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Easterly Parkway El Sch

234 Easterly Pkwy, State College, PA 16801 · (814) 231-1170 · Centre County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
123 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Kindergarten
52
Grade 1
46
Grade 2
54
Grade 3
48
Grade 4
62
Grade 5
52
Student demographics
White
19562%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
279%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16%
Black
289%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 14%
Asian
3511%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 5%
Two+
299%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
18258%
Female
13242%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
64.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.4pp since 2023
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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
314
-15 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 12.0:1
% White
62%
was 61%
% Hispanic
9%
was 8%
% Black
9%
was 5%
% Asian
11%
was 19%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Easterly Parkway El Sch

Easterly Parkway El Sch is an elementary school of close-knit scale in State College, Pennsylvania, part of State College Area SD, teacheing 314 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 29% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

State College Area SD comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,799 students; Easterly Parkway El Sch is among them.

Demographically, Easterly Parkway El Sch lists that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Asian, 9% multiracial, 9% Black, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Easterly Parkway El Sch reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Centre County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Easterly Parkway El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.8%, the actual is 65.6%, a residual of +4.8 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Centre County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $74,291 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Centre County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,674 students), Easterly Parkway El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nittany Valley CS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Easterly Parkway El Sch. On composite proficiency, Easterly Parkway El Sch comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 67.3%.

Easterly Parkway El Sch operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Easterly Parkway El Sch's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 329 (now 314). The Asian share of enrollment edged down from 19% to 11% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Easterly Parkway El Sch typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Centre County at a glance

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Population
158,576
Census ACS
Median income
$74,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
13,674 students

Quick facts

School name
Easterly Parkway El Sch
District
State College Area SD
Address
234 Easterly Pkwy, State College, PA 16801
Phone
(814) 231-1170
County
Centre County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
314
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
10.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
123 (39%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
422277001356
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Easterly Parkway El Sch
How many students attend Easterly Parkway El Sch?
Easterly Parkway El Sch enrolls approximately 314 students in grades KG-05.
Is Easterly Parkway El Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Easterly Parkway El Sch is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Easterly Parkway El Sch?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Easterly Parkway El Sch.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Easterly Parkway El Sch?
At Easterly Parkway El Sch, the student body is approximately 62% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Easterly Parkway El Sch in?
Easterly Parkway El Sch is part of State College Area SD.
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