Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARRELL AREA SD·NCES 420969007143
Russell C. Phillips Elementary School
1600 Roemer Blvd, Farrell, PA 16121 · (724) 346-6585 · Mercer County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
393 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Russell C. Phillips Elementary School→Farrell Area HS/UMS
Based on grade levels within Farrell Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Russell C. Phillips Elementary School.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
9.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.0pp since 2023
Math
8.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.9% | 8.9% |
| 2023-24 | 17.9% | 10.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Russell C. Phillips Elementary School
Russell C. Phillips Elementary School's state test result (14.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell C. Phillips Elementary School this school | 414 | 94.9% | 14.5% |
| Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 Pittsburgh | 385 | 96.1% | 8.6% |
| Propel CS-East Turtle Creek | 339 | 98.2% | 28.5% |
| Houston Henry E School Philadelphia | 458 | 91.5% | 37.6% |
| Sto-Rox Primary Center McKees Rocks | 317 | 95.0% | 18.4% |
| Lingelbach Anna L School Philadelphia | 363 | 91.5% | 36.1% |
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 Russell C. Phillips Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #1,339 of 1,396 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #1,436 of 1,511 ▼ 50 | #14 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #1,486 of 1,511 ▼ 58 | #14 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #820 of 1,638 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #76 of 1,528 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #466 of 1,531 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #577 of 1,600 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #264 of 450 | N/A |
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
414
+56 (+16%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 414 | 42 | 9.9:1 | 95% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 42.4 | 9.3:1 | 100% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 40.9 | 9.2:1 | 99% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 33 | 10.8:1 | 99% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 33.7 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 34 | 11.5:1 | 90% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 39 | 11.5:1 | 99% (446) |
| 2000-01 | 735 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 34 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Russell C. Phillips Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (389 to 414); teachers up 25% (33.7 to 42).
About Russell C. Phillips Elementary School
Russell C. Phillips Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Farrell, Pennsylvania. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 414 students.
The 2 schools of Farrell Area SD, including Russell C. Phillips Elementary School, enroll 695 students.
More than half of the students at Russell C. Phillips Elementary School are Black (64%). The remaining shares are 19% multiracial, 13% White, and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Mercer County's population at about 6%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Russell C. Phillips Elementary School scores 54%.
A staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, 13.1:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 95%. Among public schools in Mercer County, the average eligibility rate is 71%.
Russell C. Phillips Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 14.5%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Pennsylvania are predicted to post 36.9%, so the school is 22.4 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
In Mercer County, home to about 109,257 people, the median household earns about $59,976 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Russell C. Phillips Elementary School shares Mercer County with 36 other public schools.
Farrell Area HS/UMS is less than a tenth of a mile from Russell C. Phillips Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Russell C. Phillips Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 16% increase, from 358 to 414.
The Russell C. Phillips Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
109,257
Census ACS
Median income
$59,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
12,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Farrell Area HS/UMS0.1 mi · 281
- Musser Elementary School1.1 mi · 324
- Case Avenue Elementary School1.5 mi · 483
- Sharon Middle School1.5 mi · 254
- Sharon High School1.5 mi · 532
- West Hill Elementary School2.2 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Russell C. Phillips Elementary SchoolHow large is Russell C. Phillips Elementary School?
Russell C. Phillips Elementary School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Russell C. Phillips Elementary School serve?
Russell C. Phillips Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Russell C. Phillips Elementary School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Russell C. Phillips Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Russell C. Phillips Elementary School?
At Russell C. Phillips Elementary School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 4% Hispanic, 64% Black, 19% Two or more.
Is Russell C. Phillips Elementary School public or private?
Russell C. Phillips Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Farrell Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.