Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMETHPORT AREA SD·NCES 422169003116
Smethport Area Elementary School
414 S Mechanic St, Smethport, PA 16749 · (814) 887-5012 · McKean County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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
9.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
229 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
Smethport Area Elementary School→Smethport Area JSHS
Based on grade levels within Smethport Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.6pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.5pp 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 43 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 58.5% | 49.4% |
% 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Smethport Area Elementary School
Smethport Area Elementary School's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smethport Area Elementary School this school | 363 | 63.1% | 52.7% |
| Francis S Grandinetti Elementary School Ridgway | 359 | 63.2% | 57.3% |
| Homer-Center Elementary School Homer City | 378 | 63.2% | 51.6% |
| East Juniata Elementary School Richfield | 378 | 64.0% | 49.3% |
| Troy Intrmd School Troy | 408 | 64.7% | 36.7% |
| W R Croman Primary School Troy | 321 | 62.6% | N/A |
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 Smethport Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In McKean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #801 of 1,396 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #949 of 1,511 ▼ 173 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #852 of 1,511 ▼ 180 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #1,011 of 1,638 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #80 of 1,528 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.8% | #1,516 of 1,531 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #787 of 1,600 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #245 of 1,045 | N/A |
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
363
-40 (-10%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
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 | 363 | 36.7 | 9.9:1 | 63% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 41 | 9.0:1 | 62% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 36.7 | 10.8:1 | 60% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 64% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 60% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 53% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 38 | 12.6:1 | 47% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 564 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 34% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 661 | 32 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smethport Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (465 to 363); teachers up 11% (33 to 36.7).
About Smethport Area Elementary School
Families in Smethport, Pennsylvania, are served by Smethport Area Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 6, with 363 students on the rolls.
Smethport Area SD serves 708 students across 2 schools.
Smethport Area Elementary School is 98% White by enrollment. Next come 2% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
Based on 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Smethport Area Elementary School has a ratio of 9.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 63%. The gap from the 90% average for public schools in McKean County is 27 points.
Smethport Area Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Smethport Area Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (52.7%) and its predicted rate (50.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In the surrounding county, McKean County, the median household earns about $62,905 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Smethport Area Elementary School, McKean County has 14 public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Smethport Area JSHS, is the closest to Smethport Area Elementary School. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 5. On proficiency, Smethport Area Elementary School is behind the 54.8% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 5.
For locale, NCES codes Smethport Area Elementary School as Rural: Remote.
The school's student count fell 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 9.9:1, from 12.6:1.
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McKean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,904
Census ACS
Median income
$62,905
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,275 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Smethport Area JSHS0.1 mi · 345
- Port Allegany JSHS8.9 mi · 379
- Port Allegany Elementary School9.1 mi · 508
- Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center9.2 mi · 1
- Otto-Eldred JSHS9.5 mi · 273
- Otto-Eldred Elementary School11.0 mi · 271
Frequently asked questions
About Smethport Area Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Smethport Area Elementary School?
Smethport Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-06.
Is Smethport Area Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smethport Area Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Smethport Area Elementary School have?
Smethport Area Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Smethport Area Elementary School?
At Smethport Area Elementary School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 2% Two or more.
What district is Smethport Area Elementary School in?
Smethport Area Elementary School is part of Smethport Area SD.
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