Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEYERSDALE AREA SD·NCES 421515006208
Meyersdale Area Elementary School
1345 Shaw Mines Rd, Meyersdale, PA 15552 · (814) 634-8313 · Somerset County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+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
11.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
180 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 Meyersdale Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.7pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 68.3% | 64.1% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Meyersdale Area Elementary School
Meyersdale Area Elementary School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meyersdale Area Elementary School this school | 338 | 53.3% | 63.9% |
| Oakview Elementary School Stoneboro | 348 | 53.7% | 77.5% |
| Wingate Elementary School Wingate | 365 | 53.2% | 45.5% |
| West Greene El Center Waynesburg | 333 | 55.9% | 60.9% |
| Spring Cove Elementary School Roaring Spring | 337 | 52.5% | N/A |
| W.A. McCreery Elementary School Marion Center | 372 | 53.0% | 53.7% |
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 Meyersdale Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #477 of 1,396 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #669 of 1,511 ▼ 293 | #6 of 11 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #571 of 1,511 ▼ 186 | #5 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #1,112 of 1,638 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #244 of 1,528 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.5% | #1,481 of 1,531 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.3% | #938 of 1,600 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #439 of 450 | N/A |
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
338
+27 (+9%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 338 | 30.1 | 11.2:1 | 53% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 30.6 | 10.2:1 | 58% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 31.1 | 10.3:1 | 60% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 30 | 10.4:1 | 58% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 27.8 | 12.1:1 | 54% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 54% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 34 | 11.9:1 | 44% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 44% (213) |
| 1990-91 | 763 | 47 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meyersdale Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (337 to 338); teachers up 8% (27.8 to 30.1).
About Meyersdale Area Elementary School
Meyersdale Area Elementary School is an elementary school in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, and it is part of Meyersdale Area SD. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 338 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Besides Meyersdale Area Elementary School, Meyersdale Area SD runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 747 students.
White students are 96% of those enrolled at Meyersdale Area Elementary School. Next come 2% multiracial. That is in line with Somerset County, where about 94% of residents are White. A diversity index of 7% means there is a 7% chance two randomly chosen students at Meyersdale Area Elementary School are from different groups.
Meyersdale Area Elementary School reported 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1. There are 180 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 53% of enrollment. The 66% average for public schools in Somerset County is 13 points higher.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Meyersdale Area Elementary School outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Meyersdale Area Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.9%, compared with a predicted 54.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Somerset County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $61,446, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 29 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,271, Meyersdale Area Elementary School among them.
Meyersdale Area High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Meyersdale Area Elementary School is 1st among 9 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 338, up from 311 in 2020-21.
Meyersdale Area Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,799
Census ACS
Median income
$61,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
8,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meyersdale Area SD
- Meyersdale Area High SchoolHigh · 246 students
- Meyersdale Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 163 students
Other schools in Meyersdale
- Meyersdale Area High SchoolHigh · 246 students
- Meyersdale Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Meyersdale Area High School0.1 mi · 246
- Meyersdale Area Middle School0.1 mi · 163
- Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS4.0 mi · 125
- Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School4.0 mi · 130
- Route 40 Elementary7.9 mi · 123
- Grantsville Elementary9.3 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About Meyersdale Area Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Meyersdale Area Elementary School?
Meyersdale Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 338 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Meyersdale Area Elementary School serve?
Meyersdale Area Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Meyersdale Area Elementary School?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Meyersdale Area Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meyersdale Area Elementary School?
At Meyersdale Area Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Meyersdale Area Elementary School?
Meyersdale Area Elementary School is overseen by Meyersdale Area SD in Somerset County.
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