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What's one thing Richland El Sch gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
831
Elementary
DISTRICT 762 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND SD·NCES 422025001278
Richland Elementary School
338 Theatre Dr, Johnstown, PA 15904 · (814) 266-5757 · Cambria County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL831 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
297 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 129 | 16% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Richland Elementary School→Richland High School
Based on grade levels within Richland SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.1pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 70.2% | 67.3% |
% 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
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
Where Richland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cambria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #379 of 1,396 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #362 of 1,511 | #3 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #512 of 1,511 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 831 | #68 of 1,638 | #3 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,351 of 1,528 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #1,081 of 1,531 | #5 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.7% | #1,238 of 1,600 | #13 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #302 of 450 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
831
+96 (+13%) vs 2020
+107% since 1990-91, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 831 | 53.1 | 15.7:1 | 36% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 822 | 53.1 | 15.5:1 | 36% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 811 | 56 | 14.5:1 | 34% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 735 | 51 | 14.4:1 | 29% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 790 | 51.1 | 15.5:1 | 30% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 787 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 31% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 805 | 45 | 17.9:1 | 22% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 661 | 40 | 16.5:1 | 12% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 402 | 18 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richland Elementary School.
About Richland Elementary School
Richland Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Richland SD in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 831 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
Richland SD is made up of 2 schools with 1,524 students in all.
Richland Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 86% White. The rest of enrollment is 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. Richland Elementary School has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 53.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.7:1. Among elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.1:1. The school's lunch program data list 36% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cambria County is 73%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Richland Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.2%; the prediction is 62.3%.
Across Cambria County, median household income is about $58,418, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Richland Elementary School is among the 37 public schools in Cambria County.
The school nearest to Richland Elementary School is Richland High School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Richland Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Small, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The number of students climbed from 735 to 831 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.4:1 to 15.7:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cambria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,538
Census ACS
Median income
$58,418
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
15,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnstown
- Greater Johnstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,133 students
- Greater Johnstown SHSHigh · 917 students
- Westmont Hilltop Elementary SchoolElementary · 749 students
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 693 students
- Westmont Hilltop JSHSHigh · 689 students
- Greater Johnstown Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
Nearby schools
- Richland High School0.3 mi · 693
- Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center0.6 mi · 14
- Windber Area Middle School3.0 mi · 300
- Windber Area High School3.0 mi · 337
- Greater Johnstown School District's Cyber Academy4.0 mi · 140
- Ferndale Area JSHS4.0 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Richland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Richland Elementary School?
Richland Elementary School enrolls approximately 831 students in grades KG-06.
Is Richland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richland Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (53 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Richland Elementary School?
Richland Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Richland Elementary School public or private?
Richland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richland SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.