Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIONTOWN AREA SD·NCES 422415002139
Menallen School
8 Pedro Drive, Uniontown, PA 15401 · (724) 438-4160 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- 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
12.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
317 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 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 5% larger than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.0pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.1% | 42.4% |
% 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% 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 17 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 Menallen School
Menallen School's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menallen School this school | 318 | 99.7% | 51.6% |
| Neason Hill Elementary School Meadville | 333 | 97.6% | 40.0% |
| George J Plava Elementary School Mc Clellandtown | 314 | 98.7% | 36.2% |
| West End Elementary School Meadville | 310 | 99.0% | 61.4% |
| Shirley Twp Elementary School Mount Union | 279 | 96.8% | 32.0% |
| Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School Altoona | 349 | 99.1% | 41.6% |
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 Menallen School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #834 of 1,396 | #5 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #933 of 1,511 ▼ 14 | #8 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #709 of 1,511 ▼ 51 | #2 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #1,183 of 1,638 | #10 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #661 of 1,528 | #5 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #916 of 1,531 | #5 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #317 of 1,600 | #9 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #951 of 1,045 | #15 of 16 |
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
318
+14 (+5%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 318 | 25.1 | 12.7:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 26.8 | 11.8:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 22.1 | 13.9:1 | 95% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 89% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 22.4 | 14.5:1 | 56% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 47% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 54% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 50% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 446 | 21 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Menallen School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (326 to 318); teachers up 12% (22.4 to 25.1).
About Menallen School
Menallen School is a small elementary school located in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 318 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 28% smaller than that.
Menallen School belongs to Uniontown Area SD, a district of 9 schools and 2,485 students.
Federal enrollment data show Menallen School is 80% White. Enrollment also includes 13% multiracial and 5% Black. The school's White share is 9 points below the 90% share among Fayette County residents. Menallen School's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Menallen School was 12.7:1. That matches the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. Across public schools in Fayette County, the average is 92%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Menallen School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Menallen School ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools. It scores 51.6%; the prediction is 34.9%.
Fayette County has these Census figures: the median household income is $58,236, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fayette County is home to 39 public schools and about 15,340 public school students.
Nearest public school: Laurel Highlands Middle School, about 3.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.6%; Menallen School's is 51.6%, ranking 2nd of 9.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment grew 5% from its 2020-21 level of 304. The ratio was 13.8:1 in 2020-21 and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,997
Census ACS
Median income
$58,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
15,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Uniontown Area SD
- Uniontown Area SHSHigh · 716 students
- Ben Franklin SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- A J McMullen SchoolMiddle · 164 students
- Lafayette Middle SchoolMiddle · 150 students
- Wharton SchoolElementary · 141 students
Other schools in Uniontown
- Albert Gallatin Area SHSHigh · 920 students
- Laurel Highlands SHSHigh · 753 students
- Uniontown Area SHSHigh · 716 students
- Laurel Highlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Ben Franklin SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Hatfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Laurel Highlands Middle School3.5 mi · 662
- Ben Franklin School4.1 mi · 502
- Laurel Highlands SHS4.4 mi · 753
- Uniontown Area SHS4.4 mi · 716
- Clark Elementary School4.5 mi · 282
- Lafayette Middle School4.8 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About Menallen SchoolHow many students attend Menallen School?
Menallen School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades KG-06.
Is Menallen School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Menallen School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Menallen School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Menallen School.
How diverse is Menallen School?
Menallen School reports a student body of 80% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Two or more.
Is Menallen School public or private?
Menallen School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Uniontown Area SD.
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