Frankstown El Sch

Frankstown El Sch is a K-5 school of medium-sized scale in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, overseen by Hollidaysburg Area SD, instructing 622 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Frankstown El Sch sits 40% above that benchmark.

Frankstown El Sch is one of 5 schools operated by Hollidaysburg Area SD, a district that educates 3,061 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Frankstown El Sch logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 3% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Blair County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Blair County's rate of about 74%.

After controlling for student poverty, Frankstown El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Blair County) shows that median household income runs about $62,382, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Blair County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,692 students), of which Frankstown El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Hollidaysburg Area JHS, roughly 1.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Frankstown El Sch at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 58.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 659 students in 2018 compared to 622 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 91% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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