Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIFFLIN COUNTY SD·NCES 421529003196
Strodes Mills El Sch
185 Chestnut Ridge Rd, McVeytown, PA 17051 · (717) 248-7154 · Mifflin County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
251 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
63.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +19.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% 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 17 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
254
+46 (+22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.8:1
% White
94%
was 96%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Strodes Mills El Sch
Set in McVeytown, Pennsylvania, Strodes Mills El Sch is a cozy K-5 school, one of the schools within Mifflin County SD. It serves 254 students across grades K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 43% below typical.
Strodes Mills El Sch is one of 9 schools operated by Mifflin County SD, a district that teaches 4,491 students overall.
On demographics, Strodes Mills El Sch lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest reads as 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, Strodes Mills El Sch reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Mifflin County (around 76%), the school's rate is north of typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Strodes Mills El Sch is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 35.2%; this one delivers 52.1%, a residual of +16.9 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Mifflin County put median household income runs about $63,953, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Strodes Mills El Sch is one of 11 public schools in Mifflin County (combined enrollment of about 4,774 students).
Nearest neighbor: Lewistown Intrmd Sch, around 6.4 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Strodes Mills El Sch comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.4%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. Strodes Mills El Sch's enrollment has expanded 22% since 2018, when it stood at 208 (now 254).
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Mifflin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,041
Census ACS
Median income
$63,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,774 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mifflin County SD
- Mifflin Co HSHigh · 1,032 students
- Mifflin Co MSMiddle · 733 students
- Mifflin Co JHSHigh · 678 students
- Lewistown Intrmd SchElementary · 516 students
- Lewistown El SchElementary · 457 students
- Indian Valley El SchElementary · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Lewistown Intrmd Sch6.4 mi · 516
- Mifflin Co MS6.6 mi · 733
- Lewistown El Sch6.7 mi · 457
- Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology7.4 mi · 5
- Mifflin Co JHS7.6 mi · 678
- Mifflin Co HS7.6 mi · 1,032
Frequently asked questions
About Strodes Mills El SchWhat is the total enrollment at Strodes Mills El Sch?
Strodes Mills El Sch enrolls approximately 254 students in grades KG-03.
Is Strodes Mills El Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Strodes Mills El Sch is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Strodes Mills El Sch have?
Strodes Mills El Sch employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
How diverse is Strodes Mills El Sch?
Strodes Mills El Sch reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Strodes Mills El Sch in?
Strodes Mills El Sch is part of Mifflin County SD.
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