Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG SPRING SD·NCES 420366000038
Oak Flat Elementary School
334 Centerville Rd, Newville, PA 17241 · (717) 776-2045 · Cumberland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
10.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
180 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Big Spring SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
69.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.8% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 67.8% | 64.4% |
% 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
68.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% 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 Oak Flat Elementary School
Oak Flat Elementary School's state test result (68.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Flat Elementary School this school | 348 | 51.7% | 68.4% |
| Spring Cove Elementary School Roaring Spring | 337 | 52.5% | N/A |
| Wingate Elementary School Wingate | 365 | 53.2% | 45.5% |
| Meyersdale Area Elementary School Meyersdale | 338 | 53.3% | 63.9% |
| Southern Fulton Elementary School Warfordsburg | 346 | 54.0% | 49.1% |
| Oakview Elementary School Stoneboro | 348 | 53.7% | 77.5% |
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 Oak Flat Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #338 of 1,396 | #6 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #284 of 1,511 ▲ 86 | #4 of 34 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #409 of 1,511 ▼ 19 | #10 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #1,062 of 1,638 | #24 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #181 of 1,528 | #2 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #1,296 of 1,531 | #35 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #967 of 1,600 | #14 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #474 of 1,045 | #10 of 21 |
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
348
-26 (-7%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 348 | 32.1 | 10.9:1 | 52% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 31.5 | 12.0:1 | 47% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 33 | 11.9:1 | 44% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 374 | 32 | 11.7:1 | 38% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 33.6 | 12.1:1 | 42% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 39% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 36 | 10.8:1 | 33% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 20% (109) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Flat Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (405 to 348); teachers down 5% (33.6 to 32.1).
About Oak Flat Elementary School
Oak Flat Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Newville, Pennsylvania. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 348 students. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 21% lower.
Oak Flat Elementary School is one school in Big Spring SD, a system of 5 schools with 2,344 students.
Oak Flat Elementary School is 92% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 6% multiracial. That compares with about 82% White among all Cumberland County residents. The diversity index for Oak Flat Elementary School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Oak Flat Elementary School, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 41% for public schools in Cumberland County.
Oak Flat Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 83% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Oak Flat Elementary School is 13.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
In the wider Cumberland County area, the median household earns about $87,494 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Oak Flat Elementary School shares Cumberland County with 56 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Big Spring High School, is about 1.0 miles. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Oak Flat Elementary School places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Oak Flat Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decline, from 374 to 348.
People who know Oak Flat Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,323
Census ACS
Median income
$87,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
33,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Big Spring SD
- Big Spring High SchoolHigh · 764 students
- Big Spring Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Newville Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
- Mount Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
Other schools in Newville
- Big Spring High SchoolHigh · 764 students
- Big Spring Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Newville Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
- Mount Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
Nearby schools
- Big Spring High School1.0 mi · 764
- Mount Rock Elementary School1.2 mi · 331
- Big Spring Middle School1.3 mi · 550
- Newville Elementary School1.5 mi · 351
- North Dickinson Elementary School7.1 mi · 193
- Shippensburg Area Intrm School9.4 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Flat Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Oak Flat Elementary School?
Oak Flat Elementary School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Oak Flat Elementary School serve?
Oak Flat Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Oak Flat Elementary School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Oak Flat Elementary School.
How diverse is Oak Flat Elementary School?
Oak Flat Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Oak Flat Elementary School public or private?
Oak Flat Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Big Spring SD.
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