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Enrollment
581
Elementary
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONITEAU SD·NCES 421710006605
Dassa McKinney Elementary School
391 Hooker Rd, West Sunbury, PA 16061 · (724) 637-2321 · Butler County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- A+Beats 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
13.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
579 students
DISTRICT 104% · 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 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (76).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Dassa McKinney Elementary School→Moniteau JSHS
Based on grade levels within Moniteau SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
61.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 51.4% |
% 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 24 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 Dassa McKinney Elementary School
Dassa McKinney Elementary School's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dassa McKinney Elementary School this school | 581 | 99.7% | 58.9% |
| Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center Tunkhannock | 614 | 98.7% | 48.4% |
| Dunbar Twp Elementary School Connellsville | 580 | 98.3% | 43.6% |
| Curwensville Area Elementary School Curwensville | 533 | 99.4% | 57.6% |
| South St Marys Street Elementary School Saint Marys | 583 | 97.3% | 52.6% |
| Windber Elementary School Windber | 617 | 99.5% | 58.0% |
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 Dassa McKinney Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #627 of 1,396 | #15 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #483 of 1,511 ▲ 234 | #12 of 19 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #625 of 1,511 ▲ 162 | #15 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #300 of 1,638 | #7 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #812 of 1,528 | #10 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.4% | #1,495 of 1,531 | #18 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #319 of 1,600 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #477 of 1,045 | #2 of 9 |
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
581
-45 (-7%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 581 | 44.1 | 13.2:1 | 100% (579) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 43.5 | 13.3:1 | 100% (579) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 42.5 | 13.9:1 | 100% (592) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 44 | 14.2:1 | 49% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 45.3 | 14.9:1 | 51% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 46 | 14.8:1 | 47% (319) |
| 2010-11 | 758 | 52 | 14.6:1 | 44% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 573 | 29 | 19.8:1 | 28% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 26 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dassa McKinney Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (676 to 581); teachers down 3% (45.3 to 44.1).
About Dassa McKinney Elementary School
Dassa McKinney Elementary School serves students in West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, as a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 581 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 31% higher.
Moniteau SD operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,092 students.
Most students at Dassa McKinney Elementary School are White: 97% of enrollment. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Dassa McKinney Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 6%.
Its teaching staff equals 44.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.2:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. That is higher than the 37% average for public schools in Butler County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Dassa McKinney 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.
Dassa McKinney Elementary School is in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.9%. The school's actual rate is 58.9%, 24.1 points higher.
Among Butler County residents, median household income is about $89,843, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Dassa McKinney Elementary School is one of 39 public schools in Butler County, which together enroll about 24,616 students.
The next-closest public school is Moniteau JSHS, about 4.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Local comparison: Dassa McKinney Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 58.9% versus a 57.8% average.
Dassa McKinney Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 581 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 626. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.2:1 to 13.2:1.
The Dassa McKinney Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,254
Census ACS
Median income
$89,843
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
24,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Moniteau JSHS4.1 mi · 511
- Center Township Elementary School7.0 mi · 584
- Karns City Jr/Sr High School8.1 mi · 642
- Karns City Area Elementary School8.2 mi · 645
- Slippery Rock Area High School9.3 mi · 627
- Slippery Rock Area Middle School9.3 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Dassa McKinney Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dassa McKinney Elementary School?
Dassa McKinney Elementary School enrolls approximately 581 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Dassa McKinney Elementary School serve?
Dassa McKinney Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Dassa McKinney Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Dassa McKinney Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dassa McKinney Elementary School?
At Dassa McKinney Elementary School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Dassa McKinney Elementary School in?
Dassa McKinney Elementary School is part of Moniteau SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.