Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE COLLEGE AREA SD·NCES 422277001350
Ferguson Twp Elementary School
215 West Pine Grove Rd, Pine Grove Mills, PA 16868 · (814) 231-4119 · Centre County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
44 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
81.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
79.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.1% | 79.7% |
| 2023-24 | 78.1% | 76.7% |
% 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
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Ferguson Twp Elementary School
Ferguson Twp Elementary School's state test result (80.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson Twp Elementary School this school | 287 | 15.3% | 80.8% |
| Corl Street Elementary School State College | 250 | 18.0% | 75.3% |
| Foster Elementary School Pittsburgh | 304 | 12.2% | 81.5% |
| Belmont Hills Elementary School Bala Cynwyd | 358 | 15.4% | 85.2% |
| Bradford Woods Elementary School Bradford Woods | 343 | 8.5% | 91.0% |
| Hillendale Elementary School Chadds Ford | 346 | 10.4% | 86.8% |
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 Ferguson Twp Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Centre County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #93 of 1,396 | #1 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #113 of 1,511 ▲ 17 | #2 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #57 of 1,511 ▲ 99 | #1 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #1,294 of 1,638 | #13 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #603 of 1,528 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #789 of 1,531 | #5 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.3% | #1,504 of 1,600 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #329 of 1,045 | #4 of 11 |
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
287
-18 (-6%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 287 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 15% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 23.3 | 12.5:1 | 15% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 25.7 | 12.1:1 | 12% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 8% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 21.2 | 16.7:1 | 10% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 22 | 16.8:1 | 8% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 20 | 15.1:1 | 13% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 13% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 21 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ferguson Twp Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (354 to 287); teachers up 8% (21.2 to 23).
About Ferguson Twp Elementary School
Ferguson Twp Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 287 students. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students, so this school is 35% smaller than average.
Ferguson Twp Elementary School sits within State College Area SD, which has 11 schools and 6,799 students.
By race and ethnicity, Ferguson Twp Elementary School is 77% White. The school is also 12% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Ferguson Twp Elementary School comes in at 39%.
The school employs the equivalent of 23 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.5:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have a similar average ratio of 13.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 15%. Public schools in Centre County average 31%.
allk12 grades Ferguson Twp Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Ferguson Twp Elementary School's results are 9.7 points above predicted: 80.8% against 71.0%.
Centre County has these Census figures: median household income is about $74,291, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Centre County number 33 and enroll about 13,674.
Centre Learning Community CS is located about 2.2 miles from Ferguson Twp Elementary School. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 80.8% is above the 67.1% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 305 to 287. The school's ratio fell from 15.3:1 to 12.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Centre County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Nearby schools
- Centre Learning Community CS2.2 mi · 67
- Young Scholars of Central PA CS3.0 mi · 321
- Corl Street Elementary School3.5 mi · 250
- State College Area High School3.7 mi · 2,402
- Nittany Valley CS4.2 mi · 51
- Easterly Parkway Elementary School4.4 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About Ferguson Twp Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ferguson Twp Elementary School?
Ferguson Twp Elementary School enrolls approximately 287 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ferguson Twp Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ferguson Twp Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Ferguson Twp Elementary School have?
Ferguson Twp Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Ferguson Twp Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ferguson Twp Elementary School are roughly 77% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Ferguson Twp Elementary School in?
Ferguson Twp Elementary School is part of State College Area SD.
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