Enrollment
92
Elementary
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT PLEASANT AREA SD·NCES 421617004454
Donegal Elementary School
138 Schoolhouse Lane, Jones Mills, PA 15646 · (724) 547-4100 · Westmoreland County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL92 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.2:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
62 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 16 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 36% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 22% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Donegal Elementary School→Ramsay Elementary School→Mount Pleasant Area Junior High School→Mount Pleasant Area High School
Based on grade levels within Mount Pleasant Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -17.7pp since 2023
Math
42.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -15.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 57.6% |
% 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Donegal Elementary School
Donegal Elementary School's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donegal Elementary School this school | 92 | 67.4% | 55.6% |
| Miles Township Elementary School Rebersburg | 86 | 61.6% | 74.3% |
| Stone Valley Community CS Huntingdon | 87 | 57.5% | 40.0% |
| Penn Cambria Pre-Primary Cresson | 103 | 58.3% | N/A |
| Reserve Primary School Pittsburgh | 111 | 59.5% | 76.4% |
| Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School Salisbury | 130 | 63.1% | 62.2% |
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 Donegal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 92 | #1,626 of 1,638 | #43 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -54.0% | #3 of 1,045 | #1 of 33 |
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
92
+31 (+51%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 92 | 7.5 | 12.2:1 | 67% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 8.5 | 13.8:1 | 53% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 109 | 7.5 | 14.5:1 | 39% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 61 | 7 | 8.7:1 | 36% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 200 | 13.8 | 14.5:1 | 46% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 204 | 12 | 17.0:1 | 51% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 42% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 255 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 41% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 16 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Donegal Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 54% (200 to 92); teachers down 45% (13.8 to 7.5).
About Donegal Elementary School
Donegal Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Jones Mills, Pennsylvania. Students in kindergarten through 3 attend, and enrollment is 92 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Donegal Elementary School is in Mount Pleasant Area SD, a district with 1,832 students across 5 schools.
Most students at Donegal Elementary School are White: 89% of enrollment. Other students are 7% multiracial and 2% Black. For comparison, Westmoreland County is about 92% White. Donegal Elementary School has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Donegal Elementary School, 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Roughly 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Westmoreland County averages 53%, lower than here.
Donegal Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 53% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Donegal Elementary School's results are 6.9 points above predicted: 55.6% against 48.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Westmoreland County, median household income is about $74,109, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Westmoreland County number 85 and enroll about 41,302.
Springfield Elementary School is the closest public school, about 8.4 miles away in a straight line. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Donegal Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 61 students at Donegal Elementary School; in 2024-25, 92. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 12.2:1, from 8.7:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Donegal Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Westmoreland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,500
Census ACS
Median income
$74,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
85
41,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Pleasant Area SD
- Mount Pleasant Area High SchoolHigh · 597 students
- Norvelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Ramsay Elementary SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Mount Pleasant Area Junior High SchoolMiddle · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Springfield Elementary School8.4 mi · 298
- Mount Pleasant Area Junior High School10.3 mi · 290
- Mount Pleasant Area High School10.3 mi · 597
- Norvelt Elementary School10.5 mi · 457
- Ramsay Elementary School10.7 mi · 396
- Bullskin Elementary School11.1 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Donegal Elementary SchoolHow large is Donegal Elementary School?
Donegal Elementary School enrolls approximately 92 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Donegal Elementary School serve?
Donegal Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Donegal Elementary School have?
Donegal Elementary School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
How diverse is Donegal Elementary School?
Donegal Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Donegal Elementary School?
Donegal Elementary School is overseen by Mount Pleasant Area SD in Westmoreland County.
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