Enrollment
199
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARMSTRONG SD·NCES 420259006574
Elderton Elementary School
239 S. Lytle Street, Elderton, PA 15736 · (724) 354-2131 · Armstrong County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
207 students
DISTRICT 104% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 21% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
42.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.5pp since 2023
Math
60.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.5% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 52.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Elderton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Armstrong County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #731 of 1,396 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #521 of 1,511 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #954 of 1,511 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #1,532 of 1,638 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #148 of 1,600 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #670 of 1,045 | #7 of 7 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
199
-23 (-10%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 199 | 18.9 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 19.9 | 10.4:1 | 100% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 19.1 | 11.3:1 | 100% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 99% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 220 | 19.2 | 11.5:1 | 100% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 31% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 22 | 12.2:1 | 33% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 247 | 15 | 16.5:1 | 38% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 319 | 18 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elderton Elementary School.
About Elderton Elementary School
Students in Elderton, Pennsylvania, attend Elderton Elementary School, a small elementary school. Its enrollment is 199 students, spread over kindergarten through 6. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Elderton Elementary School falls under Armstrong SD, which has 8 schools enrolling 4,240 students.
By race and ethnicity, Elderton Elementary School is 95% White. Enrollment also includes 2% Hispanic. In Armstrong County overall, the White share is about 95%. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at Elderton Elementary School are from different groups.
Elderton Elementary School reports a ratio of 10.6 students per teacher, from 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 10.6:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 33.0% for Elderton Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 55.1%. The 22.1-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Looking at the county, Armstrong County, the median household earns about $65,008 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Armstrong County has 17 public schools with about 6,972 students, including Elderton Elementary School.
Shannock Valley Elementary School sits about 7.6 miles from Elderton Elementary School. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Elderton Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 199, compared with 222 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Elderton Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Armstrong County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,622
Census ACS
Median income
$65,008
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,972 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Armstrong SD
- Armstrong JSHSHigh · 1,374 students
- Lenape Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- West Shamokin JSHSHigh · 526 students
- West Hills Primary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- West Hills Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 424 students
- Shannock Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Shannock Valley Elementary School7.6 mi · 310
- West Shamokin JSHS7.9 mi · 526
- Ben Franklin Elementary School9.1 mi · 414
- Apollo-Ridge Middle School9.3 mi · 264
- Apollo-Ridge High School9.3 mi · 327
- Apollo-Ridge Elementary School9.4 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About Elderton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Elderton Elementary School?
Elderton Elementary School enrolls approximately 199 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Elderton Elementary School serve?
Elderton Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Elderton Elementary School have?
Elderton Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Elderton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Elderton Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Elderton Elementary School in?
Elderton Elementary School is part of Armstrong SD.
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