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Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALTOONA AREA SD·NCES 420234007254
Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School
308 Hillside Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601 · (814) 946-8400 · Blair County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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
11.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
346 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
38.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.4pp since 2023
Math
33.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 33.5% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School
Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School this school | 349 | 99.1% | 41.6% |
| Neason Hill Elementary School Meadville | 333 | 97.6% | 40.0% |
| Penn-Lincoln Elementary School Altoona | 313 | 99.0% | 30.5% |
| Menallen School Uniontown | 318 | 99.7% | 51.6% |
| Rochester Area Elementary School Rochester | 346 | 98.8% | 48.2% |
| Nicely Elementary School Greensburg | 296 | 97.6% | 62.5% |
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 Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Blair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #1,043 of 1,396 | #15 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #1,103 of 1,511 ▼ 35 | #15 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #1,039 of 1,511 ▼ 33 | #13 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #1,058 of 1,638 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #218 of 1,528 | #2 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #796 of 1,531 | #3 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #373 of 1,600 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.8% | #21 of 1,045 | #1 of 17 |
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
349
-80 (-19%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 349 | 31.5 | 11.1:1 | 99% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 31.4 | 12.3:1 | 99% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 73% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 66% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 42.3 | 14.4:1 | 73% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 73% (425) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 59% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 25 | 19.9:1 | 38% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 665 | 29 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (610 to 349); teachers down 26% (42.3 to 31.5).
About Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School
Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School is a small elementary school in Altoona Area SD, located in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The school reports 349 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 21% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School is part of Altoona Area SD, where 10 schools serve 6,852 students.
At 77%, White students outnumber all other groups at Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School combined. After that, the student body is 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Among all residents of Blair County, the White share is about 92%. Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.1 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 99% of students. It compares with 74% for public schools in Blair County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 35.1%. Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School scores 41.6%, 6.5 points above that line.
Census estimates describe Blair County this way: median household income is about $62,382, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 33 public schools in Blair County, with a combined enrollment of about 15,692.
Of nearby public schools, Baker Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.5 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School is Suburb: Small.
The student count in 2024-25 was 349, 19% below the 429 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.1:1, from 13.0:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Blair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,277
Census ACS
Median income
$62,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
15,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Altoona Area SD
- Altoona Area High SchoolHigh · 2,255 students
- Altoona Area Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,578 students
- Juniata Gap Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Juniata Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Logan Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other schools in Altoona
- Altoona Area High SchoolHigh · 2,255 students
- Altoona Area Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,578 students
- Juniata Gap Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Juniata Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Logan Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Baker Elementary School1.5 mi · 263
- Central Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation CS1.7 mi · 194
- Pleasant Valley Elementary School2.0 mi · 439
- Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center2.7 mi · 60
- Altoona Area Jr High School2.8 mi · 1,578
- Altoona Area High School2.8 mi · 2,255
Frequently asked questions
About Mowrie A Ebner Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School?
Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School serve?
Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School have?
Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School?
At Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 6% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School public or private?
Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Altoona Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.