Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER AREA SD·NCES 422046010017
Rochester Area Elementary School
540 Reno Street, Rochester, PA 15074 · (724) 775-7500 · Beaver County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
342 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Based on grade levels within Rochester Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
43.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.4% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 41.2% |
% 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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Rochester Area Elementary School
Rochester Area Elementary School's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Area Elementary School this school | 346 | 98.8% | 48.2% |
| Penn-Lincoln Elementary School Altoona | 313 | 99.0% | 30.5% |
| Nicely Elementary School Greensburg | 296 | 97.6% | 62.5% |
| Mowrie A Ebner Elementary School Altoona | 349 | 99.1% | 41.6% |
| Crafton Elementary School Pittsburgh | 291 | 95.9% | 66.2% |
| Riverside Elementary School West Taylor | 352 | 98.6% | N/A |
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 Rochester Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Beaver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #914 of 1,396 | #14 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #940 of 1,511 no change | #13 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #908 of 1,511 ▲ 25 | #9 of 20 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #1,080 of 1,638 | #14 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #78 of 1,528 | #1 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #450 of 1,531 | #5 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #397 of 1,600 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #229 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. 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
346
+33 (+11%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 346 | 35.1 | 9.9:1 | 99% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 34 | 10.1:1 | 100% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 34.2 | 9.8:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 34 | 9.2:1 | 99% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 31 | 10.4:1 | 100% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 29 | 12.1:1 | 100% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 68% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rochester Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (321 to 346); teachers up 13% (31 to 35.1).
About Rochester Area Elementary School
Rochester Area Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Rochester, Pennsylvania. The school counts 346 students across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Rochester Area SD, which runs Rochester Area Elementary School, has 3 schools and 749 students.
Rochester Area Elementary School's enrollment is 64% White. Enrollment also includes 14% Black, 13% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Among people living in Beaver County, the White share is about 87%. Rochester Area Elementary School has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.9:1, with 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 99% of enrollment. Public schools in Beaver County average 55%.
Rochester Area Elementary School scores 48.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 35.2%.
Beaver County has about 166,324 residents, and median household income is about $71,089, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Beaver County number 52 and enroll about 31,222.
Rochester Middle School is the public school closest to Rochester Area Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Rochester Area Elementary School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 346 was 11% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 313.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Beaver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,324
Census ACS
Median income
$71,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
31,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester Area SD
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 222 students
- Rochester Middle SchoolMiddle · 181 students
Other schools in Rochester
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 222 students
- Rochester Middle SchoolMiddle · 181 students
Nearby schools
- Rochester Middle School0.0 mi · 181
- Rochester High School0.0 mi · 222
- College Square Elementary School1.6 mi · 400
- Central Valley Middle School1.8 mi · 504
- New Brighton Area High School2.3 mi · 382
- Beaver Area SHS2.3 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About Rochester Area Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rochester Area Elementary School?
Rochester Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Rochester Area Elementary School serve?
Rochester Area Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rochester Area Elementary School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Rochester Area Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Rochester Area Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rochester Area Elementary School are roughly 64% White, 8% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Rochester Area Elementary School?
Rochester Area Elementary School is overseen by Rochester Area SD in Beaver County.
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