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Enrollment
580
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONNELLSVILLE AREA SD·NCES 420666005048
Dunbar Twp Elementary School
711 Ridge Blvd, Connellsville, PA 15425 · (724) 628-6330 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
570 students
DISTRICT 113% · 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 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Connellsville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
42.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.4pp 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 43 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 39.1% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Dunbar Twp Elementary School
Dunbar Twp Elementary School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbar Twp Elementary School this school | 580 | 98.3% | 43.6% |
| South St Marys Street Elementary School Saint Marys | 583 | 97.3% | 52.6% |
| Apollo-Ridge Elementary School Spring Church | 545 | 97.8% | 49.9% |
| Tunkhannock Area Intermediate Center Tunkhannock | 614 | 98.7% | 48.4% |
| Windber Elementary School Windber | 617 | 99.5% | 58.0% |
| Dassa McKinney Elementary School West Sunbury | 581 | 99.7% | 58.9% |
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 Dunbar Twp Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #1,008 of 1,396 | #13 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #959 of 1,511 ▲ 25 | #9 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #1,077 of 1,511 ▲ 30 | #16 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #305 of 1,638 | #3 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #791 of 1,528 | #10 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #1,299 of 1,531 | #14 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #440 of 1,600 | #13 of 21 |
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
580
-55 (-9%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 580 | 44.2 | 13.1:1 | 98% (570) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 42.7 | 13.4:1 | 100% (570) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 43.5 | 14.3:1 | 100% (623) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 100% (632) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 42.4 | 13.7:1 | 100% (579) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 100% (516) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 38 | 16.1:1 | 53% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 669 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 52% (350) |
| 1990-91 | 687 | 33 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunbar Twp Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (580 to 580); teachers up 4% (42.4 to 44.2).
About Dunbar Twp Elementary School
Dunbar Twp Elementary School is an elementary school in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, and it is part of Connellsville Area SD. Enrollment stands at 580 students, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 31% more students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).
Connellsville Area SD is responsible for 6 schools, Dunbar Twp Elementary School included, with 3,328 students in all.
Dunbar Twp Elementary School is 92% White by enrollment. Next come 5% multiracial. That is in line with Fayette County, where about 90% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.
The school's 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. It is about the same as the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. At Dunbar Twp Elementary School, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Dunbar Twp 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 44% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Dunbar Twp Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.6%; the prediction is 35.5%.
In the surrounding county, Fayette County, the median household earns about $58,236 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Dunbar Twp Elementary School, Fayette County has 39 public schools.
West Crawford Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Dunbar Twp Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 41.0% on proficiency, and Dunbar Twp Elementary School is above that at 43.6%.
Dunbar Twp Elementary School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 635 (2020-21) to 580 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.1:1) than in 2020-21 (15.5:1).
The allk12 page for Dunbar Twp Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,997
Census ACS
Median income
$58,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
15,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Connellsville Area SD
- Connellsville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Connellsville Area SHSHigh · 667 students
- West Crawford Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Bullskin Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Springfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
Other schools in Connellsville
- Connellsville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Connellsville Area SHSHigh · 667 students
- Connellsville Area Career & Technical CenterHigh · 592 students
- West Crawford Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Bullskin Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
Nearby schools
- West Crawford Elementary School0.6 mi · 487
- Connellsville Area SHS2.3 mi · 667
- Connellsville Area Middle School2.5 mi · 866
- Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center2.6 mi · 592
- Bullskin Elementary School4.0 mi · 430
- Franklin School5.1 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About Dunbar Twp Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dunbar Twp Elementary School?
Dunbar Twp Elementary School enrolls approximately 580 students in grades KG-05.
Is Dunbar Twp Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dunbar Twp Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Dunbar Twp Elementary School have?
Dunbar Twp Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Dunbar Twp Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dunbar Twp Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Dunbar Twp Elementary School public or private?
Dunbar Twp Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Connellsville Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.