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Enrollment
870
Middle
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHALER AREA SD·NCES 422120006855
Shaler Area Elementary School
705 Scott Avenue, Glenshaw, PA 15116 · (412) 491-1200 · Allegheny County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL870 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
323 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 280 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 302 | 35% |
| Grade 6 | 288 | 33% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shaler Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
51.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.9% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.8% | 47.6% |
% 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Shaler Area Elementary School
Shaler Area Elementary School's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaler Area Elementary School this school | 870 | 37.1% | 58.6% |
| Greencastle-Antrim Middle School Greencastle | 729 | 37.0% | 56.5% |
| Highland Middle School Beaver Falls | 698 | 36.1% | 43.8% |
| North Pocono Middle School Moscow | 685 | 35.9% | 55.0% |
| Boyertown Area MS-West Boyertown | 668 | 39.8% | 51.6% |
| Twin Valley Middle School Elverson | 856 | 32.6% | 54.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Shaler Area Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #118 of 479 | #23 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #106 of 513 ▲ 29 | #23 of 51 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #158 of 513 ▲ 22 | #24 of 51 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 870 | #82 of 522 | #6 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #224 of 486 | #28 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.8% | #372 of 486 | #42 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.1% | #362 of 510 | #26 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #178 of 332 | #18 of 27 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
870
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 1,076
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 870 | 68.4 | 12.7:1 | 37% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 877 | 69.2 | 12.7:1 | 37% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 882 | 70.3 | 12.6:1 | 42% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 869 | 69 | 12.6:1 | 41% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 964 | 69.2 | 13.9:1 | 39% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 1,018 | 77 | 13.2:1 | 39% (397) |
| 2010-11 | 1,076 | 80 | 13.4:1 | 30% (322) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shaler Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (964 to 870); teachers down 1% (69.2 to 68.4).
About Shaler Area Elementary School
Shaler Area Elementary School is a public mid-sized middle-grades school in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania. There are 870 students enrolled, covering grades 4 through 6. On average, middle schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 594, and this school is 46% larger than that mark.
Shaler Area Elementary School is one school in Shaler Area SD, a system of 7 schools with 3,800 students.
By race and ethnicity, Shaler Area Elementary School is 88% White. Next come 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 76% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 68.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 13.2:1. A total of 323 students, or 37%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Allegheny County average 54%.
Shaler Area Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Shaler Area Elementary School is 3.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 58.6%. Predicted: 61.7%.
For the population of Allegheny County, median household income comes to about $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allegheny County's 277 public schools enroll about 141,392 students and include Shaler Area Elementary School.
Scott Primary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Shaler Area Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Shaler Area Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 58.6% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Shaler Area Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment went from 869 in 2020-21 to 870 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student.
The allk12 page for Shaler 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.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shaler Area SD
- Shaler Area High SchoolHigh · 1,160 students
- Shaler Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Scott Primary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Burchfield Primary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Marzolf Primary SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Reserve Primary SchoolElementary · 111 students
Other schools in Glenshaw
- Shaler Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Scott Primary SchoolElementary · 394 students
Nearby schools
- Scott Primary School0.1 mi · 394
- Shaler Area Middle School1.3 mi · 589
- McIntyre Elementary School1.3 mi · 594
- Ross Elementary School1.3 mi · 498
- Wyland Elementary School1.5 mi · 358
- Shaler Area High School1.7 mi · 1,160
Frequently asked questions
About Shaler Area Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shaler Area Elementary School?
Shaler Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 870 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Shaler Area Elementary School serve?
Shaler Area Elementary School serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shaler Area Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shaler Area Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (68 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shaler Area Elementary School?
At Shaler Area Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Shaler Area Elementary School public or private?
Shaler Area Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shaler Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.