Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKWOOD AREA SD·NCES 422052006209
Rockwood Area Elementary School
435 Somerset Ave, Rockwood, PA 15557 · (814) 926-4677 · Somerset County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
125 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 24% larger than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Rockwood Area Elementary School→Rockwood Area JSHS
Based on grade levels within Rockwood Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
51.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 54.0% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Rockwood Area Elementary School
Rockwood Area Elementary School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood Area Elementary School this school | 295 | 42.4% | 58.0% |
| Hegins-Hubley Elementary School Valley View | 307 | 42.3% | 50.1% |
| Berlin Brothersvalley Elementary School Berlin | 290 | 45.2% | 56.1% |
| McKean Elementary School Mc Kean | 319 | 38.9% | 69.6% |
| Kiski Area South Primary School Export | 308 | 45.1% | 69.1% |
| Fairfield Area Elementary School Fairfield | 346 | 43.1% | 63.3% |
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 Rockwood Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #648 of 1,396 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #752 of 1,511 ▼ 105 | #8 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #702 of 1,511 ▼ 86 | #6 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #1,267 of 1,638 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #274 of 1,528 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.9% | #1,500 of 1,531 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #1,122 of 1,600 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #436 of 1,045 | 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
295
-14 (-5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 295 | 26 | 11.3:1 | 42% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 25 | 11.7:1 | 43% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 26 | 11.4:1 | 49% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 26 | 11.9:1 | 43% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 26.4 | 13.2:1 | 44% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 45% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 35% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 40% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 27 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockwood Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (348 to 295); teachers down 2% (26.4 to 26).
About Rockwood Area Elementary School
Rockwood Area Elementary School is an elementary school in Rockwood, Pennsylvania, and it is part of Rockwood Area SD. The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 295 students. The school is 33% below the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Rockwood Area Elementary School sits within Rockwood Area SD, which has 2 schools and 566 students.
The share of White students at Rockwood Area Elementary School is 97%. Other groups make up 3% multiracial. In Somerset County overall, the White share is about 94%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 6%.
With 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.3:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1. Roughly 42% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Somerset County is 24 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Rockwood Area Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 46% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Rockwood Area Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.0%, compared with a predicted 59.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Somerset County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $61,446 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Somerset County number 29, with about 8,271 students.
Rockwood Area JSHS, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Rockwood Area Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Rockwood Area Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Rockwood Area Elementary School enrolled 309 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 295.
The allk12 page for Rockwood Area Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,799
Census ACS
Median income
$61,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
8,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Rockwood Area JSHS0.0 mi · 271
- Eagle View Elementary School6.6 mi · 439
- Maple Ridge Elementary School6.7 mi · 484
- Somerset Area Jr-Sr High School7.0 mi · 1,054
- Somerset County Technology Center9.2 mi · 11
- Meyersdale Area Elementary School10.4 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About Rockwood Area Elementary SchoolHow large is Rockwood Area Elementary School?
Rockwood Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 295 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Rockwood Area Elementary School serve?
Rockwood Area Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Rockwood Area Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Rockwood Area Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rockwood Area Elementary School?
At Rockwood Area Elementary School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 0% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Rockwood Area Elementary School?
Rockwood Area Elementary School is overseen by Rockwood Area SD in Somerset County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.