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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SLIPPERY ROCK AREA SD·NCES 422166001171
Slippery Rock Area Elementary School
470 N Main St, Slippery Rock, PA 16057 · (724) 794-2960 · Butler County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
218 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Slippery Rock Area Elementary School→Slippery Rock Area Middle School→Slippery Rock Area High School
Based on grade levels within Slippery Rock Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -16.2pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.8% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 65.6% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Slippery Rock Area Elementary School
Slippery Rock Area Elementary School's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slippery Rock Area Elementary School this school | 453 | 48.1% | 65.5% |
| Maplewood Elementary School Townville | 454 | 47.1% | 47.0% |
| Ward L Myers Elementary School Muncy | 451 | 48.6% | 53.5% |
| Selinsgrove Area Elementary School Selinsgrove | 472 | 50.8% | N/A |
| Keystone Elementary School Knox | 412 | 46.6% | 66.6% |
| Fort Allen Elementary School Greensburg | 480 | 47.1% | 65.4% |
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 Slippery Rock Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #435 of 1,396 | #13 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #628 of 1,511 ▼ 284 | #15 of 19 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #565 of 1,511 ▼ 279 | #12 of 19 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #677 of 1,638 | #13 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,195 of 1,528 | #14 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #1,379 of 1,531 | #11 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #1,029 of 1,600 | #7 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #963 of 1,045 | #8 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. 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
453
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 453 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 48% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 30.8 | 14.4:1 | 49% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 30.8 | 14.7:1 | 44% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 38% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 35% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 34% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 33% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 21% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 22 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Slippery Rock Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (463 to 453); teachers down 3% (32 to 31).
About Slippery Rock Area Elementary School
Families in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, are served by Slippery Rock Area Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 453 students.
Within Slippery Rock Area SD, Slippery Rock Area Elementary School is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,833 students.
Slippery Rock Area Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 94% White. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial. The White share in Butler County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. By the diversity index, Slippery Rock Area Elementary School comes in at 12%.
The school reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.6 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 48% of students. The average for public schools in Butler County is 37%.
allk12 grades Slippery Rock Area Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Slippery Rock Area Elementary School, the prediction is 57.0% and the result is 65.5%.
In Butler County (population about 197,254), median household income is about $89,843, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Slippery Rock Area Elementary School is one of 39 public schools in Butler County, which together enroll about 24,616 students.
The school nearest to Slippery Rock Area Elementary School is Slippery Rock Area Middle School, at a distance of about 1.4 miles. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Slippery Rock Area Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Slippery Rock Area Elementary School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Slippery Rock Area Elementary School saw enrollment rise 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,254
Census ACS
Median income
$89,843
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
24,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Slippery Rock Area SD
- Slippery Rock Area High SchoolHigh · 627 students
- Slippery Rock Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 404 students
- Moraine Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
Other schools in Slippery Rock
- Slippery Rock Area High SchoolHigh · 627 students
- Slippery Rock Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Slippery Rock Area Middle School1.4 mi · 404
- Slippery Rock Area High School1.4 mi · 627
- Grove City Area Middle School5.4 mi · 442
- Hillview Elementary School5.6 mi · 768
- Grove City Area High School6.6 mi · 649
- Moniteau JSHS8.6 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Slippery Rock Area Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Slippery Rock Area Elementary School?
Slippery Rock Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 453 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Slippery Rock Area Elementary School serve?
Slippery Rock Area Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Slippery Rock Area Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Slippery Rock Area Elementary School.
How diverse is Slippery Rock Area Elementary School?
Slippery Rock Area Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Slippery Rock Area Elementary School?
Slippery Rock Area Elementary School is overseen by Slippery Rock Area SD in Butler County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.