Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREEPORT AREA SD·NCES 421044000592
South Buffalo Elementary School
562 Freeport Rd, Freeport, PA 16229 · (724) 295-9510 · Armstrong County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
92 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 49 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Based on grade levels within Freeport Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.0pp since 2023
Math
72.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.9% | 72.4% |
| 2023-24 | 76.9% | 70.4% |
% 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
74.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 South Buffalo Elementary School
South Buffalo Elementary School's state test result (74.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Buffalo Elementary School this school | 221 | 41.6% | 74.2% |
| Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School Centre Hall | 205 | 37.1% | 77.3% |
| Damascus Area School Damascus | 258 | 43.4% | 69.6% |
| Wellsville Campus Wellsville | 244 | 38.5% | 55.4% |
| N Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School Red Lion | 240 | 36.3% | 53.0% |
| Stewart Elementary School Lower Burrell | 259 | 44.0% | 40.6% |
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 South Buffalo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Armstrong County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #212 of 1,396 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #236 of 1,511 ▼ 1 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #361 of 1,511 ▼ 183 | #2 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #1,483 of 1,638 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #800 of 1,528 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.3% | #1,400 of 1,531 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #1,135 of 1,600 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #254 of 1,045 | #1 of 7 |
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
221
-30 (-12%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 221 | 16.8 | 13.1:1 | 42% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 211 | 17.5 | 12.1:1 | 44% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 20 | 11.2:1 | 48% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 38% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 20.1 | 14.0:1 | 48% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 24 | 11.4:1 | 42% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 38% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 255 | 19 | 13.4:1 | 19% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 267 | 12 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Buffalo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (281 to 221); teachers down 16% (20.1 to 16.8).
About South Buffalo Elementary School
South Buffalo Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Freeport, Pennsylvania. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 221 students. The school is 50% below the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Freeport Area SD totals 1,725 students.
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 4% multiracial. Among Armstrong County residents, the White share is about 95%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
There are about 13.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at South Buffalo Elementary School, which has 16.8. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 42%. That is lower than the 90% average for public schools in Armstrong County.
On the allk12 Grade, South Buffalo Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 88% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, South Buffalo Elementary School is 14.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Armstrong County, home to about 64,622 people, the median household earns about $65,008 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. South Buffalo Elementary School shares Armstrong County with 16 other public schools.
South Buffalo Elementary School is about 2.7 miles from Freeport Area Middle School, its nearest public school. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. South Buffalo Elementary School's average proficiency of 74.2% compares with 62.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 30 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for South Buffalo Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Armstrong County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,622
Census ACS
Median income
$65,008
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,972 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Freeport Area SD
- Buffalo Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Freeport Area SHSHigh · 512 students
- Freeport Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Freeport Area Middle School2.7 mi · 428
- Freeport Area SHS2.7 mi · 512
- Buffalo Elementary School4.8 mi · 564
- Leechburg Area Middle School6.1 mi · 147
- David Leech Elementary School6.1 mi · 287
- Leechburg Area High School6.1 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About South Buffalo Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Buffalo Elementary School?
South Buffalo Elementary School enrolls approximately 221 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does South Buffalo Elementary School serve?
South Buffalo Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does South Buffalo Elementary School have?
South Buffalo Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at South Buffalo Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Buffalo Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is South Buffalo Elementary School in?
South Buffalo Elementary School is part of Freeport Area SD.
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