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Enrollment
691
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARMSTRONG SD·NCES 420259005002
Lenape Elementary School
2300 Center Ave, Ford City, PA 16226 · (724) 763-5299 · Armstrong County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL691 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
696 students
DISTRICT 104% · 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 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 106 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (106).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
45.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.4% | 45.9% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 42.6% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Lenape Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Armstrong County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #959 of 1,396 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #882 of 1,511 ▲ 28 | #7 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #1,029 of 1,511 ▲ 25 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 691 | #147 of 1,638 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,085 of 1,528 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #1,415 of 1,531 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #270 of 1,600 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #457 of 1,045 | #5 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
691
-39 (-5%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 901
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 691 | 49.1 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 52.1 | 13.4:1 | 100% (696) |
| 2022-23 | 724 | 52.1 | 13.9:1 | 100% (724) |
| 2020-21 | 730 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 100% (727) |
| 2017-18 | 808 | 52 | 15.5:1 | 100% (808) |
| 2015-16 | 819 | 54 | 15.2:1 | 56% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 49 | 14.6:1 | 47% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 894 | 51 | 17.5:1 | 36% (321) |
| 1990-91 | 901 | 45 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lenape Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (808 to 691); teachers down 6% (52 to 49.1).
About Lenape Elementary School
Lenape Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Ford City, Pennsylvania, one of the schools in Armstrong SD. The school reports 691 students in kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Armstrong SD has 4,240 students in 8 schools, and Lenape Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students make up 95% of enrollment at Lenape Elementary School. For comparison, Armstrong County is about 95% White. Lenape Elementary School's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 14.1:1 comes from the school's 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.0 students per teacher above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
allk12 grades Lenape Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Pennsylvania, Lenape Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.0% actual against a predicted 34.4%.
In the county around the school, Armstrong County, the median household income is $65,008, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Armstrong County is home to 17 public schools and about 6,972 public school students.
Lenape Technical School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Lenape Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Local comparison: Lenape Elementary School ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 46.0% versus a 57.9% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 39 fewer students in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Armstrong County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,622
Census ACS
Median income
$65,008
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,972 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Armstrong SD
- Armstrong JSHSHigh · 1,374 students
- West Shamokin JSHSHigh · 526 students
- West Hills Primary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- West Hills Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 424 students
- Shannock Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Elderton Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
Other Lenape Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lenape Elementary. Lenape Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- LENAPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEW PALTZ, NY · 368 students
Nearby schools
- Lenape Technical School0.3 mi · 586
- Armstrong JSHS2.4 mi · 1,374
- West Hills Intermediate School5.1 mi · 424
- West Hills Primary School5.2 mi · 522
- South Buffalo Elementary School8.9 mi · 221
- Leechburg Area High School10.4 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About Lenape Elementary SchoolHow large is Lenape Elementary School?
Lenape Elementary School enrolls approximately 691 students in grades KG-06.
Is Lenape Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lenape Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Lenape Elementary School have?
Lenape Elementary School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Lenape Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lenape Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lenape Elementary School in?
Lenape Elementary School is part of Armstrong SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.