Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONNELLSVILLE AREA SD·NCES 420666002172
Springfield Elementary School
14 School House Road, Normalville, PA 15469 · (724) 455-3191 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% 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.
- B+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
12.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
309 students
DISTRICT 113% · 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 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Connellsville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.3pp since 2023
Math
35.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.5% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.8% | 33.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Where Springfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #990 of 1,396 | #12 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #1,067 of 1,511 ▲ 4 | #13 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #973 of 1,511 ▼ 27 | #12 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #1,255 of 1,638 | #14 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #665 of 1,528 | #6 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.6% | #1,518 of 1,531 | #17 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #158 of 1,600 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #276 of 1,045 | #3 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
298
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 298 | 23.5 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 24.3 | 12.7:1 | 100% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 25.1 | 12.1:1 | 100% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 24 | 12.9:1 | 99% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 25 | 14.9:1 | 100% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 253 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 100% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 277 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 66% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 18 | 17.0:1 | 60% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (374 to 298); teachers down 6% (25 to 23.5).
About Springfield Elementary School
Springfield Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Normalville. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 298 students. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 33% lower.
Connellsville Area SD is responsible for 6 schools, Springfield Elementary School included, with 3,328 students in all.
Springfield Elementary School is 98% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Fayette County's population at about 90%. The diversity index for Springfield Elementary School is 5%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.7:1. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure.
Springfield Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Springfield Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.3% and a predicted 33.1%.
Fayette County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $58,236 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fayette County number 39, with about 15,340 students.
Connellsville Area Middle School is the nearest public school to Springfield Elementary School, about 6.7 miles away. Springfield Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 41.1% proficiency; Springfield Elementary School posts 44.3%.
NCES assigns Springfield Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 4% across 4 years, from 310 in 2020-21 to 298 in 2024-25.
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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 Connellsville Area SD
- Connellsville Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Connellsville Area SHSHigh · 667 students
- Dunbar Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- West Crawford Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Bullskin Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
Other Springfield Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 12 states are named Springfield Elementary. Springfield Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 15.
- Springfield Elementary SchoolQuakertown, PA · 219 students
- Springfield Elementary SchoolEast Springfield, PA · 162 students
- Springfield Elementary SchoolSpringfield, GA · 876 students
- Springfield ElementaryFort Mill, SC · 798 students
- Springfield ElementaryCharleston, SC · 679 students
Nearby schools
- Connellsville Area Middle School6.7 mi · 866
- Connellsville Area Career & Technical Center6.7 mi · 592
- Connellsville Area SHS6.9 mi · 667
- Bullskin Elementary School7.1 mi · 430
- Donegal Elementary School8.4 mi · 92
- West Crawford Elementary School9.0 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Springfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Springfield Elementary School?
Springfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 298 students in grades KG-05.
Is Springfield Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Springfield Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Springfield Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Springfield Elementary School.
How diverse is Springfield Elementary School?
Springfield Elementary School reports a student body of 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Springfield Elementary School?
Springfield Elementary School is overseen by Connellsville Area SD in Fayette County.
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