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Enrollment
502
Middle
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KISKI AREA SD·NCES 421284007487
Kiski Area Upper Elementary School
4728 Route 66, Apollo, PA 15613 · (724) 727-3421 · Westmoreland County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
426 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 239 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 263 | 52% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kiski Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
32.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 | 57.1% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 38.4% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Kiski Area Upper Elementary School
Kiski Area Upper Elementary School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiski Area Upper Elementary School this school | 502 | 84.9% | 47.3% |
| Kiski Area IHS Vandergrift | 518 | 78.8% | 39.4% |
| Harlan Rowe Middle School Athens | 496 | 93.5% | 44.7% |
| Mifflinburg Area Middle School Mifflinburg | 445 | 94.8% | 50.1% |
| Belle Vernon Area Middle School Belle Vernon | 386 | 89.9% | 44.8% |
| Derry Area Middle School Derry | 440 | 95.7% | 49.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Kiski Area Upper Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #254 of 479 | #13 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #309 of 513 ▼ 84 | #13 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #177 of 513 ▲ 12 | #11 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #305 of 522 | #10 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #339 of 486 | #10 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #371 of 486 | #4 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #161 of 510 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #196 of 332 | #8 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
502
-23 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 502 | 35.8 | 14.0:1 | 85% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 36.5 | 14.6:1 | 80% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 100% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 99% (522) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 47% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 36% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kiski Area Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (550 to 502); teachers down 3% (37 to 35.8).
About Kiski Area Upper Elementary School
Kiski Area Upper Elementary School is a middle school in Apollo, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. It covers grades 5 through 6, with a total enrollment of 502 students.
Kiski Area SD oversees Kiski Area Upper Elementary School and 5 other schools, with 3,275 students in total.
About 88% of the student body at Kiski Area Upper Elementary School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. The White share in Westmoreland County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. Kiski Area Upper Elementary School's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 35.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.0:1. That is higher than the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 85%. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Westmoreland County is 32 points.
Kiski Area Upper Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of Pennsylvania public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Kiski Area Upper Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools: 47.3% actual against 41.2% predicted.
In Westmoreland County (population about 352,500), the median household income is $74,109, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 85 public schools in Westmoreland County, enrolling about 41,302 students in all.
The school nearest to Kiski Area Upper Elementary School is Kiski Area High School, at a distance of about 4.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Ranked by average proficiency, Kiski Area Upper Elementary School places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Kiski Area Upper Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 502, a 4% decrease from 525 in 2020-21.
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Westmoreland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,500
Census ACS
Median income
$74,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
85
41,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kiski Area SD
- Kiski Area High SchoolHigh · 1,075 students
- Kiski Area IHSMiddle · 518 students
- Kiski Area North Primary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Kiski Area East Primary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Kiski Area South Primary SchoolElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Kiski Area High School4.1 mi · 1,075
- Kiski Area East Primary School4.2 mi · 425
- Kiski Area South Primary School4.3 mi · 308
- Kiski Area IHS4.3 mi · 518
- Kiski Area North Primary School4.9 mi · 447
- Leechburg Area High School6.0 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About Kiski Area Upper Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kiski Area Upper Elementary School?
Kiski Area Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades 05-06.
Is Kiski Area Upper Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kiski Area Upper Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Kiski Area Upper Elementary School have?
Kiski Area Upper Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Kiski Area Upper Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kiski Area Upper Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Kiski Area Upper Elementary School public or private?
Kiski Area Upper Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kiski Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.