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Enrollment
686
Elementary
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUNIATA COUNTY SD·NCES 421260007665
Juniata Elementary School
75 S 7th St, Mifflintown, PA 17059 · (717) 436-2111 · Juniata County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% 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
13.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
376 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Based on grade levels within Juniata County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -19.9pp since 2023
Math
26.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 20 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 29.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Juniata Elementary School
Juniata Elementary School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata Elementary School this school | 686 | 54.8% | 34.3% |
| Five Points Elementary School Bangor | 580 | 54.1% | N/A |
| New Oxford Elementary School New Oxford | 565 | 57.3% | 69.4% |
| Pittston City Intrmd Center Pittston | 730 | 58.8% | 51.3% |
| Baresville Elementary School Hanover | 586 | 52.7% | 49.5% |
| Donegal Intermediate School Marietta | 806 | 49.9% | 54.4% |
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 Juniata Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #1,127 of 1,396 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #1,202 of 1,511 ▼ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,357 of 1,511 ▼ 232 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #154 of 1,638 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,008 of 1,528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #899 of 1,531 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #911 of 1,600 |
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
686
+54 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 686 | 49.8 | 13.8:1 | 55% (376) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 52.3 | 12.9:1 | 56% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 52.6 | 12.8:1 | 52% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 48 | 13.2:1 | 50% (313) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Juniata Elementary School.
About Juniata Elementary School
Juniata Elementary School is a large elementary school with an address in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. Enrollment is 686 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 55% higher.
Juniata County SD has a total of 5 schools and 2,234 students, Juniata Elementary School among them.
A majority of students at Juniata Elementary School, 79%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Juniata County, the White share is about 93%. The chance that two students picked at random at Juniata Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
The school has about 13.8 students per teacher and 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, lower than at this school. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Juniata County, the average is about the same, 56%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Juniata Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Juniata Elementary School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Pennsylvania. Predicted: 54.1%. Actual: 34.3%.
In Juniata County (population about 23,379), median household income is about $66,318, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 5 public schools operate in Juniata County, serving about 2,234 students.
The closest public school to Juniata Elementary School is Juniata SHS, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Juniata Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Juniata Elementary School is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The number of students grew from 632 to 686 over 4 years.
The Juniata Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Juniata County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,379
Census ACS
Median income
$66,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,234 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Juniata County SD
- Juniata SHSHigh · 485 students
- East Juniata Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- East Juniata JSHSHigh · 362 students
- Tuscarora Middle SchoolMiddle · 323 students
Other schools in Mifflintown
- Juniata SHSHigh · 485 students
- Tuscarora Middle SchoolMiddle · 323 students
Other Juniata Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Juniata Elementary. Juniata Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Juniata Elementary SchoolAltoona, PA · 470 students
- Juniata Elementary SchoolDuBois, PA · 261 students
Nearby schools
- Juniata SHS0.4 mi · 485
- Tuscarora Middle School0.6 mi · 323
- East Derry Elementary School7.1 mi · 261
- Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology9.0 mi · 5
- Lewistown Elementary School9.1 mi · 457
- Mifflin Co Middle School9.2 mi · 733
Frequently asked questions
About Juniata Elementary SchoolHow large is Juniata Elementary School?
Juniata Elementary School enrolls approximately 686 students in grades KG-05.
Is Juniata Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Juniata Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Juniata Elementary School have?
Juniata Elementary School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Juniata Elementary School?
Juniata Elementary School reports a student body of 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Juniata Elementary School?
Juniata Elementary School is overseen by Juniata County SD in Juniata County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.