Enrollment
225
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELLWOOD CITY AREA SD·NCES 420924007372
Perry Lower Intrmd School
619 Portersville Rd., Ellwood City, PA 16117 · (724) 758-9458 · Lawrence County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest 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
10.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
132 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 107 | 48% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 52% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ellwood City Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
52.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.2% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 49.5% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Perry Lower Intrmd School
Perry Lower Intrmd School's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Lower Intrmd School this school | 225 | 58.7% | 58.3% |
| Lake-Noxen Elementary School Harvey's Lake | 236 | 55.9% | 62.6% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School Indiana | 213 | 61.5% | 58.0% |
| Indian Valley Intrmd School Reedsville | 212 | 54.7% | 54.5% |
| Avis Elementary School Jersey Shore | 234 | 54.3% | 54.5% |
| Northwest Area Primary School Shickshinny | 215 | 61.9% | 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 Perry Lower Intrmd School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #643 of 1,396 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #725 of 1,511 ▲ 47 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #543 of 1,511 ▲ 183 | #5 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #1,476 of 1,638 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #84 of 1,528 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.8% | #1,150 of 1,531 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #837 of 1,600 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #462 of 1,045 | #4 of 9 |
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
225
-27 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
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 | 225 | 22.6 | 10.0:1 | 59% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 20.6 | 11.5:1 | 56% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 20.7 | 11.2:1 | 59% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 55% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 263 | 21 | 12.5:1 | 51% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 17 | 14.8:1 | 53% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry Lower Intrmd School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (263 to 225); teachers up 7% (21 to 22.6).
About Perry Lower Intrmd School
Perry Lower Intrmd School is a small elementary school in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. The school counts 225 students across grades 3 through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Ellwood City Area SD, which runs Perry Lower Intrmd School, has 4 schools and 1,508 students.
Most students at Perry Lower Intrmd School are White: 88% of enrollment. The remaining students are 8% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, Lawrence County is about 90% White. By the diversity index, Perry Lower Intrmd School comes in at 22%.
The school employs the equivalent of 22.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Perry Lower Intrmd School is 59%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lawrence County is 67%.
Perry Lower Intrmd School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Perry Lower Intrmd School are 5.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (58.3% actual, 52.5% predicted).
Across Lawrence County, median household income is about $61,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Perry Lower Intrmd School is among the 25 public schools in Lawrence County.
The next-closest public school is Riverside Middle School, about 1.9 miles away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Perry Lower Intrmd School. On proficiency, Perry Lower Intrmd School is ahead of the 54.9% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
NCES describes the area around Perry Lower Intrmd School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 225 was 11% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 252. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.3:1 to 10.0:1.
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Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,024
Census ACS
Median income
$61,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
11,015 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ellwood City Area SD
- Lincoln JSHSHigh · 682 students
- North Side Primary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Hartman Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 225 students
Other schools in Ellwood City
- Lincoln JSHSHigh · 682 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Riverside High SchoolHigh · 461 students
- North Side Primary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Riverside Middle SchoolMiddle · 307 students
- Hartman Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 225 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside Middle School1.9 mi · 307
- Riverside Elementary School1.9 mi · 667
- Hartman Intrmd School2.0 mi · 225
- Riverside High School2.0 mi · 461
- Lincoln JSHS2.0 mi · 682
- North Side Primary School2.2 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Perry Lower Intrmd SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Perry Lower Intrmd School?
Perry Lower Intrmd School enrolls approximately 225 students in grades 03-04.
What age range does Perry Lower Intrmd School serve?
Perry Lower Intrmd School serves students from grade 03 through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Perry Lower Intrmd School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Perry Lower Intrmd School is approximately 10.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Perry Lower Intrmd School?
At Perry Lower Intrmd School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Perry Lower Intrmd School public or private?
Perry Lower Intrmd School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ellwood City Area SD.
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