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Enrollment
837
Elementary
DISTRICT 709 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SENECA VALLEY SD·NCES 422244001180
Ehrman Crest Elementary School
2070 Ehrman Rd, Cranberry Township, PA 16066 · (724) 538-3680 · Butler County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL837 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-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
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
150 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 151 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 170 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 175 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 173 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 168 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (151) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (168).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
68.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 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 down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 71.1% | 67.3% |
% 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Ehrman Crest Elementary School
Ehrman Crest Elementary School's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ehrman Crest Elementary School this school | 837 | 17.9% | 70.8% |
| Rice Elementary School Mountain Top | 735 | 22.4% | 61.6% |
| Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School Zelienople | 714 | 20.2% | 71.5% |
| Bower Hill Elementary School Venetia | 689 | 13.2% | 92.1% |
| Mars Area Elementary School Mars | 880 | 13.2% | 75.2% |
| Scenic Hills Elementary School Springfield | 675 | 17.0% | 84.0% |
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 Ehrman Crest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #277 of 1,396 | #6 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #310 of 1,511 ▼ 17 | #8 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #323 of 1,511 ▼ 14 | #7 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 837 | #66 of 1,638 | #2 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,231 of 1,528 | #15 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.8% | #1,128 of 1,531 | #5 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #1,471 of 1,600 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +45.8% | #13 of 450 | #1 of 10 |
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
837
+283 (+51%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 811
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 837 | 56.5 | 14.8:1 | 18% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 789 | 52.8 | 14.9:1 | 19% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 758 | 51.5 | 14.7:1 | 19% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 22% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 39.6 | 14.5:1 | 20% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 23% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 18% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 34 | 19.1:1 | 22% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 811 | 53 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ehrman Crest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (574 to 837); teachers up 43% (39.6 to 56.5).
About Ehrman Crest Elementary School
In Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, part of Butler County, Ehrman Crest Elementary School is an elementary school. It serves 837 students in kindergarten through 4. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 89% larger than that.
The 8 schools in Seneca Valley SD enroll 7,439 students altogether, Ehrman Crest Elementary School among them.
White students make up 88% of enrollment at Ehrman Crest Elementary School. Next come 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Ehrman Crest Elementary School's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.8:1, with 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.7 students per teacher above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 18%. The average for public schools in Butler County is 37%.
Ehrman Crest Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 65% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Ehrman Crest Elementary School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (70.8% versus 69.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
According to the American Community Survey, in Butler County, the median household income is $89,843, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Ehrman Crest Elementary School is one of 39 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Ehrman Crest Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Ehrman Crest Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 7. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 66.0%; Ehrman Crest Elementary School's is 70.8%, ranking 4th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Ehrman Crest Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
The school's enrollment figures are 554 for 2020-21 and 837 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Ehrman Crest Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,254
Census ACS
Median income
$89,843
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
24,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Seneca Valley SD
- Seneca Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,282 students
- Ryan Gloyer Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,157 students
- Haine Elementary SchoolElementary · 791 students
- Connoquenessing Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- Ehrman Crest Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Haine Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
Other schools in Cranberry Township
- Ehrman Crest Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
Nearby schools
- Ehrman Crest Middle School0.0 mi · 642
- Rowan Elementary School2.5 mi · 494
- Haine Elementary School3.4 mi · 791
- Haine Middle School3.4 mi · 522
- Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School3.8 mi · 714
- Seneca Valley High School4.7 mi · 2,282
Frequently asked questions
About Ehrman Crest Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ehrman Crest Elementary School?
Ehrman Crest Elementary School enrolls approximately 837 students in grades KG-04.
Is Ehrman Crest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ehrman Crest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Ehrman Crest Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Ehrman Crest Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Ehrman Crest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ehrman Crest Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ehrman Crest Elementary School in?
Ehrman Crest Elementary School is part of Seneca Valley SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.