Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEYSTONE SD·NCES 421272006694
Keystone Elementary School
451 Huston Avenue, Knox, PA 16232 · (814) 797-1251 · Clarion County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
192 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
Keystone Elementary School→Keystone JSHS
Based on grade levels within Keystone SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -19.0pp since 2023
Math
57.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 64.9% |
% 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
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Keystone Elementary School
Keystone Elementary School's state test result (66.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone Elementary School this school | 412 | 46.6% | 66.6% |
| Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School Jefferson | 391 | 47.6% | 46.5% |
| Philipsburg Elementary School Philipsburg | 423 | 44.4% | 66.8% |
| Lewis M Myers Elementary School Bellwood | 399 | 47.1% | 64.8% |
| Saegertown Elementary School Saegertown | 405 | 44.4% | 61.4% |
| Maplewood Elementary School Townville | 454 | 47.1% | 47.0% |
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 Keystone Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Clarion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #400 of 1,396 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #609 of 1,511 ▼ 246 | #3 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #554 of 1,511 ▼ 335 | #3 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #835 of 1,638 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #518 of 1,528 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.1% | #1,498 of 1,531 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #1,052 of 1,600 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #384 of 1,045 | #3 of 7 |
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
412
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 412 | 33.6 | 12.3:1 | 47% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 33 | 12.3:1 | 47% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 32.6 | 11.9:1 | 55% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 34 | 12.0:1 | 46% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 39.2 | 12.7:1 | 48% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 55% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 44 | 13.8:1 | 45% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 41% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 712 | 40 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keystone Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (496 to 412); teachers down 14% (39.2 to 33.6).
About Keystone Elementary School
This page covers Keystone Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Knox, Pennsylvania. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 6, with 412 students on the rolls.
Keystone Elementary School sits within Keystone SD, which has 2 schools and 805 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Keystone Elementary School is White, at 97%. The school is also 2% multiracial. Among Clarion County residents, the White share is about 94%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Keystone Elementary School scores 6%.
On staff are 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. Keystone Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 47%. That is lower than the 72% average for public schools in Clarion County.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Keystone Elementary School outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Keystone Elementary School would be expected to post about 57.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.6%.
In the surrounding county, Clarion County, median household income comes to about $62,649, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 16 public schools and about 5,023 students.
Keystone Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Keystone JSHS, its nearest public school. Keystone Elementary School has 7 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 50.9% on proficiency, and Keystone Elementary School is above that at 66.6%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (408) to 2024-25 (412).
Use the discussion section to ask about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Keystone Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Clarion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,179
Census ACS
Median income
$62,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,023 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Keystone Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Keystone Elementary. Keystone Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Keystone Elementary SchoolCroydon, PA · 988 students
- Keystone Elementary SchoolLagrange, OH · 655 students
- Keystone ElementaryMemphis, TN · 446 students
- Keystone Elementary SchoolKeystone, IA · 176 students
Nearby schools
- Keystone JSHS0.3 mi · 393
- Clarion County Career Center5.7 mi · 4
- Clarion Area JSHS7.6 mi · 426
- Clarion Area Elementary School8.0 mi · 352
- Sligo Elementary School8.4 mi · 214
- Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elementary School9.3 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Keystone Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Keystone Elementary School?
Keystone Elementary School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Keystone Elementary School serve?
Keystone Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Keystone Elementary School have?
Keystone Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Keystone Elementary School?
Student demographics at Keystone Elementary School are roughly 97% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Keystone Elementary School public or private?
Keystone Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Keystone SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.