Smithfield El Sch

Smithfield El Sch, a tight-knit elementary campus in Smithfield, Pennsylvania, overseen by Albert Gallatin Area SD, works with 220 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 50% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 8 schools in Albert Gallatin Area SD (2,894 students total), Smithfield El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Smithfield El Sch logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (99%). That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 104% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Fayette County's rate of about 92%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Smithfield El Sch ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 33.0%; Smithfield El Sch posts 57.5%, +24.5 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Fayette County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,236 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fayette County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,340 students), of which Smithfield El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Albert Gallatin Area SHS, roughly 2.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Smithfield El Sch at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 39.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Smithfield El Sch has edged down 31%, going from 317 students in 2018 to 220 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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