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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Minersville Area El Ctr this year?
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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINERSVILLE AREA SD·NCES 421551006699
Minersville Area El Center
North Fifth Street, Minersville, PA 17954 · (570) 544-1400 · Schuylkill County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
455 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 18% |
This year's 1st grade class (73) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Minersville Area El Center→Minersville Area JSHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Minersville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.0pp since 2023
Math
31.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.1% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 29.2% |
% 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Minersville Area El Center
Minersville Area El Center's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minersville Area El Center this school | 468 | 97.2% | 43.1% |
| Wallenpaupack North Intrmd School Hawley | 474 | 98.5% | 61.9% |
| Lewistown Elementary School Lewistown | 457 | 98.9% | 28.4% |
| Fayetteville Elementary School Fayetteville | 481 | 96.7% | 57.0% |
| Wallenpaupack North Prim School Hawley | 418 | 99.3% | N/A |
| Farmdale Elementary School Mount Joy | 489 | 99.4% | 65.0% |
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 Minersville Area El Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Schuylkill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #1,017 of 1,396 | #10 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #1,132 of 1,511 ▲ 1 | #11 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #965 of 1,511 ▼ 132 | #8 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #626 of 1,638 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #848 of 1,528 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #852 of 1,531 | #7 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #493 of 1,600 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #707 of 1,045 | #4 of 7 |
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
468
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 468 | 35.2 | 13.3:1 | 97% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 41.2 | 11.0:1 | 100% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 39.6 | 11.8:1 | 98% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 42 | 11.3:1 | 47% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 36.9 | 13.9:1 | 52% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 50% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 48% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 49% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 402 | 20 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Minersville Area El Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (513 to 468); teachers down 4% (36.9 to 35.2).
About Minersville Area El Center
Minersville Area El Center is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Minersville, Pennsylvania. There are 468 students enrolled, covering grades 1 through 6.
Minersville Area SD has a total of 3 schools and 1,050 students, Minersville Area El Center among them.
About 78% of the student body at Minersville Area El Center is White. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Schuylkill County, the White share is about 88%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. That is in line with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. About 97% of students at Minersville Area El Center are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 66% average among public schools in Schuylkill County.
Minersville Area El Center earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Minersville Area El Center posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.1%, compared with a predicted 35.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Schuylkill County, home to about 143,558 people, median household income comes to about $68,313, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 35 public schools in the county, enrolling about 18,259, Minersville Area El Center among them.
Minersville Area JSHS is about 0.1 miles from Minersville Area El Center, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. By average proficiency, Minersville Area El Center is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
Minersville Area El Center has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
The school's size has been steady, with 475 students in 2020-21 and 468 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.3:1 to 13.3:1 over the same years.
Minersville Area El Center has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Schuylkill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,558
Census ACS
Median income
$68,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,259 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Minersville Area SD
- Minersville Area JSHSHigh · 481 students
- Early Childhood Edu CenterElementary · 101 students
Nearby schools
- Minersville Area JSHS0.1 mi · 481
- Early Childhood Edu Center1.5 mi · 101
- Clarke El Center2.6 mi · 892
- Pottsville Area High School2.9 mi · 976
- Lengel Middle School2.9 mi · 720
- Gillingham Charter School3.5 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About Minersville Area El CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Minersville Area El Center?
Minersville Area El Center enrolls approximately 468 students in grades 01-06.
What grades does Minersville Area El Center serve?
Minersville Area El Center serves grades 01-06.
How many students per teacher at Minersville Area El Center?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Minersville Area El Center.
How diverse is Minersville Area El Center?
Minersville Area El Center reports a student body of 78% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Minersville Area El Center public or private?
Minersville Area El Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Minersville Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.