Enrollment
94
Elementary
DISTRICT 163 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALD EAGLE AREA SD·NCES 420291001331
Port Matilda Elementary School
209 Locust Street, Port Matilda, PA 16870 · (814) 692-7429 · Centre County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL94 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
39 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 | 14 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (14).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Port Matilda Elementary School→Bald Eagle Area MS/SHS
Based on grade levels within Bald Eagle Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.1pp since 2023
Math
61.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 61.4% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 61.4% |
% 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Port Matilda Elementary School
Port Matilda Elementary School's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Matilda Elementary School this school | 94 | 41.5% | 64.5% |
| Beaver-Main Elementary School Bloomsburg | 95 | 38.9% | 82.8% |
| Mountaintop Area Elementary School Snow Shoe | 104 | 44.2% | 67.2% |
| Howard Elementary School Howard | 87 | 47.1% | 78.7% |
| Shade Gap Elementary School Shade Gap | 90 | 53.3% | 62.2% |
| Mill Village Elementary School Mill Village | 102 | 52.9% | 85.1% |
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 Port Matilda Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Centre County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 94 | #1,625 of 1,638 | #20 of 23 |
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
94
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 235
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 94 | 9.3 | 10.1:1 | 41% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 99 | 9.3 | 10.7:1 | 39% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 100 | 9.8 | 10.2:1 | 41% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 93 | 11 | 8.4:1 | 33% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 117 | 11.8 | 9.9:1 | 38% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 123 | 10 | 12.3:1 | 30% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 178 | 16 | 11.1:1 | 33% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 207 | 14 | 14.8:1 | 37% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 235 | 14 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Port Matilda Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (117 to 94); teachers down 21% (11.8 to 9.3).
About Port Matilda Elementary School
Port Matilda Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania. It educates 94 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 79% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Port Matilda Elementary School sits within Bald Eagle Area SD, which has 5 schools and 1,482 students.
The large majority of students at Port Matilda Elementary School, 94%, are White. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Centre County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Port Matilda Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
The school employs the equivalent of 9.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.1:1. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 41%. Public schools in Centre County average 31%.
The allk12 Grade for Port Matilda Elementary School is B. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 61% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Port Matilda Elementary School scores 64.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 59.8%.
Centre County has these Census figures: median household income is about $74,291, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Centre County number 33 and enroll about 13,674.
The nearest other public school, Gray's Woods Elementary School, is about 4.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Port Matilda Elementary School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Port Matilda Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 93 in 2020-21, 94 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 8.4:1 to 10.1:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Centre County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,576
Census ACS
Median income
$74,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
13,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bald Eagle Area SD
- Bald Eagle Area MS/SHSHigh · 832 students
- Wingate Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
- Mountaintop Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 104 students
- Howard Elementary SchoolElementary · 87 students
Other schools in Port Matilda
- Gray's Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Gray's Woods Elementary School4.8 mi · 356
- Park Forest Middle School6.7 mi · 822
- Park Forest Elementary School6.8 mi · 419
- Radio Park Elementary School8.7 mi · 424
- Centre Learning Community CS9.0 mi · 67
- Young Scholars of Central PA CS9.3 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Port Matilda Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Port Matilda Elementary School?
Port Matilda Elementary School enrolls approximately 94 students in grades KG-05.
Is Port Matilda Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Port Matilda Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Port Matilda Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Port Matilda Elementary School is approximately 10.1:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Port Matilda Elementary School?
Student demographics at Port Matilda Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Port Matilda Elementary School in?
Port Matilda Elementary School is part of Bald Eagle Area SD.
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