Enrollment
151
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEYSTONE CENTRAL SD·NCES 421272504917
Liberty-Curtin Elementary School
11125 N Eagle Valley Rd, Blanchard, PA 16826 · (570) 893-4900 · Centre County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL151 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
147 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 27 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 18% smaller than its 4th grade class (33).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
65.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +13.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% | 65.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 51.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Liberty-Curtin Elementary School
Liberty-Curtin Elementary School's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty-Curtin Elementary School this school | 151 | 97.4% | 55.0% |
| Franklin School Vanderbilt | 127 | 97.6% | 46.2% |
| Renovo Elementary School Renovo | 155 | 91.0% | 62.8% |
| Harmony Area Elementary School Westover | 141 | 91.5% | 58.4% |
| Lurgan Elementary School Lurgan | 121 | 98.3% | 46.6% |
| Cairnbrook Elementary School Cairnbrook | 180 | 94.4% | 39.5% |
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 Liberty-Curtin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Centre County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #734 of 1,396 | #16 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #380 of 1,511 ▲ 325 | #13 of 19 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #785 of 1,511 ▲ 358 | #17 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 151 | #1,585 of 1,638 | #18 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #487 of 1,600 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.7% | #30 of 1,045 | #1 of 11 |
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
151
-11 (-7%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 151 | 14.8 | 10.2:1 | 97% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 147 | 14.3 | 10.3:1 | 100% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 151 | 13.8 | 10.9:1 | 54% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 162 | 16 | 10.1:1 | 60% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 19.3 | 13.4:1 | 41% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 19 | 12.9:1 | 48% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 248 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 42% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 319 | 22 | 14.5:1 | 35% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 265 | 21 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty-Curtin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (259 to 151); teachers down 23% (19.3 to 14.8).
About Liberty-Curtin Elementary School
Located in Blanchard, Pennsylvania, Liberty-Curtin Elementary School is a very small elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 151 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 443 students on average.
The Keystone Central SD system has 9 schools and 3,324 students.
Liberty-Curtin Elementary School is 91% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Its staff includes 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 2.9 students per teacher. Roughly 97% of students at Liberty-Curtin Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 31% average for public schools in Centre County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Liberty-Curtin Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 66% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Liberty-Curtin Elementary School is in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.0% is 19.2 points above the 35.9% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In Centre County, home to about 158,576 people, median household income comes to about $74,291, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 33 public schools in the county, enrolling about 13,674, Liberty-Curtin Elementary School among them.
Liberty-Curtin Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Howard Elementary School, about 4.8 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Liberty-Curtin Elementary School at 6th of 7.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% drop, from 162 to 151.
Liberty-Curtin Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Centre County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,576
Census ACS
Median income
$74,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
13,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Keystone Central SD
- Central Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Central Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 879 students
- Robb Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Mill Hall Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Woodward Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
- Renovo Elementary SchoolElementary · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Howard Elementary School4.8 mi · 87
- Central Mountain High School5.7 mi · 1,013
- Central Mountain Middle School6.1 mi · 879
- Mill Hall Elementary School6.1 mi · 318
- Marion-Walker Elementary School7.5 mi · 353
- Robb Elementary School9.5 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty-Curtin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Liberty-Curtin Elementary School?
Liberty-Curtin Elementary School enrolls approximately 151 students in grades KG-04.
Is Liberty-Curtin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Liberty-Curtin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Liberty-Curtin Elementary School have?
Liberty-Curtin Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
How diverse is Liberty-Curtin Elementary School?
Liberty-Curtin Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Liberty-Curtin Elementary School?
Liberty-Curtin Elementary School is overseen by Keystone Central SD in Centre County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.