Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST PERRY SD·NCES 422574004920
New Bloomfield Elementary School
300 West High St, New Bloomfield, PA 17068 · (717) 582-4318 · Perry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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.
- C+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
17.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
386 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 West Perry SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
29.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.5% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 36.5% | 32.2% |
% 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 New Bloomfield Elementary School
New Bloomfield Elementary School's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bloomfield Elementary School this school | 391 | 98.7% | 36.4% |
| Mifflinburg Area Intrmd School Mifflinburg | 381 | 99.2% | 59.8% |
| Mellon Elementary School Ligonier | 395 | 96.7% | 66.7% |
| Susquehanna Community Elementary School Susquehanna | 415 | 100.0% | 44.8% |
| SRU Elementary School East Smithfield | 382 | 99.0% | 41.5% |
| Tunkhannock Area Primary Center Tunkhannock | 416 | 99.3% | N/A |
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 New Bloomfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Perry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #1,102 of 1,396 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #1,165 of 1,511 ▼ 73 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #1,140 of 1,511 ▲ 29 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #920 of 1,638 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,479 of 1,528 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.0% | #1,334 of 1,531 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #411 of 1,600 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #660 of 1,045 | #5 of 6 |
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
391
+31 (+9%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 391 | 22.6 | 17.3:1 | 99% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 23.6 | 16.4:1 | 100% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 27.6 | 13.8:1 | 52% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 43% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 29.6 | 14.7:1 | 50% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 39% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 35% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 24% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 31 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Bloomfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (433 to 391); teachers down 24% (29.6 to 22.6).
About New Bloomfield Elementary School
New Bloomfield Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania. Enrollment totals 391 students across pre-K through 5.
Within West Perry SD, New Bloomfield Elementary School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 2,137 students.
By race and ethnicity, New Bloomfield Elementary School is 93% White. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Perry County overall, the White share is about 94%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 14%.
Its staff includes 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.3 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1. New Bloomfield Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 99%. Among public schools in Perry County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, New Bloomfield Elementary School outscored 30%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
New Bloomfield Elementary School scores 36.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 35.3%.
For the population of Perry County, the median household earns about $79,444 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. New Bloomfield Elementary School shares Perry County with 14 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Carroll Elementary School, is about 4.0 miles. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.9%; New Bloomfield Elementary School's is 36.4%, ranking 8th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 9% across 4 years, from 360 in 2020-21 to 391 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.3:1 to 17.3:1 over the same years.
The New Bloomfield Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,239
Census ACS
Median income
$79,444
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,512 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Perry SD
- West Perry SHSHigh · 645 students
- West Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 499 students
- Carroll Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Blain Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
Other New Bloomfield Elementary schools
One other US public school is named New Bloomfield Elementary. New Bloomfield Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- NEW BLOOMFIELD ELEM.NEW BLOOMFIELD, MO · 403 students
Nearby schools
- Carroll Elementary School4.0 mi · 344
- Newport Middle School5.3 mi · 228
- Newport High School5.3 mi · 267
- Newport Elementary School5.4 mi · 436
- West Perry SHS5.9 mi · 645
- West Perry Middle School6.0 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About New Bloomfield Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at New Bloomfield Elementary School?
New Bloomfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does New Bloomfield Elementary School serve?
New Bloomfield Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does New Bloomfield Elementary School have?
New Bloomfield Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
How diverse is New Bloomfield Elementary School?
New Bloomfield Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees New Bloomfield Elementary School?
New Bloomfield Elementary School is overseen by West Perry SD in Perry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.