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Enrollment
393
High
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEYSTONE SD·NCES 421272001486
Keystone JSHS
700 Beatty Avenue, Knox, PA 16232 · (814) 797-1261 · Clarion County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
171 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 15% |
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
Feeds from
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
44.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
25.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.9pp 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 25 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 31.3% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 JSHS
Keystone JSHS's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone JSHS this school | 393 | 43.5% | 43.8% |
| Brockway Area JSHS Brockway | 400 | 44.5% | 60.6% |
| Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS Strattanville | 359 | 44.0% | 58.2% |
| United JSHS Armagh | 401 | 45.1% | 57.7% |
| Saegertown JSHS Saegertown | 411 | 45.0% | 52.3% |
| Harrold School Greensburg | 369 | 45.5% | N/A |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Clarion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #389 of 576 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #457 of 626 ▼ 71 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #472 of 626 ▼ 4 | #6 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #494 of 713 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #113 of 601 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #579 of 604 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #421 of 619 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #65 of 373 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
393
-82 (-17%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 393 | 33.3 | 11.8:1 | 44% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 34.6 | 12.4:1 | 40% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 34.3 | 12.9:1 | 40% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 33% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 34.7 | 13.8:1 | 33% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 42% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 516 | 39 | 13.2:1 | 34% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 26% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 46 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keystone JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (477 to 393); teachers down 4% (34.7 to 33.3).
About Keystone JSHS
Keystone JSHS is a high school in Knox, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. A total of 393 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 12. Against the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 47% lower.
Keystone SD runs Keystone JSHS along with 1 other school, enrolling 805 students in total.
The student body at Keystone JSHS is 97% White. Other reported shares: 2% multiracial. That is close to the 94% White share among all Clarion County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 6% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Keystone JSHS is 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.8:1. This ratio sits 0.9 below the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 44%. The gap from the 72% average for public schools in Clarion County is 28 points.
allk12 grades Keystone JSHS a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Keystone JSHS would be expected to post about 59.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.8%.
In Clarion County (population about 37,179), the median household income is $62,649, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 16 public schools in Clarion County, enrolling about 5,023 students in all.
Keystone Elementary School is the public school closest to Keystone JSHS, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 7. Keystone JSHS is 7th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 17% from 2020-21, when Keystone JSHS had 475 students, to 2024-25, when it had 393. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.0:1 in 2020-21, and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Keystone Elementary School0.3 mi · 412
- Clarion County Career Center5.5 mi · 4
- Clarion Area JSHS7.4 mi · 426
- Clarion Area Elementary School7.9 mi · 352
- Sligo Elementary School8.5 mi · 214
- Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elementary School9.6 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Keystone JSHSHow large is Keystone JSHS?
Keystone JSHS enrolls approximately 393 students in grades 07-12.
Is Keystone JSHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Keystone JSHS is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Keystone JSHS have?
Keystone JSHS employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
How diverse is Keystone JSHS?
Keystone JSHS reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Keystone JSHS public or private?
Keystone JSHS 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.