Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONESSEN CITY SD·NCES 421560004444
Monessen El Center
1275 Rostraver St, Monessen, PA 15062 · (724) 684-4456 · Westmoreland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
11.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
284 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 61 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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 Monessen City SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.4pp since 2023
Math
16.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.0% | 16.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.4% | 11.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Monessen El Center
Monessen El Center's state test result (20.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monessen El Center this school | 330 | 86.1% | 20.4% |
| Lafayette Elementary School Uniontown | 283 | 94.3% | 20.7% |
| Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5 Pittsburgh | 278 | 84.5% | 27.2% |
| Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 Pittsburgh | 233 | 91.4% | 46.6% |
| Musser Elementary School Sharon | 324 | 97.5% | 30.4% |
| Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy Philadelphia | 338 | 91.4% | 47.1% |
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 Monessen El Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #1,289 of 1,396 | #37 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #1,328 of 1,511 ▲ 48 | #38 of 38 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #1,396 of 1,511 ▼ 79 | #38 of 38 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #1,136 of 1,638 | #29 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #366 of 1,528 | #4 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #137 of 1,531 | #3 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #681 of 1,600 | #12 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #336 of 1,045 | #6 of 33 |
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
330
-44 (-12%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 330 | 28 | 11.8:1 | 86% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 87% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 29.5 | 11.0:1 | 84% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 374 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 99% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 77% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 100% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 37 | 11.8:1 | 68% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 37 | 13.1:1 | 68% (331) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 33 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monessen El Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (405 to 330); teachers down 7% (30 to 28).
About Monessen El Center
Monessen El Center, a small elementary school, is located in Monessen, Pennsylvania. The school reports 330 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Monessen El Center reports to Monessen City SD, which has 3 schools and 651 students.
The most common group at Monessen El Center is Black students, at 39%. Other groups include 29% White, 28% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Monessen El Center counts 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.8 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. About 86% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 53% for public schools in Westmoreland County.
Monessen El Center is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations places Monessen El Center in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 20.3 points below it (20.4% actual, 40.7% predicted).
In the county around the school, Westmoreland County, the median household income is $74,109, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 85 public schools in Westmoreland County, enrolling about 41,302 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Monessen Middle School is the closest, at about 1.2 miles. Monessen El Center is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Monessen El Center ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 20.4% versus a 35.9% average.
The NCES locale for Monessen El Center is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment dropped 12% from its 2020-21 level of 374. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.4:1 to 11.8:1 over the same years.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Westmoreland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,500
Census ACS
Median income
$74,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
85
41,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monessen City SD
- Monessen SHSHigh · 193 students
- Monessen Middle SchoolMiddle · 128 students
Other schools in Monessen
- Monessen SHSHigh · 193 students
- Monessen Middle SchoolMiddle · 128 students
Nearby schools
- Monessen Middle School1.2 mi · 128
- Monessen SHS1.2 mi · 193
- Charleroi Area High School1.7 mi · 450
- Charleroi Area El Center1.9 mi · 621
- Charleroi Area Middle School1.9 mi · 299
- Ringgold Elementary School South1.9 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Monessen El CenterHow many students attend Monessen El Center?
Monessen El Center enrolls approximately 330 students in grades PK-05.
Is Monessen El Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monessen El Center is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Monessen El Center have?
Monessen El Center employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Monessen El Center?
Student demographics at Monessen El Center are roughly 29% White, 3% Hispanic, 39% Black, 0% Asian, 28% Two or more.
Is Monessen El Center public or private?
Monessen El Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monessen City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.