Hartman Intrmd Sch

As a very small junior high in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, Hartman Intrmd Sch instructs 225 students from grades 5 through 6, overseen by Ellwood City Area SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so Hartman Intrmd Sch sits 62% leaner than that benchmark.

Ellwood City Area SD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,508 students; Hartman Intrmd Sch is among them.

Looking at the student body, Hartman Intrmd Sch logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder consists of 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Lawrence County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Hartman Intrmd Sch records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hartman Intrmd Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.8%, the actual is 53.4%, a residual of +3.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lawrence County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,931 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hartman Intrmd Sch is one of 25 public schools in Lawrence County (combined enrollment of about 11,015 students).

The closest other public school is Lincoln JSHS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hartman Intrmd Sch at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.7%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hartman Intrmd Sch has edged down 14%, going from 261 students in 2018 to 225 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.