Otto-Eldred El Sch

Located at 5 Bennett Street, in Eldred, Pennsylvania, Otto-Eldred El Sch is a close-knit K-5 school that instructs 271 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Otto-Eldred SD. Enrollment runs roughly 39% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Otto-Eldred El Sch is one of 2 schools operated by Otto-Eldred SD, a district that serves 544 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Otto-Eldred El Sch logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school records 3% multiracial. Compared to McKean County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against McKean County (around 90%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Otto-Eldred El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.8%, the actual is 62.5%, a residual of +12.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for McKean County indicate median household income runs about $62,905, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Otto-Eldred El Sch is one of 14 public schools in McKean County (combined enrollment of about 5,275 students).

The closest other public school is Otto-Eldred JSHS, roughly 4.8 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Otto-Eldred El Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 49.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Otto-Eldred El Sch has shrank 18%, going from 332 students in 2018 to 271 in 2025.

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