Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEECHBURG AREA SD·NCES 421347006579
David Leech Elementary School
200 Siberian Ave, Leechburg, PA 15656 · (724) 845-6071 · Armstrong County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
11.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
63 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Based on grade levels within Leechburg Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.7pp since 2023
Math
45.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.8% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 48.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 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 David Leech Elementary School
David Leech Elementary School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Leech Elementary School this school | 287 | 22.0% | 57.1% |
| Level Green Elementary School Trafford | 269 | 20.1% | 72.2% |
| Benner Elementary School Bellefonte | 252 | 23.4% | 73.9% |
| Burchfield Primary School Allison Park | 339 | 26.5% | 84.8% |
| Marion-Walker Elementary School Bellefonte | 353 | 26.9% | 70.4% |
| Connoquenessing Elementary School Renfrew | 287 | 29.6% | 69.2% |
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 David Leech Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Armstrong County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #675 of 1,396 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #899 of 1,511 ▼ 90 | #8 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #597 of 1,511 ▼ 87 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #1,292 of 1,638 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #317 of 1,528 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.9% | #1,232 of 1,531 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #1,421 of 1,600 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #528 of 1,045 | #6 of 7 |
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
287
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 287 | 24.8 | 11.6:1 | 22% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 23.8 | 13.4:1 | 20% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 22.8 | 13.1:1 | 29% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 27 | 10.8:1 | 47% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 27.5 | 11.9:1 | 50% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 27 | 14.9:1 | 54% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 33% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 406 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 27% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 268 | 17 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for David Leech Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (329 to 287); teachers down 10% (27.5 to 24.8).
About David Leech Elementary School
David Leech Elementary School is a small elementary school in Leechburg, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 15656). It reported 287 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 443 students on average.
David Leech Elementary School falls under Leechburg Area SD, which has 3 schools enrolling 611 students.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at David Leech Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 8% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1. At David Leech Elementary School, 22% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 90% average among public schools in Armstrong County.
David Leech Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, David Leech Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.1%; the prediction is 68.2%.
In Armstrong County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $65,008 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Armstrong County number 17, with about 6,972 students.
Among nearby public schools, Leechburg Area Middle School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. David Leech Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, David Leech Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, David Leech Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at David Leech Elementary School was 292 in 2020-21 and 287 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Armstrong County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,622
Census ACS
Median income
$65,008
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,972 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Leechburg Area SD
- Leechburg Area High SchoolHigh · 177 students
- Leechburg Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 147 students
Other schools in Leechburg
- Kiski Area North Primary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Leechburg Area High SchoolHigh · 177 students
- Leechburg Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Leechburg Area Middle School0.0 mi · 147
- Leechburg Area High School0.0 mi · 177
- Kiski Area North Primary School1.2 mi · 447
- Kiski Area IHS1.7 mi · 518
- Kiski Area High School1.9 mi · 1,075
- Kiski Area East Primary School2.8 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About David Leech Elementary SchoolHow large is David Leech Elementary School?
David Leech Elementary School enrolls approximately 287 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does David Leech Elementary School serve?
David Leech Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at David Leech Elementary School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at David Leech Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at David Leech Elementary School?
At David Leech Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is David Leech Elementary School in?
David Leech Elementary School is part of Leechburg Area SD.
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