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Rolling Ridge Elementary School
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (79).
School pathway
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.9% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 70.8% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
Schools most like Rolling Ridge Elementary School
Rolling Ridge Elementary School's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Ridge Elementary School this school | 472 | 45.3% | 75.0% |
| Red Mill Elementary School Etters | 457 | 45.7% | 71.3% |
| Danville Primary School Danville | 489 | 41.7% | N/A |
| Liberty-Valley Elementary School Danville | 491 | 40.7% | 64.7% |
| Denver Elementary School Denver | 460 | 50.0% | 75.1% |
| Washington Elementary School Barto | 479 | 40.3% | 55.0% |
Where Rolling Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #203 of 1,396 | #5 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #274 of 1,511 ▼ 45 | #6 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #182 of 1,511 ▼ 47 | #5 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #608 of 1,638 | #17 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,057 of 1,528 | #27 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #997 of 1,531 | #20 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #1,073 of 1,600 | #29 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #954 of 1,045 | #19 of 24 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 472 | 33.8 | 14.0:1 | 45% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 32.8 | 14.3:1 | 46% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 41% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 41% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 35% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 29% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 22% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 17% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 740 | 32 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (483 to 472); teachers up 3% (33 to 33.8).
About Rolling Ridge Elementary School
Families in Erie, Pennsylvania, are served by Rolling Ridge Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 472 students.
Harbor Creek SD serves 2,079 students across 5 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Rolling Ridge Elementary School is 84% White. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, about 83% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 29%, meaning two students picked at random have a 29% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.0 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 45%. It compares with 74% for public schools in Erie County.
The allk12 Grade for Rolling Ridge Elementary School is A. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Pennsylvania, Rolling Ridge Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 75.0% compared with a predicted 58.2%.
Within Erie County, the median household income is $63,354, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Erie County has 68 public schools and roughly 35,738 students.
Iroquois JSHS is located about 1.0 miles from Rolling Ridge Elementary School. The five-mile area around Rolling Ridge Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Rolling Ridge Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Rolling Ridge Elementary School as Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Rolling Ridge Elementary School grew 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 451 to 472 students.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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