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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHENANGO AREA SD·NCES 422151002706
Shenango Elementary School
2501 Old Pittsburgh Rd, New Castle, PA 16101 · (724) 658-5566 · Lawrence County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
509 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 17% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Shenango Elementary School→Shenango High School
Based on grade levels within Shenango Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
53.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 53.2% |
| 2023-24 | 69.4% | 52.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 29 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Shenango Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #523 of 1,396 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #715 of 1,511 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #345 of 1,511 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #571 of 1,638 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #680 of 1,528 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #1,213 of 1,531 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #116 of 1,600 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #437 of 1,045 | #2 of 9 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
485
-65 (-12%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 792
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 485 | 38.1 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 40.1 | 12.7:1 | 100% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 40.5 | 13.0:1 | 100% (528) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 36% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 39.5 | 14.5:1 | 40% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 39% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 32% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 760 | 43 | 17.7:1 | 23% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 792 | 46 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shenango Elementary School.
About Shenango Elementary School
Shenango Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Pennsylvania, with an address in New Castle. Its enrollment is 485 students, spread over kindergarten through 6.
The Shenango Area SD system has 2 schools and 934 students.
The share of students at Shenango Elementary School who are White is 90%. Other groups make up 7% multiracial. Lawrence County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Shenango Elementary School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 12.7:1 is based on 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Shenango Elementary School is +29.5 points, in the top 10% of Pennsylvania. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.1%, and the predicted rate is 32.6%.
The county, Lawrence County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $61,931 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Shenango Elementary School, Lawrence County has 25 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Shenango High School, is about 0.3 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.7%; Shenango Elementary School's is 62.1%, ranking 1st of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Shenango Elementary School enrolled 550 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 485. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.1:1 to 12.7:1.
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Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,024
Census ACS
Median income
$61,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
11,015 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Castle
- New Castle SHSHigh · 740 students
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- Washington Intrmd SchoolElementary · 707 students
- New Castle Junior High SchoolMiddle · 689 students
- Neshannock Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Shenango High School0.3 mi · 449
- Lawrence County Career and Technical Center0.9 mi · 418
- Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center2.3 mi · 736
- New Castle Junior High School2.7 mi · 689
- New Castle SHS2.8 mi · 740
- Washington Intrmd School3.6 mi · 707
Frequently asked questions
About Shenango Elementary SchoolHow large is Shenango Elementary School?
Shenango Elementary School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades KG-06.
Is Shenango Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shenango Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Shenango Elementary School have?
Shenango Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Shenango Elementary School?
Student demographics at Shenango Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Shenango Elementary School in?
Shenango Elementary School is part of Shenango Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.