Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENERAL MCLANE SD·NCES 421065002039
McKean Elementary School
5120 West Rd, Mc Kean, PA 16426 · (814) 273-1033 · Erie County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
124 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 66 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 8% larger than its 4th grade class (61).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Based on grade levels within General McLane SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
64.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.4% | 64.7% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 68.0% |
% 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
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 McKean Elementary School
McKean Elementary School's state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKean Elementary School this school | 319 | 38.9% | 69.6% |
| Knoch Intermediate Elementary School Saxonburg | 296 | 37.2% | 68.9% |
| Clark Elementary School Erie | 303 | 38.9% | 77.7% |
| Hegins-Hubley Elementary School Valley View | 307 | 42.3% | 50.1% |
| Robison Elementary School Erie | 359 | 40.4% | 75.5% |
| Rockwood Area Elementary School Rockwood | 295 | 42.4% | 58.0% |
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 McKean Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #297 of 1,396 | #10 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #405 of 1,511 ▼ 122 | #13 of 33 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #297 of 1,511 ▲ 107 | #9 of 33 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #1,176 of 1,638 | #30 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #454 of 1,528 | #9 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #1,407 of 1,531 | #33 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #1,183 of 1,600 | #32 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #748 of 1,045 | #15 of 24 |
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
319
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 319 | 26.4 | 12.1:1 | 39% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 25.6 | 12.4:1 | 39% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 24.6 | 13.6:1 | 36% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 29% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 26.8 | 12.9:1 | 42% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 43% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 37% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 24% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 25 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKean Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (346 to 319); teachers down 1% (26.8 to 26.4).
About McKean Elementary School
McKean Elementary School is a small elementary school in Mc Kean, Pennsylvania, under General McLane SD. It enrolls 319 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 4. It has 28% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).
The 4 schools of General McLane SD, including McKean Elementary School, enroll 2,075 students.
The share of White students at McKean Elementary School is 94%. Other groups make up 4% multiracial. Erie County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, McKean Elementary School scores 11%.
McKean Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1, with 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 39% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Erie County, the school's rate is lower.
McKean Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
A school with McKean Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 60.9%. McKean Elementary School scores 69.6%, 8.6 points above that line.
American Community Survey estimates for Erie County show that the median household earns about $63,354 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Erie County has 68 public schools with about 35,738 students, including McKean Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Erie County Technical School, is about 3.4 miles. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, McKean Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 319, close to the 320 recorded in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.3:1 to 12.1:1.
On allk12, people connected to McKean Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,052
Census ACS
Median income
$63,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
35,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in General McLane SD
- General McLane High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- James W Parker Middle SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Edinboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Erie County Technical School3.4 mi · 2
- Walnut Creek Middle School3.5 mi · 399
- Asbury Elementary School3.5 mi · 572
- Grandview Elementary School5.1 mi · 691
- McDowell High School5.2 mi · 2,133
- Robison Elementary School5.2 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About McKean Elementary SchoolHow large is McKean Elementary School?
McKean Elementary School enrolls approximately 319 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does McKean Elementary School serve?
McKean Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at McKean Elementary School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at McKean Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at McKean Elementary School?
Student demographics at McKean Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is McKean Elementary School in?
McKean Elementary School is part of General McLane SD.
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