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Enrollment
572
High
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT MARYS AREA SD·NCES 422064005169
St Marys Area SHS
977 S Saint Marys Rd, Saint Marys, PA 15857 · (814) 834-7831 · Elk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
577 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 140 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 126 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 134 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 172 | 30% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Saint Marys Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.2pp since 2023
Math
35.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -11.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 58 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 35.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.7% | 46.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 St Marys Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #248 of 576 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #342 of 626 ▼ 134 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #335 of 626 ▼ 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #357 of 713 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #333 of 601 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.5% | #554 of 604 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #97 of 619 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #56 of 373 |
Ranked against other public high 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
572
-71 (-11%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 868
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 572 | 40.4 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 39.5 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 44.4 | 13.7:1 | 100% (609) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 48 | 13.4:1 | 40% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 707 | 44.4 | 15.9:1 | 34% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 698 | 41 | 17.0:1 | 28% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 754 | 50 | 15.1:1 | 30% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 909 | 53 | 17.1:1 | 14% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 868 | 47 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Marys Area SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (707 to 572); teachers down 9% (44.4 to 40.4).
About St Marys Area SHS
St Marys Area SHS is one of the public schools in Saint Marys, Pennsylvania. It is a small high school. A total of 572 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 22% lower.
The district, Saint Marys Area SD, has 1,845 students enrolled across 4 schools.
St Marys Area SHS's enrollment is 96% White. For comparison, Elk County is about 95% White. The school's diversity index is 7%, meaning two students picked at random have a 7% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 14.2:1 comes from the school's 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, St Marys Area SHS receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, St Marys Area SHS does better than predicted by 19.0 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.3%; the prediction is 34.4%.
Elk County census figures show that the median household income is $66,380, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Elk County is home to 10 public schools and about 3,139 public school students.
The closest public school, St Marys Area Middle School, is about 0.2 miles from St Marys Area SHS. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, St Marys Area SHS is 5th among 7 schools close by.
The NCES locale for St Marys Area SHS is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 71 students since 2020-21, to 572.
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Elk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,506
Census ACS
Median income
$66,380
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saint Marys Area SD
- South St Marys Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- St Marys Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 459 students
- Fox Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Bennetts Valley Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in Saint Marys
- South St Marys Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- St Marys Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 459 students
Nearby schools
- St Marys Area Middle School0.2 mi · 459
- South St Marys Street Elementary School1.6 mi · 583
- Fox Twp Elementary School3.9 mi · 231
- Francis S Grandinetti Elementary School8.1 mi · 359
- Ridgway Area Middle School8.9 mi · 198
- Ridgway Area High School8.9 mi · 224
Frequently asked questions
About St Marys Area SHSHow many students attend St Marys Area SHS?
St Marys Area SHS enrolls approximately 572 students in grades 09-12.
Is St Marys Area SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
St Marys Area SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St Marys Area SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St Marys Area SHS is approximately 14.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at St Marys Area SHS?
Student demographics at St Marys Area SHS are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is St Marys Area SHS in?
St Marys Area SHS is part of Saint Marys Area SD.
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