Enrollment
70
Elementary
DISTRICT 85 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST AREA SD·NCES 420828006160
East Forest Elementary School
120 W Birch St, Marienville, PA 16239 · (814) 927-6688 · Forest County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL70 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% 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
8.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
65 students
DISTRICT 109% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 20% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
67.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 67.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 East Forest Elementary School
East Forest Elementary School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Forest Elementary School this school | 70 | 92.9% | 43.1% |
| Austin Area Elementary School Austin | 62 | 95.2% | 63.6% |
| Northside Elementary School Brookville | 101 | 88.1% | N/A |
| Jackson Elementary School Johnstown | 105 | 95.2% | 64.9% |
| Smedley Street School Oil City | 103 | 95.1% | N/A |
| Lurgan Elementary School Lurgan | 121 | 98.3% | 46.6% |
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 East Forest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 70 | #1,633 of 1,638 |
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
70
0 (0%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 70 | 8.8 | 8.0:1 | 93% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 9 | 7.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 67 | 9.1 | 7.3:1 | 100% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 70 | 7 | 10.0:1 | 96% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 68 | 7.4 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 72 | 8 | 9.0:1 | 60% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 123 | 10 | 12.3:1 | 62% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 131 | 8 | 16.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 162 | 11 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Forest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (68 to 70); teachers up 18% (7.4 to 8.8).
About East Forest Elementary School
East Forest Elementary School sits in Marienville, Pennsylvania, and is classified as an elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 6, with 70 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Forest Area SD serves 326 students across 4 schools.
The share of White students at East Forest Elementary School is 94%. The next largest groups are 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 15 points above the 79% share among Forest County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 11%.
Its staff includes 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 8.0 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1. East Forest Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 93%. The average for public schools in Forest County is 110%.
East Forest Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The model predicts 37.8% for a school in Pennsylvania with East Forest Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. East Forest Elementary School posts 43.1%.
In the wider Forest County area, the median household earns about $52,191 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. East Forest Elementary School shares Forest County with 3 other public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates East Forest Elementary School from the closest public school, East Forest JSHS. Ranked by average proficiency, East Forest Elementary School places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
East Forest Elementary School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
In 2020-21, East Forest Elementary School enrolled 70; in 2024-25, 70. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 8.0:1, from 10.0:1.
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Forest County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,715
Census ACS
Median income
$52,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
326 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Forest Area SD
- West Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 100 students
- West Forest JSHSHigh · 98 students
- East Forest JSHSHigh · 58 students
Nearby schools
- East Forest JSHS0.0 mi · 58
- North Clarion Co JSHS13.1 mi · 293
- North Clarion Co Elementary School13.2 mi · 334
- West Forest JSHS16.6 mi · 98
- West Forest Elementary School16.6 mi · 100
- Sheffield Area Elementary School17.3 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About East Forest Elementary SchoolHow many students attend East Forest Elementary School?
East Forest Elementary School enrolls approximately 70 students in grades PK-06.
Is East Forest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Forest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Forest Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Forest Elementary School is approximately 8.0:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at East Forest Elementary School?
Student demographics at East Forest Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 6% Two or more.
What district is East Forest Elementary School in?
East Forest Elementary School is part of Forest Area SD.
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