Port Matilda El Sch

As a rural-scale elementary campus in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, Port Matilda El Sch instructs 94 students from grades K through 5, operated by Bald Eagle Area SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 79% smaller than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Bald Eagle Area SD (1,482 students total), Port Matilda El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Port Matilda El Sch reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Centre County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Centre County (around 31%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Port Matilda El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Centre County shows median household earnings sit near $74,291, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Centre County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,674 students), of which Port Matilda El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Gray's Woods El Sch, roughly 4.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Port Matilda El Sch at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 69.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Port Matilda El Sch's enrollment has contracted 20% since 2018, when it stood at 117 (now 94).

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