Sligo El Sch

Sligo El Sch is a small elementary school in Sligo, Pennsylvania, operated by Union SD. The school teaches 214 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 52% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Within Union SD, which oversees 2 schools and 501 students, Sligo El Sch is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Sligo El Sch reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Beyond that, the school reports 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Sligo El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 102% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Clarion County's rate of about 72%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sligo El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.9%, the actual is 50.0%, a residual of +16.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Clarion County put median household earnings sit near $62,649, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Clarion County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,023 students), Sligo El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Union HS, roughly 5.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sligo El Sch at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.9%.

Sligo El Sch operates from a low-density location.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Sligo El Sch community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.