Enrollment
220
Elementary
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBERT GALLATIN AREA SD·NCES 420210004921
Smithfield Elementary School
23 Liberty St, Smithfield, PA 15479 · (724) 569-9570 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
229 students
DISTRICT 103% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.8pp since 2023
Math
54.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 54.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 56.3% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 24 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 Smithfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #664 of 1,396 | #2 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #689 of 1,511 ▼ 104 | #3 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #895 of 1,511 ▼ 262 | #10 of 21 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 220 | #1,486 of 1,638 | #18 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #997 of 1,528 | #13 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.7% | #1,527 of 1,531 | #18 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #144 of 1,600 | #5 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #104 of 1,045 | #1 of 16 |
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
220
-43 (-16%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 220 | 16 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 100% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 15.5 | 16.4:1 | 100% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 99% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 100% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 100% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 56% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 59% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 20 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smithfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (317 to 220); teachers down 16% (19 to 16).
About Smithfield Elementary School
Smithfield Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Smithfield, Pennsylvania. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 220 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students.
The district for Smithfield Elementary School is Albert Gallatin Area SD, with 8 schools and 2,894 students.
Smithfield Elementary School's enrollment is 99% White. The school's White share is 9 points above the 90% share among Fayette County residents. The school's diversity index is 3%, meaning two students picked at random have a 3% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Smithfield Elementary School counts 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.8 students for each one. That is close to the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
The allk12 Grade for Smithfield Elementary School is B+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 74% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Pennsylvania, Smithfield Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.5% compared with a predicted 33.0%.
In Fayette County (population about 125,997), the median household income is $58,236, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Smithfield Elementary School is one of 39 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Albert Gallatin Area SHS, is about 2.0 miles from Smithfield Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Smithfield Elementary School places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Smithfield Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Smithfield Elementary School's enrollment dropped 16%, to 220.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,997
Census ACS
Median income
$58,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
15,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albert Gallatin Area SD
- Albert Gallatin Area SHSHigh · 920 students
- Albert Gallatin North Middle SchoolMiddle · 375 students
- A L Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
- Albert Gallatin South Middle SchoolMiddle · 318 students
- George J Plava Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Masontown Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
Other Smithfield Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Smithfield Elementary. Smithfield Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Smithfield Elementary SchoolEast Stroudsburg, PA · 327 students
- Smithfield ElementaryCharlotte, NC · 672 students
- Smithfield Elementary SchoolNORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX · 658 students
Nearby schools
- Albert Gallatin Area SHS2.0 mi · 920
- A L Wilson Elementary School3.8 mi · 341
- Fayette County Career & Technical Institute5.3 mi · 15
- Masontown Elementary School6.1 mi · 251
- Friendship Hill Elementary School6.2 mi · 155
- Albert Gallatin South Middle School6.3 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Smithfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Smithfield Elementary School?
Smithfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 220 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Smithfield Elementary School serve?
Smithfield Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Smithfield Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Smithfield Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Smithfield Elementary School?
At Smithfield Elementary School, the student body is approximately 99% White, 1% Two or more.
What district is Smithfield Elementary School in?
Smithfield Elementary School is part of Albert Gallatin Area SD.
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