curwensville Area El Sch

Curwensville Area El Sch operates as an average-sized K-5 school in Curwensville, Pennsylvania, operated by Curwensville Area SD. Current enrollment sits at 533 students spanning grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 20% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

Curwensville Area El Sch is one of 2 schools operated by Curwensville Area SD, a district that serves 962 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Curwensville Area El Sch lists that nearly all students (99%) are White.

On the resource side, On paper, Curwensville Area El Sch has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Curwensville Area El Sch is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 35.0%; this one delivers 57.6%, a residual of +22.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Clearfield County put median household earnings sit near $62,152, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Clearfield County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,409 students), Curwensville Area El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Curwensville Area JSHS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Curwensville Area El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Curwensville Area El Sch at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 50.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 528 students in 2018 compared to 533 in 2025.

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