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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEANNETTE CITY SD·NCES 421233006807
Jeannette McKee Elementary School
1000 Lowry Ave, Jeannette, PA 15644 · (724) 523-6522 · Westmoreland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
392 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (83).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Jeannette McKee Elementary School→Jeannette High School
Based on grade levels within Jeannette City SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.7pp since 2023
Math
27.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.6% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 28.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Schools most like Jeannette McKee Elementary School
Jeannette McKee Elementary School's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeannette McKee Elementary School this school | 504 | 77.8% | 34.0% |
| Cochran Primary School Williamsport | 538 | 74.2% | 41.7% |
| Jackson Primary School Williamsport | 555 | 82.7% | 53.3% |
| Ringgold Elementary School South Monongahela | 517 | 70.6% | 44.7% |
| Mazie Gable Elementary School Red Lion | 481 | 83.6% | 32.0% |
| Baden Academy CS Baden | 593 | 66.6% | 39.2% |
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 Jeannette McKee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,129 of 1,396 | #35 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #1,194 of 1,511 ▼ 43 | #36 of 38 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #1,245 of 1,511 ▼ 159 | #35 of 38 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #520 of 1,638 | #12 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #159 of 1,528 | #2 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #257 of 1,531 | #4 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #703 of 1,600 | #13 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #569 of 1,045 | #15 of 33 |
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
504
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 504 | 47 | 10.7:1 | 78% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 51.8 | 9.5:1 | 80% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 46.3 | 10.3:1 | 99% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 43 | 12.6:1 | 99% (539) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 46.8 | 12.2:1 | 100% (569) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 37 | 11.5:1 | 100% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 62% (353) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jeannette McKee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (571 to 504); teachers unchanged (46.8 to 47).
About Jeannette McKee Elementary School
Jeannette McKee Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. The school counted 504 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6.
Jeannette City SD enrolls 909 students in 2 schools, including Jeannette McKee Elementary School.
The student body at Jeannette McKee Elementary School is 54% White. After that, the student body is 23% multiracial, 16% Black, and 6% Hispanic. Among all residents of Westmoreland County, the White share is about 92%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
Based on 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, Jeannette McKee Elementary School has a ratio of 10.7:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 2.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 78%. That is 25 points above the 53% average for public schools in Westmoreland County.
Jeannette McKee Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 44.3%.
In Westmoreland County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $74,109, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 85 public schools and about 41,302 students.
Jeannette High School is the nearest public school to Jeannette McKee Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Jeannette McKee Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Jeannette McKee Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 38 students, from 542 to 504. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.7:1, from 12.6:1.
Jeannette McKee Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Westmoreland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,500
Census ACS
Median income
$74,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
85
41,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jeannette
- Penn Middle SchoolMiddle · 518 students
- McCullough Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Harrison Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Jeannette High SchoolHigh · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Jeannette High School0.5 mi · 405
- Hempfield Area SHS2.6 mi · 1,228
- Harrold School2.7 mi · 369
- Harrison Park Elementary School2.9 mi · 409
- Fort Allen Elementary School3.1 mi · 480
- Penn Trafford High School3.3 mi · 1,167
Frequently asked questions
About Jeannette McKee Elementary SchoolHow large is Jeannette McKee Elementary School?
Jeannette McKee Elementary School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Jeannette McKee Elementary School serve?
Jeannette McKee Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Jeannette McKee Elementary School?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Jeannette McKee Elementary School.
How diverse is Jeannette McKee Elementary School?
Jeannette McKee Elementary School reports a student body of 54% White, 6% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 23% Two or more.
Is Jeannette McKee Elementary School public or private?
Jeannette McKee Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jeannette City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.