Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE COLLEGE AREA SD·NCES 422277000676
Gray's Woods El Sch
160 Brackenbourne Drive, Port Matilda, PA 16870 · (814) 235-6100 · Centre County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
41 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
62.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 1 points.
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
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
356
-85 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.9:1
% White
88%
was 92%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Gray's Woods El Sch
Gray's Woods El Sch is a tight-knit elementary campus in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, operated by State College Area SD. The school educates 356 students in grades K through 5.
Across the 11 schools in State College Area SD (6,799 students total), Gray's Woods El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Gray's Woods El Sch logs that nearly all students (88%) are White. The remainder consists of 5% multiracial, 4% Asian.
On the resource side, On paper, Gray's Woods El Sch has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Centre County's rate of about 31%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gray's Woods El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.7%, the actual is 66.2%, a residual of -6.4 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Centre County put median household income runs about $74,291, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Centre County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,674 students), of which Gray's Woods El Sch is one.
The closest other public school is Park Forest MS, roughly 1.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gray's Woods El Sch at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 70.1%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 19%: 441 students in 2018 compared to 356 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in State College Area SD
- State College Area HSHigh · 2,402 students
- Park Forest MSMiddle · 822 students
- Mount Nittany MSMiddle · 752 students
- Radio Park El SchElementary · 424 students
- Park Forest El SchElementary · 419 students
- Mount Nittany El SchElementary · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Park Forest MS1.9 mi · 822
- Park Forest El Sch2.0 mi · 419
- Radio Park El Sch3.8 mi · 424
- Centre Learning Community CS4.6 mi · 67
- Corl Street El Sch4.6 mi · 250
- Young Scholars of Central PA CS4.7 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Gray's Woods El SchHow large is Gray's Woods El Sch?
Gray's Woods El Sch enrolls approximately 356 students in grades KG-05.
Is Gray's Woods El Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gray's Woods El Sch is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Gray's Woods El Sch have?
Gray's Woods El Sch employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is Gray's Woods El Sch?
Gray's Woods El Sch reports a student body of 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Gray's Woods El Sch public or private?
Gray's Woods El Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by State College Area SD.
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