Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUBOIS AREA SD·NCES 420783006157
Juniata El Sch
248 Juniata Street, DuBois, PA 15801 · (814) 371-1090 · Clearfield County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
270 students
DISTRICT 102% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within DuBois Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +9.6pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +12.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 29 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
261
-192 (-42%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 14.7:1
% White
93%
was 92%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Juniata El Sch
As a low-enrollment primary school in DuBois, Pennsylvania, Juniata El Sch hosts 261 students from grades K through 4, part of DuBois Area SD. That puts it 41% leaner than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.
Across the 6 schools in DuBois Area SD (3,179 students total), Juniata El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Juniata El Sch lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial. Compared to Clearfield County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Juniata El Sch has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Juniata El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 103% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, Juniata El Sch is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.3%; this one delivers 62.6%, a residual of +29.4 points.
In the broader community, Clearfield County reports that median household income runs about $62,152, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Clearfield County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,409 students), Juniata El Sch is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: DuBois Area MS, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Juniata El Sch. On composite proficiency, Juniata El Sch comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.8%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 42%: 453 students in 2018 compared to 261 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.
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Clearfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,635
Census ACS
Median income
$62,152
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,409 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DuBois Area SD
- DuBois Area MSMiddle · 1,058 students
- DuBois Area SHSHigh · 893 students
- Wasson Avenue El SchElementary · 395 students
- Oklahoma El SchElementary · 296 students
- C G Johnson El SchElementary · 276 students
Other schools in DuBois
- DuBois Area MSMiddle · 1,058 students
- DuBois Area SHSHigh · 893 students
- Wasson Avenue El SchElementary · 395 students
- Oklahoma El SchElementary · 296 students
Nearby schools
- DuBois Area MS0.6 mi · 1,058
- DuBois Area SHS0.6 mi · 893
- Oklahoma El Sch1.6 mi · 296
- Wasson Avenue El Sch1.9 mi · 395
- Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School7.1 mi · 587
- C G Johnson El Sch7.1 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Juniata El SchWhat is the total enrollment at Juniata El Sch?
Juniata El Sch enrolls approximately 261 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Juniata El Sch serve?
Juniata El Sch serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Juniata El Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Juniata El Sch is approximately 11.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Juniata El Sch?
At Juniata El Sch, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Juniata El Sch public or private?
Juniata El Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by DuBois Area SD.
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