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Alumni: what's one memory from Saint Clair Area El/MS that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
547
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT CLAIR AREA SD·NCES 422271003930
Saint Clair Area El/MS
227 S Mill St, Saint Clair, PA 17970 · (570) 429-2716 · Schuylkill County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest 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
12.4:1
44 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
353 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (63).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.5% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 39.4% |
% 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Saint Clair Area El/MS
Saint Clair Area El/MS's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Clair Area El/MS this school | 547 | 64.5% | 42.1% |
| Penn-Kidder Campus Albrightsville | 541 | 65.1% | 42.6% |
| EverGreen Elementary School Lake Ariel | 522 | 65.1% | 64.6% |
| New Holland Elementary New Holland | 484 | 59.7% | 51.0% |
| Dingman-Delaware Primary School Dingmans Ferry | 493 | 58.2% | N/A |
| New Oxford Elementary School New Oxford | 565 | 57.3% | 69.4% |
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 Saint Clair Area El/MS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Schuylkill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #1,036 of 1,396 | #11 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,003 of 1,511 ▼ 26 | #8 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #1,068 of 1,511 ▲ 71 | #9 of 16 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #401 of 1,638 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #572 of 1,528 | #5 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #693 of 1,531 | #5 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.5% | #771 of 1,600 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #370 of 450 | #6 of 7 |
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
547
+36 (+7%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
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 | 547 | 44 | 12.4:1 | 65% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 43 | 12.5:1 | 66% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 43 | 12.4:1 | 67% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 43 | 11.9:1 | 64% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 61% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 62% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 52 | 10.9:1 | 51% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 31 | 18.1:1 | 42% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 31 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saint Clair Area El/MS.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (533 to 547); teachers up 19% (37 to 44).
About Saint Clair Area El/MS
Saint Clair Area El/MS is a medium-sized elementary school found in Saint Clair, Pennsylvania. A total of 547 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 23% higher.
Saint Clair Area El/MS belongs to Saint Clair Area SD.
White students make up a majority at Saint Clair Area El/MS, at 73%. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Schuylkill County is about 88% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Saint Clair Area El/MS total 44 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.4:1. That matches the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 65%. For comparison, public schools in Schuylkill County average 66%.
allk12 grades Saint Clair Area El/MS a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 49.9%. Saint Clair Area El/MS scores 42.1%.
Schuylkill County census figures show that the median household income is $68,313, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Schuylkill County is home to 35 public schools and about 18,259 public school students.
The school nearest to Saint Clair Area El/MS is Gillingham Charter School, at a distance of about 2.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 7. Ranked by average proficiency, Saint Clair Area El/MS places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Saint Clair Area El/MS as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment is up 7% from 2020-21, when Saint Clair Area El/MS had 511 students, to 2024-25, when it had 547.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Saint Clair Area El/MS covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Schuylkill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,558
Census ACS
Median income
$68,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,259 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Gillingham Charter School2.7 mi · 233
- Lengel Middle School2.8 mi · 720
- Clarke El Center2.9 mi · 892
- Pottsville Area High School2.9 mi · 976
- Minersville Area El Center4.5 mi · 468
- Minersville Area JSHS4.6 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Saint Clair Area El/MSHow many students attend Saint Clair Area El/MS?
Saint Clair Area El/MS enrolls approximately 547 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Saint Clair Area El/MS serve?
Saint Clair Area El/MS serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Saint Clair Area El/MS have?
Saint Clair Area El/MS employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Saint Clair Area El/MS?
Student demographics at Saint Clair Area El/MS are roughly 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Saint Clair Area El/MS in?
Saint Clair Area El/MS is part of Saint Clair Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.