Richland El Sch

Richland El Sch, a heavily attended K-5 school in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, part of Richland SD, teaches 831 students, covering grades K through 6. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Richland El Sch sits 88% bigger than that benchmark.

Richland El Sch is one of 2 schools operated by Richland SD, a district that educates 1,524 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Richland El Sch shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school records 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cambria County runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Richland El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cambria County put median household earnings sit near $58,418, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Cambria County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,789 students), Richland El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Richland HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Richland El Sch ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.5%.

Richland El Sch operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Richland El Sch's enrollment has edged up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 790 (now 831).

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.