Rochester Area Elementary School

Rochester Area Elementary School is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in Rochester, Pennsylvania, part of Rochester Area SD, with 346 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Rochester Area Elementary School sits 22% leaner than that benchmark.

Rochester Area Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Rochester Area SD, a district that hosts 749 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Rochester Area Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 14% Black, 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Beaver County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Rochester Area Elementary School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.9:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Beaver County's rate of about 55%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rochester Area Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Beaver County put median household earnings sit near $71,089, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Beaver County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,222 students), Rochester Area Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rochester MS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rochester Area Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.5%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Rochester Area Elementary School's enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 321 (now 346). The White share of enrollment contracted from 74% to 64% over that span.

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