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East Juniata Elementary School

54 Main St, Richfield, PA 17086 · (717) 694-3961 · Juniata County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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

Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
242 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4813%
Grade 16016%
Grade 25916%
Grade 35314%
Grade 44712%
Grade 55615%
Grade 65515%

This year's kindergarten class (48) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (55).

Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
35895%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
62%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Two+
144%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
17947%
Female
19953%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
East Juniata Elementary School→East Juniata JSHS
Based on grade levels within Juniata County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
39.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -16.6pp since 2023
Math
45.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

PSSA + Keystone results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2539.8%45.4%
2023-2456.4%42.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Juniata Elementary School

East Juniata Elementary School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
East Juniata Elementary School this school37864.0%49.3%
Homer-Center Elementary School
Homer City
37863.2%51.6%
Francis S Grandinetti Elementary School
Ridgway
35963.2%57.3%
Smethport Area Elementary School
Smethport
36363.1%52.7%
Troy Intrmd School
Troy
40864.7%36.7%
Standing Stone Elementary School
Huntingdon
38265.7%49.7%
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 Juniata Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Pennsylvania
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.3%#882 of 1,396
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.4%#895 of 1,511
▲ 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.8%#1,021 of 1,511
▼ 283
Enrollment
ranked largest first
378#958 of 1,638
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.4:1#288 of 1,528
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
10.1%#1,423 of 1,531
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
64.0%#776 of 1,600
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 2024-25
Enrollment
378
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253783311.4:164% (242)
2023-243993411.7:161% (242)
2022-2339032.512.0:152% (204)
2020-213863311.7:146% (179)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Juniata Elementary School.

About East Juniata Elementary School

East Juniata Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Richfield, Pennsylvania. In all, 378 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6.

East Juniata Elementary School is a school in Juniata County SD. The district has 5 schools and 2,234 students.

The share of White students at East Juniata Elementary School is 95%. Next come 4% multiracial. In Juniata County overall, the White share is about 93%. The diversity index for East Juniata Elementary School is 10%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

On staff are 33 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1, 1.6 more students per teacher than here. East Juniata Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 64%. On average, public schools in Juniata County report 56%.

Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, East Juniata Elementary School outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For East Juniata Elementary School, the prediction is 50.2% and the result is 49.3%.

In the surrounding county, Juniata County, the median household earns about $66,318 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Juniata County has 5 public schools with about 2,234 students, including East Juniata Elementary School.

East Juniata JSHS is about 5.4 miles from East Juniata Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, East Juniata Elementary School is 6th among 8 schools close by.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

East Juniata Elementary School had 386 students in 2020-21 and 378 in 2024-25, nearly the same.

East Juniata Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Juniata County at a glance

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Population
23,379
Census ACS
Median income
$66,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,234 students

Quick facts

School name
East Juniata Elementary School
District
Juniata County SD
Address
54 Main St, Richfield, PA 17086
Phone
(717) 694-3961
County
Juniata County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
378
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
242 (64%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
421260007664
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About East Juniata Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at East Juniata Elementary School?
East Juniata Elementary School enrolls approximately 378 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does East Juniata Elementary School serve?
East Juniata Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Juniata Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Juniata Elementary School is approximately 11.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Juniata Elementary School?
At East Juniata Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is East Juniata Elementary School public or private?
East Juniata Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Juniata County SD.
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