South Buffalo El Sch

As an intimate K-5 school in Freeport, Pennsylvania, South Buffalo El Sch caters to 221 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Freeport Area SD. Enrollment runs roughly 50% below the state mean of about 443.

Freeport Area SD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,725 students. South Buffalo El Sch is one of those campuses.

On demographics, South Buffalo El Sch records that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Armstrong County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, South Buffalo El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.8%; this one delivers 74.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Armstrong County) reports that median household earnings sit near $65,008, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Armstrong County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,972 students), South Buffalo El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Freeport Area MS, around 2.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around South Buffalo El Sch. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Buffalo El Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 62.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Buffalo El Sch has edged down 21%, going from 281 students in 2018 to 221 in 2025.

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