Dassa McKinney El Sch

Dassa McKinney El Sch is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, overseen by Moniteau SD, with 581 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 31% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

Moniteau SD runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 1,092 students. Dassa McKinney El Sch is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Dassa McKinney El Sch records that nearly all students (97%) are White. Compared to Butler County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Butler County (around 37%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Dassa McKinney 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 34.9%; this one delivers 58.9%, a residual of +24.1 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Butler County put median household earnings sit near $89,843, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Butler County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,616 students), of which Dassa McKinney El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Moniteau JSHS, roughly 4.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Dassa McKinney El Sch comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 57.8%.

Dassa McKinney El Sch operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 676 students in 2018 compared to 581 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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