Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIFFLIN COUNTY SD·NCES 421529003196
Strodes Mills Elementary School
185 Chestnut Ridge Rd, McVeytown, PA 17051 · (717) 248-7154 · Mifflin County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test 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 elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 32% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 21% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
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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.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 63.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 44.1% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Strodes Mills Elementary School
Strodes Mills Elementary School's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strodes Mills Elementary School this school | 254 | 98.8% | 52.1% |
| Coudersport Area Elementary School Coudersport | 265 | 98.9% | 64.4% |
| Northern Cambria Elementary School Northern Cambria | 262 | 99.6% | 52.2% |
| Irving Elementary School Altoona | 267 | 98.9% | 70.5% |
| Summit Township Elementary School Butler | 259 | 95.0% | 53.4% |
| Choconut Valley Elementary School Friendsville | 251 | 94.8% | 67.7% |
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 Strodes Mills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Mifflin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #815 of 1,396 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #438 of 1,511 ▲ 440 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #713 of 1,511 ▲ 205 | #1 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #1,396 of 1,638 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #322 of 1,528 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #1,386 of 1,531 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #401 of 1,600 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.1% | #77 of 450 | 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
254
+27 (+12%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
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 | 254 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 99% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 21.8 | 12.3:1 | 99% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 20.3 | 11.7:1 | 59% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 19 | 11.9:1 | 49% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 208 | 19.4 | 10.8:1 | 51% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 199 | 17 | 11.7:1 | 46% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 40% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 16 | 27.3:1 | 13% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 26 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Strodes Mills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (208 to 254); teachers up 14% (19.4 to 22).
About Strodes Mills Elementary School
In McVeytown, Pennsylvania, Strodes Mills Elementary School is a small elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 3 and reported 254 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
Strodes Mills Elementary School is part of a district of 9 schools: Mifflin County SD, with 4,491 students.
Of every 100 students at Strodes Mills Elementary School, about 94 are White. The school is also 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Mifflin County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 12% means there is a 12% chance two randomly chosen students at Strodes Mills Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, Strodes Mills Elementary School has a ratio of 11.6:1. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 99%. It compares with 76% for public schools in Mifflin County.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Strodes Mills Elementary School outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Strodes Mills Elementary School does better than predicted by 16.9 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.1%; the prediction is 35.2%.
For the population of Mifflin County, median household income comes to about $63,953, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mifflin County counts 11 public schools with about 4,774 students.
Lewistown Intrmd School is the nearest public school to Strodes Mills Elementary School, about 6.4 miles away. Strodes Mills Elementary School has 6 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 40.4% on proficiency, and Strodes Mills Elementary School is above that at 52.1%.
The NCES locale for Strodes Mills Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% rise, from 227 to 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 High SchoolHigh · 1,032 students
- Mifflin Co Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Mifflin Co Junior High SchoolHigh · 678 students
- Lewistown Intrmd SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Lewistown Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Indian Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Lewistown Intrmd School6.4 mi · 516
- Mifflin Co Middle School6.6 mi · 733
- Lewistown Elementary School6.7 mi · 457
- Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology7.4 mi · 5
- Mifflin Co Junior High School7.6 mi · 678
- Mifflin Co High School7.6 mi · 1,032
Frequently asked questions
About Strodes Mills Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Strodes Mills Elementary School?
Strodes Mills Elementary School enrolls approximately 254 students in grades KG-03.
Is Strodes Mills Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Strodes Mills Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Strodes Mills Elementary School have?
Strodes Mills Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
How diverse is Strodes Mills Elementary School?
Strodes Mills Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Strodes Mills Elementary School in?
Strodes Mills Elementary School is part of Mifflin County SD.
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