Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALTOONA AREA SD·NCES 420234000908
Irving Elementary School
110 Cherry Ave, Altoona, PA 16601 · (814) 946-8392 · Blair County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
15.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
264 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
74.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | 74.8% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 67.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 35 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Irving Elementary School
Irving Elementary School's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Elementary School this school | 267 | 98.9% | 70.5% |
| Coudersport Area Elementary School Coudersport | 265 | 98.9% | 64.4% |
| Strodes Mills Elementary School McVeytown | 254 | 98.8% | 52.1% |
| Baker Elementary School Altoona | 263 | 98.9% | 69.9% |
| Northern Cambria Elementary School Northern Cambria | 262 | 99.6% | 52.2% |
| Clark Wood Elementary School Elkland | 303 | 99.7% | 43.7% |
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 Irving Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Blair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #283 of 1,396 | #1 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #194 of 1,511 ▲ 100 | #1 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #313 of 1,511 ▲ 89 | #3 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #1,355 of 1,638 | #15 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #1,338 of 1,528 | #17 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #1,227 of 1,531 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #391 of 1,600 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #189 of 1,045 | #5 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
267
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 267 | 17.2 | 15.5:1 | 99% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 17.6 | 15.4:1 | 99% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 17.8 | 15.8:1 | 46% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 36% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 22.2 | 15.8:1 | 34% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 40% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 14 | 23.9:1 | 34% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 16 | 16.0:1 | 44% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 17 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irving Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (352 to 267); teachers down 23% (22.2 to 17.2).
About Irving Elementary School
Irving Elementary School is one of the public schools in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. It reports enrollment of 267 students in kindergarten through 5. The school is 40% below the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The Altoona Area SD system has 10 schools and 6,852 students.
By race and ethnicity, Irving Elementary School is 90% White. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. In Blair County overall, the White share is about 92%. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at Irving Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, 13.1:1, is lower. Of all students at Irving Elementary School, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Blair County is 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Irving Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 93% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Irving Elementary School is a top-10% school in Pennsylvania on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.2% with an actual 70.5%.
Blair County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $62,382 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Irving Elementary School shares Blair County with 32 other public schools.
Irving Elementary School's nearest public school is Juniata Elementary School (about 0.9 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Irving Elementary School. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Irving Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
Irving Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 278 to 267, a 4% decline.
On allk12, people connected to Irving Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Altoona Area SD
- Altoona Area High SchoolHigh · 2,255 students
- Altoona Area Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,578 students
- Juniata Gap Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Juniata Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Logan Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other schools in Altoona
- Altoona Area High SchoolHigh · 2,255 students
- Altoona Area Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,578 students
- Juniata Gap Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Juniata Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Logan Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other Irving Elementary schools
18 other US public schools in 11 states are named Irving Elementary. Irving Elementary School is the 17th largest of the 19.
- Irving Elementary SchoolSioux City, IA · 605 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolOak Park, IL · 509 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 488 students
- Irving ElementaryWichita, KS · 447 students
- IRVING ELEMENTARYJOPLIN, MO · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Juniata Elementary School0.9 mi · 470
- Altoona Area Jr High School1.1 mi · 1,578
- Penn-Lincoln Elementary School1.1 mi · 313
- Altoona Area High School1.1 mi · 2,255
- Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center1.3 mi · 60
- Logan Elementary School1.4 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Irving Elementary SchoolHow large is Irving Elementary School?
Irving Elementary School enrolls approximately 267 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Irving Elementary School serve?
Irving Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Irving Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Irving Elementary School.
How diverse is Irving Elementary School?
Irving Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Irving Elementary School?
Irving Elementary School is overseen by Altoona Area SD in Blair County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.