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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 504 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLIDAYSBURG AREA SD·NCES 421194000088
Foot of Ten Elementary School
450 Foot of Ten Rd, Duncansville, PA 16635 · (814) 695-1941 · Blair County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
202 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 Hollidaysburg Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
64.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.9% | 64.9% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 54.3% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Foot of Ten Elementary School
Foot of Ten Elementary School's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foot of Ten Elementary School this school | 476 | 42.4% | 62.4% |
| Danville Primary School Danville | 489 | 41.7% | N/A |
| Kiski Area North Primary School Leechburg | 447 | 43.8% | 64.8% |
| Philipsburg Elementary School Philipsburg | 423 | 44.4% | 66.8% |
| Liberty-Valley Elementary School Danville | 491 | 40.7% | 64.7% |
| Slippery Rock Area Elementary School Slippery Rock | 453 | 48.1% | 65.5% |
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 Foot of Ten Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Blair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #509 of 1,396 | #5 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #398 of 1,511 ▲ 231 | #4 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #468 of 1,511 ▲ 36 | #4 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #599 of 1,638 | #4 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #596 of 1,528 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #1,438 of 1,531 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #1,120 of 1,600 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #476 of 1,045 | #12 of 17 |
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
476
-41 (-8%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 476 | 38.1 | 12.5:1 | 42% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 36.1 | 14.0:1 | 40% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 40 | 12.9:1 | 37% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 36% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 38.6 | 14.4:1 | 34% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 35% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 541 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 25% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 21% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foot of Ten Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (554 to 476); teachers down 1% (38.6 to 38.1).
About Foot of Ten Elementary School
At 450 Foot of Ten Rd in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, Foot of Ten Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Its 476 students are spread across kindergarten through 6.
Hollidaysburg Area SD enrolls 3,061 students in 5 schools, including Foot of Ten Elementary School.
The large majority of students at Foot of Ten Elementary School, 95%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Asian. That is close to the 92% White share among all Blair County residents. Foot of Ten Elementary School has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Foot of Ten Elementary School is 38.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.5:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 13.1:1, a similar figure. Around 42% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Blair County average 74%.
allk12 grades Foot of Ten Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Foot of Ten Elementary School is 3.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 62.4% actual, 59.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Census estimates describe Blair County this way: median household income is about $62,382, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Blair County number 33 and enroll about 15,692.
Of nearby public schools, Hollidaysburg Area SHS is the closest, at about 3.0 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Foot of Ten Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Foot of Ten Elementary School as Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 517 to 476. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.6:1 to 12.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Foot of Ten Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Blair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,277
Census ACS
Median income
$62,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
15,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hollidaysburg Area SD
- Hollidaysburg Area SHSHigh · 793 students
- Hollidaysburg Area Junior High SchoolMiddle · 756 students
- Frankstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Charles W Longer Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Hollidaysburg Area SHS3.0 mi · 793
- Charles W Longer Elementary School3.0 mi · 414
- Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School3.0 mi · 756
- Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation CS4.0 mi · 194
- Frankstown Elementary School4.5 mi · 622
- Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School4.5 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Foot of Ten Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Foot of Ten Elementary School?
Foot of Ten Elementary School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Foot of Ten Elementary School serve?
Foot of Ten Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Foot of Ten Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Foot of Ten Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Foot of Ten Elementary School?
At Foot of Ten Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Foot of Ten Elementary School public or private?
Foot of Ten Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hollidaysburg Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.