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Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON-MORGAN SD·NCES 421239007029
Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School
1363 Jefferson Rd, Jefferson, PA 15344 · (724) 883-2310 · Greene County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% 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
12.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
186 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 23% larger than its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School→Jefferson-Morgan MS/HS
Based on grade levels within Jefferson-Morgan SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
41.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.4% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 38.0% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School
Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School this school | 391 | 47.6% | 46.5% |
| Lewis M Myers Elementary School Bellwood | 399 | 47.1% | 64.8% |
| Keystone Elementary School Knox | 412 | 46.6% | 66.6% |
| Saegertown Elementary School Saegertown | 405 | 44.4% | 61.4% |
| Conemaugh Twp Area Elementary School Johnstown | 381 | 50.4% | 80.2% |
| Southside Elementary School Huntingdon | 347 | 48.1% | 47.2% |
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 Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #948 of 1,396 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #985 of 1,511 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #869 of 1,511 ▲ 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #916 of 1,638 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #442 of 1,528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #1,471 of 1,531 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #1,040 of 1,600 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #616 of 1,045 |
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
391
-37 (-9%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 391 | 32.5 | 12.0:1 | 48% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 35.5 | 11.3:1 | 46% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 33.5 | 12.4:1 | 54% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 54% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 29.9 | 14.6:1 | 48% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 44% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 46% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 28% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 601 | 35 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (438 to 391); teachers up 9% (29.9 to 32.5).
About Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School
Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Jefferson-Morgan SD. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 391 students.
Federal data list 2 schools in Jefferson-Morgan SD, with 774 students enrolled.
The student body at Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School is 96% White. Other groups make up 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.0:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School reports 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Greene County report 69%.
Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.2% for Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School. The school posts 46.5%, 10.7 points below the prediction.
Greene County has about 34,835 residents, and the median household income is $68,041, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School, Greene County has 12 other public schools.
Jefferson-Morgan MS/HS is located about 0.1 miles from Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 46.5% is above the 40.7% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 37 students since 2020-21, to 391. By 2024-25, the school had 12.0 students per teacher, compared with 13.8 in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,835
Census ACS
Median income
$68,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,331 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Jefferson-Morgan MS/HS0.1 mi · 383
- Carmichaels Area El Center5.0 mi · 433
- Waynesburg Central Elementary School5.1 mi · 761
- Carmichaels Area Middle School5.1 mi · 208
- Carmichaels Area High School5.1 mi · 293
- Waynesburg Central JSHS5.1 mi · 661
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson-Morgan Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School?
Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School serve?
Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School is approximately 12.0:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School?
Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School?
Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School is overseen by Jefferson-Morgan SD in Greene County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.