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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUTLER AREA SD·NCES 420459001138
McQuistion Elementary School
210 Mechling Drive, Butler, PA 16001 · (724) 287-8721 · Butler County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest 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
12.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
501 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
21%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 Butler Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
59.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.7% | 59.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 58.4% |
% 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% 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 27 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 →
Where McQuistion Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #563 of 1,396 | #14 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #538 of 1,511 ▼ 14 | #14 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #600 of 1,511 ▲ 28 | #14 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #536 of 1,638 | #11 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #656 of 1,528 | #7 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #1,176 of 1,531 | #6 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #275 of 1,600 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #146 of 450 | #6 of 10 |
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
498
+78 (+19%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 498 | 39.3 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 40.3 | 12.9:1 | 96% (501) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 40.3 | 13.3:1 | 62% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 33 | 12.7:1 | 59% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 56% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 42 | 12.1:1 | 49% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 23% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 16% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 28 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McQuistion Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (439 to 498); teachers up 16% (34 to 39.3).
About McQuistion Elementary School
McQuistion Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Butler, Pennsylvania. Its enrollment is 498 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Within Butler Area SD, McQuistion Elementary School is one of 9 schools. The district enrolls 5,762 students.
White students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
McQuistion Elementary School has 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, McQuistion Elementary School outscored 81%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
McQuistion Elementary School outperforms its prediction by 26.6 points. The model expects 34.5% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Pennsylvania; the school's rate is 61.1%.
In Butler County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $89,843 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting McQuistion Elementary School, Butler County has 39 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Broad Street Elementary School, is about 1.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, McQuistion Elementary School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
McQuistion Elementary School has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 420 (2020-21) to 498 (2024-25).
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Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,254
Census ACS
Median income
$89,843
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
24,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Butler Area SD
- Butler Area SHSHigh · 1,956 students
- Butler Area IHSMiddle · 1,291 students
- Center Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Connoquenessing Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Summit Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
Other schools in Butler
- Butler Area SHSHigh · 1,956 students
- Butler Area IHSMiddle · 1,291 students
- Center Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Summit Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Emily Brittain Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Broad Street Elementary School1.5 mi · 228
- Emily Brittain Elementary School1.6 mi · 255
- Butler Area IHS1.8 mi · 1,291
- Butler Area SHS2.0 mi · 1,956
- Butler County Area Vocational Technical School2.1 mi · 26
- Northwest Elementary School3.1 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About McQuistion Elementary SchoolHow many students attend McQuistion Elementary School?
McQuistion Elementary School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades KG-05.
Is McQuistion Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McQuistion Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does McQuistion Elementary School have?
McQuistion Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at McQuistion Elementary School?
Student demographics at McQuistion Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is McQuistion Elementary School in?
McQuistion Elementary School is part of Butler Area SD.
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