Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING COVE SD·NCES 422253009984
Martinsburg Elementary School
415 Spring Street, Martinsburg, PA 16662 · (814) 501-6111 · Blair County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
205 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 119 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 36% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Spring Cove SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
48.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.2pp 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 48 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.5% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 50.6% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Martinsburg Elementary School
Martinsburg Elementary School's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsburg Elementary School this school | 364 | 56.3% | 48.9% |
| Indian Valley Elementary School Reedsville | 348 | 56.3% | 43.6% |
| Newville Elementary School Newville | 351 | 57.3% | 48.4% |
| Line Mountain Elementary School Trevorton | 355 | 56.1% | 49.1% |
| Cambridge Springs Elementary School Cambridge Springs | 353 | 58.1% | 56.4% |
| Southern Fulton Elementary School Warfordsburg | 346 | 54.0% | 49.1% |
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 Martinsburg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Blair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #894 of 1,396 | #11 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #835 of 1,511 ▼ 90 | #9 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #1,046 of 1,511 ▼ 14 | #14 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #1,009 of 1,638 | #10 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,093 of 1,528 | #15 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.6% | #1,365 of 1,531 | #12 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #881 of 1,600 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #556 of 1,045 | #13 of 17 |
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
364
0 (0%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 364 | 25.8 | 14.1:1 | 56% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 27.6 | 13.5:1 | 55% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 26.3 | 13.9:1 | 51% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 56% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 26.9 | 15.4:1 | 47% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 42% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 38% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 30% (107) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martinsburg Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (414 to 364); teachers down 4% (26.9 to 25.8).
About Martinsburg Elementary School
Martinsburg Elementary School is a public small elementary school in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania. Enrollment is 364 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 3 through 5.
Spring Cove SD is responsible for 4 schools, Martinsburg Elementary School included, with 1,568 students in all.
Most students at Martinsburg Elementary School are White: 93% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Blair County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. The chance that two students picked at random at Martinsburg Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
Its teaching staff equals 25.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 56%. That is 18 points below the 74% average for public schools in Blair County.
allk12 grades Martinsburg Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Martinsburg Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.9%; the prediction is 53.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Blair County, median household income is about $62,382, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Martinsburg Elementary School is one of 33 public schools in Blair County, which together enroll about 15,692 students.
The closest public school to Martinsburg Elementary School is Central High School, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of Martinsburg Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. On proficiency, Martinsburg Elementary School is ahead of the 41.7% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 6.
Under the NCES locale system, Martinsburg Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Martinsburg Elementary School was 364 in 2020-21 and 364 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.0:1 to 14.1:1.
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Blair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,277
Census ACS
Median income
$62,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
15,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spring Cove SD
- Central High SchoolHigh · 504 students
- Spring Cove Middle SchoolMiddle · 363 students
- Spring Cove Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School1.0 mi · 504
- Spring Cove Middle School3.8 mi · 363
- Spring Cove Elementary School3.8 mi · 337
- Claysburg-Kimmel Sr High School7.1 mi · 266
- Claysburg-Kimmel Jr High School7.1 mi · 102
- Tussey Mountain High School7.2 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Martinsburg Elementary SchoolHow large is Martinsburg Elementary School?
Martinsburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades 03-05.
Is Martinsburg Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Martinsburg Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Martinsburg Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Martinsburg Elementary School.
How diverse is Martinsburg Elementary School?
Martinsburg Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Martinsburg Elementary School?
Martinsburg Elementary School is overseen by Spring Cove SD in Blair County.
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