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If you could change one rule at Mahanoy Area El Sch, what would it be?
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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAHANOY AREA SD·NCES 421443007283
Mahanoy Area Elementary School
1 Golden Bear Dr, Mahanoy City, PA 17948 · (570) 773-3443 · Schuylkill County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
585 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (94).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Mahanoy Area Elementary School→Mahanoy Area JSHS
Based on grade levels within Mahanoy Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
20.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
17.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.8% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.8% | 14.9% |
% 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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Mahanoy Area Elementary School
Mahanoy Area Elementary School's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahanoy Area Elementary School this school | 589 | 99.3% | 24.4% |
| Francis H Sheckler Elementary School Catasauqua | 589 | 96.9% | 36.9% |
| Mifflin Park Elementary School Shillington | 503 | 96.6% | 47.5% |
| George D Steckel Elementary School Whitehall | 561 | 98.8% | 48.7% |
| Zephyr Elementary School Whitehall | 598 | 98.3% | 53.1% |
| Nottingham School Oxford | 429 | 99.8% | 51.6% |
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 Mahanoy Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Schuylkill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #1,245 of 1,396 | #15 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #1,325 of 1,511 ▲ 2 | #15 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #1,348 of 1,511 ▼ 69 | #15 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #282 of 1,638 | #7 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #409 of 1,528 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #438 of 1,531 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #349 of 1,600 | #2 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #333 of 450 | #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
589
+76 (+15%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 589 | 49.5 | 11.9:1 | 99% (585) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 46.8 | 12.5:1 | 100% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 49.5 | 11.5:1 | 100% (570) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 48 | 10.7:1 | 100% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 48.5 | 11.7:1 | 100% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 33 | 12.0:1 | 70% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 62% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 56% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 25 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mahanoy Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (567 to 589); teachers up 2% (48.5 to 49.5).
About Mahanoy Area Elementary School
Mahanoy Area Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. The school reports 589 students in kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
The Mahanoy Area SD system has 2 schools and 1,132 students.
The most common group at Mahanoy Area Elementary School is White students, at 49%. After that, the student body is 46% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Schuylkill County, the White share is about 88%. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mahanoy Area Elementary School and a ratio of 11.9:1. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 99% of students. The rate at public schools in Schuylkill County averages 66%, lower than here.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Mahanoy Area Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mahanoy Area Elementary School, the prediction is 35.0% and the result is 24.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Schuylkill County show that the median household income is $68,313, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Mahanoy Area Elementary School is one of 35 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Mahanoy Area Elementary School is Mahanoy Area JSHS, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mahanoy Area Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
Mahanoy Area Elementary School has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
Enrollment grew 15% from its 2020-21 level of 513. The ratio was 10.7:1 in 2020-21 and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Mahanoy Area Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Schuylkill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,558
Census ACS
Median income
$68,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,259 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Mahanoy Area JSHS0.0 mi · 543
- Shenandoah Valley Elementary School3.2 mi · 726
- Shenandoah Valley JSHS3.2 mi · 546
- Schuylkill Technology Centers-North Campus4.8 mi · 1
- Saint Clair Area El/MS6.6 mi · 547
- North Schuylkill Elementary School7.8 mi · 1,064
Frequently asked questions
About Mahanoy Area Elementary SchoolHow large is Mahanoy Area Elementary School?
Mahanoy Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 589 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Mahanoy Area Elementary School serve?
Mahanoy Area Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Mahanoy Area Elementary School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Mahanoy Area Elementary School.
How diverse is Mahanoy Area Elementary School?
Mahanoy Area Elementary School reports a student body of 49% White, 46% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mahanoy Area Elementary School?
Mahanoy Area Elementary School is overseen by Mahanoy Area SD in Schuylkill County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.