Enrollment
174
Elementary
DISTRICT 137 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN HUNTINGDON COUNTY SD·NCES 422232002312
Spring Farms Elementary School
12075 Old Plank Road, Three Springs, PA 17264 · (814) 447-5529 · Huntingdon County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
11.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
95 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 35 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
8%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
Spring Farms Elementary School→Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MS
Based on grade levels within Southern Huntingdon County SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.9pp since 2023
Math
34.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 20.2% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Spring Farms Elementary School
Spring Farms Elementary School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Farms Elementary School this school | 174 | 54.6% | 41.6% |
| Penn Cambria Primary School Lilly | 175 | 54.3% | N/A |
| Liberty Elementary School Liberty | 185 | 50.8% | 47.0% |
| Joe Walker Elementary School Washington | 199 | 52.8% | 68.3% |
| Carl G Renn Elementary School Lairdsville | 181 | 49.7% | 54.0% |
| Rockhill Elementary School Rockhill Furnace | 148 | 57.4% | 57.7% |
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 Spring Farms Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Huntingdon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #1,044 of 1,396 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,090 of 1,511 ▲ 168 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #948 of 1,511 ▼ 105 | #1 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #1,569 of 1,638 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #914 of 1,600 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #208 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
174
-17 (-9%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 174 | 15 | 11.6:1 | 55% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 162 | 16 | 10.1:1 | 59% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 13 | 13.8:1 | 60% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 191 | 14 | 13.6:1 | 49% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 16 | 14.2:1 | 50% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 228 | 14 | 16.3:1 | 40% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 170 | 14 | 12.1:1 | 51% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 217 | 14 | 15.5:1 | 25% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 13 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Farms Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (227 to 174); teachers down 6% (16 to 15).
About Spring Farms Elementary School
At 12075 Old Plank Road in Three Springs, Pennsylvania, Spring Farms Elementary School operates as a very small elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 174 students. That is 61% below the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
In Southern Huntingdon County SD, 4 schools enroll a combined 1,007 students.
At Spring Farms Elementary School, 96% of students are White. Other students are 2% Hispanic. The diversity index for Spring Farms Elementary School is 8%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.6:1. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Huntingdon County, the average is 63%.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Spring Farms Elementary School outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Spring Farms Elementary School's results are 12.6 points below predicted: 41.6% against 54.2%.
In Huntingdon County, median household income comes to about $65,557, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 17, with about 4,454 students.
Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MS, about 4.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 6. On average proficiency, Spring Farms Elementary School is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 174, down from 191 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.6:1, from 13.6:1.
Spring Farms Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Huntingdon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,653
Census ACS
Median income
$65,557
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southern Huntingdon County SD
- Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MSHigh · 595 students
- Rockhill Elementary SchoolElementary · 148 students
- Shade Gap Elementary SchoolElementary · 90 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MS4.7 mi · 595
- Rockhill Elementary School6.6 mi · 148
- Shade Gap Elementary School7.9 mi · 90
- Forbes Road Elementary School8.4 mi · 219
- Forbes Road JSHS8.4 mi · 158
- Youth Forestry Camp #39.8 mi · 40
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Farms Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Spring Farms Elementary School?
Spring Farms Elementary School enrolls approximately 174 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Spring Farms Elementary School serve?
Spring Farms Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Farms Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spring Farms Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spring Farms Elementary School?
At Spring Farms Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Spring Farms Elementary School public or private?
Spring Farms Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southern Huntingdon County SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.