Greater Johnstown El Sch

Greater Johnstown El Sch operates as a large elementary school in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Greater Johnstown SD. Current enrollment sits at 1,133 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Greater Johnstown El Sch sits 156% above that benchmark.

Within Greater Johnstown SD, which oversees 4 schools and 2,805 students, Greater Johnstown El Sch is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Greater Johnstown El Sch reports that the most-represented group is Black (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 30% White, 19% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 3% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Greater Johnstown El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Around 104% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cambria County runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Greater Johnstown El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cambria County shows median household earnings sit near $58,418, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Cambria County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,789 students), Greater Johnstown El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Westmont Hilltop El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Greater Johnstown El Sch. On composite proficiency, Greater Johnstown El Sch comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 34.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Greater Johnstown El Sch's enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,337 (now 1,133). Over the same period, the White share declined from 41% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.