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Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTINGDON AREA SD·NCES 421209000451
Standing Stone Elementary School
10 29th Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652 · (814) 643-0771 · Huntingdon County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
9.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
251 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
22%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 Huntingdon Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -17.8pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.9% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 48.4% |
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Standing Stone Elementary School
Standing Stone Elementary School's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standing Stone Elementary School this school | 382 | 65.7% | 49.7% |
| East Juniata Elementary School Richfield | 378 | 64.0% | 49.3% |
| Homer-Center Elementary School Homer City | 378 | 63.2% | 51.6% |
| Troy Intrmd School Troy | 408 | 64.7% | 36.7% |
| Francis S Grandinetti Elementary School Ridgway | 359 | 63.2% | 57.3% |
| Waterford Elementary School Waterford | 340 | 68.2% | 66.5% |
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 Standing Stone Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Huntingdon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #874 of 1,396 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #893 of 1,511 ▼ 92 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #1,057 of 1,511 ▼ 300 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #946 of 1,638 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #37 of 1,528 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #1,135 of 1,531 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #758 of 1,600 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #411 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
382
-45 (-11%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 382 | 40.7 | 9.4:1 | 66% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 41.5 | 9.8:1 | 62% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 38.5 | 10.9:1 | 62% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 36 | 11.9:1 | 57% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 41.1 | 11.1:1 | 56% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 42 | 11.9:1 | 58% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 35 | 11.7:1 | 54% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 36% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Standing Stone Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (454 to 382); teachers down 1% (41.1 to 40.7).
About Standing Stone Elementary School
Located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, Standing Stone Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 382 students enrolled.
Standing Stone Elementary School is one school in a 4-school district, Huntingdon Area SD, which enrolls 1,694 students.
Most students at Standing Stone Elementary School are White: 88% of enrollment. Other students are 8% multiracial and 2% Black. For comparison, Huntingdon County is about 90% White. By the diversity index, Standing Stone Elementary School comes in at 22%.
Standing Stone Elementary School's 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 9.4:1. That ratio is under the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 66%. That is close to the 63% average for public schools in Huntingdon County.
The allk12 Grade for Standing Stone Elementary School is C+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Standing Stone Elementary School is +0.2 points: 49.7% actual, 49.4% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Huntingdon County, median household income is about $65,557, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 17 public schools operate in Huntingdon County, serving about 4,454 students.
Huntingdon Area Middle School is the public school closest to Standing Stone Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Standing Stone Elementary School has 4 other public schools within five miles. Standing Stone Elementary School's average proficiency of 49.7% compares with 40.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Enrollment was 427 in 2020-21 and 382 in 2024-25, a decrease of 45 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.9:1 to 9.4:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Standing Stone Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Huntingdon Area SD
- Huntingdon Area SHSHigh · 546 students
- Huntingdon Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 419 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
Other schools in Huntingdon
- Huntingdon Area SHSHigh · 546 students
- Huntingdon Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 419 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- New Day CSHigh · 139 students
- Stone Valley Community CSElementary · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Huntingdon Area Middle School0.1 mi · 419
- Huntingdon Area SHS0.2 mi · 546
- New Day CS1.7 mi · 139
- Southside Elementary School4.0 mi · 347
- Juniata Valley JSHS5.2 mi · 374
- Juniata Valley Elementary School5.2 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Standing Stone Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Standing Stone Elementary School?
Standing Stone Elementary School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Standing Stone Elementary School serve?
Standing Stone Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Standing Stone Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Standing Stone Elementary School is approximately 9.4:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Standing Stone Elementary School?
At Standing Stone Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Standing Stone Elementary School in?
Standing Stone Elementary School is part of Huntingdon Area SD.
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