Enrollment
175
Elementary
DISTRICT 123 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FANNETT-METAL SD·NCES 420966006826
Fannett-Metal Elementary School
14823 Path Valley Road, Willow Hill, PA 17271 · (717) 349-2513 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% 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.
- A+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
9.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
182 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 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Fannett-Metal SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 72.7% | 68.8% |
% 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
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+38.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 38 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 Fannett-Metal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #268 of 1,396 | #1 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #353 of 1,511 ▼ 89 | #2 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #276 of 1,511 ▼ 7 | #1 of 24 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 175 | #1,567 of 1,638 | #24 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #149 of 1,600 | #3 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #392 of 1,045 | #4 of 18 |
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
175
+18 (+11%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 175 | 18.7 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 18.7 | 9.7:1 | 100% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 18.7 | 9.3:1 | 100% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 157 | 18 | 8.7:1 | 54% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 210 | 18.2 | 11.5:1 | 53% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 18 | 12.1:1 | 51% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 234 | 16 | 14.6:1 | 35% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 18 | 16.5:1 | 27% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 268 | 18 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fannett-Metal Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (210 to 175); teachers up 3% (18.2 to 18.7).
About Fannett-Metal Elementary School
Willow Hill, Pennsylvania, is home to Fannett-Metal Elementary School, a small elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 175 students. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students, so this school is 60% smaller than average.
Fannett-Metal Elementary School reports to Fannett-Metal SD, which has 3 schools and 369 students.
Fannett-Metal Elementary School's enrollment is 92% White. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 18.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 9.4:1. That is lower than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The allk12 Grade for Fannett-Metal Elementary School is A. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 94% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Fannett-Metal Elementary School is among the top 10% of schools in Pennsylvania. Predicted: 33.0%. Actual: 71.3%.
Across Franklin County, the median household income is $77,003, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Franklin County is home to 41 public schools and about 21,432 public school students.
The school nearest to Fannett-Metal Elementary School is Fannett-Metal Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Fannett-Metal Elementary School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Fannett-Metal Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Fannett-Metal Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Fannett-Metal Elementary School's enrollment grew 11%, to 175.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
157,379
Census ACS
Median income
$77,003
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
21,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fannett-Metal SD
- Fannett-Metal SHSHigh · 124 students
- Fannett-Metal Middle SchoolMiddle · 70 students
Other schools in Willow Hill
- Fannett-Metal SHSHigh · 124 students
- Fannett-Metal Middle SchoolMiddle · 70 students
Nearby schools
- Fannett-Metal Middle School0.0 mi · 70
- Fannett-Metal SHS0.0 mi · 124
- Shade Gap Elementary School6.0 mi · 90
- Lurgan Elementary School7.8 mi · 121
- Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MS9.9 mi · 595
- Rockhill Elementary School10.3 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Fannett-Metal Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Fannett-Metal Elementary School?
Fannett-Metal Elementary School enrolls approximately 175 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Fannett-Metal Elementary School serve?
Fannett-Metal Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fannett-Metal Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fannett-Metal Elementary School is approximately 9.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fannett-Metal Elementary School?
At Fannett-Metal Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Fannett-Metal Elementary School in?
Fannett-Metal Elementary School is part of Fannett-Metal SD.
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