Enrollment
125
High
DISTRICT 128 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALISBURY-ELK LICK SD·NCES 422076004002
Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS
200 Smith Ave, Salisbury, PA 15558 · (814) 662-2741 · Somerset County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Pennsylvania public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
57 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 18% |
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
Based on grade levels within Salisbury-Elk Lick SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -19.9pp since 2023
Math
13.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -20.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 13.5% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 34.2% |
% 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS
Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS this school | 125 | 45.6% | 41.2% |
| Millersburg Area High School Millersburg | 207 | 48.8% | 54.0% |
| Leechburg Area High School Leechburg | 177 | 55.9% | 74.6% |
| Millville Area JSHS Millville | 234 | 44.0% | 52.4% |
| Northern Bedford County High School Loysburg | 235 | 47.2% | 69.2% |
| Williamsburg Community JSHS Williamsburg | 217 | 53.0% | 46.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #424 of 576 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #534 of 626 ▼ 178 | #9 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #459 of 626 ▼ 214 | #9 of 10 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #623 of 713 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #394 of 619 | #8 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
125
+4 (+3%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 171
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 6.7:1
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 | 125 | 17.8 | 7.0:1 | 46% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 17.3 | 7.2:1 | 46% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 117 | 17.4 | 6.7:1 | 41% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 121 | 18 | 6.7:1 | 48% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 111 | 18.7 | 5.9:1 | 44% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 19 | 6.7:1 | 42% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 146 | 18 | 8.1:1 | 30% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 197 | 20 | 9.8:1 | 36% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 171 | 20 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (111 to 125); teachers down 5% (18.7 to 17.8).
About Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS
Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS is a high school located in Salisbury, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It reported 125 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Pennsylvania have about 738 students on average; enrollment here is 83% lower.
Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS is in Salisbury-Elk Lick SD, a district with 255 students across 2 schools.
The share of students at Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS who are White is 97%. Somerset County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 6% means there is a 6% chance two randomly chosen students at Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS is 7.0:1, based on 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. Lunch program data show 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Somerset County average 66%.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (41.2%) and its predicted rate (58.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Somerset County, median household income comes to about $61,446, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 29, with about 8,271 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS from the closest public school, Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS is 9th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
In 2020-21, Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS enrolled 121 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 125.
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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
Other schools in Salisbury-Elk Lick SD
- Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary SchoolElementary · 130 students
Other schools in Salisbury
- Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary SchoolElementary · 130 students
Nearby schools
- Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School0.0 mi · 130
- Meyersdale Area Middle School3.9 mi · 163
- Meyersdale Area High School3.9 mi · 246
- Meyersdale Area Elementary School4.0 mi · 338
- Grantsville Elementary5.4 mi · 204
- Route 40 Elementary5.9 mi · 123
Frequently asked questions
About Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHSHow many students attend Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS?
Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS enrolls approximately 125 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS serve?
Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS?
Approximately 7.0:1 students per teacher at Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS.
How diverse is Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS?
Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS reports a student body of 97% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS in?
Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS is part of Salisbury-Elk Lick SD.
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