Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KARNS CITY AREA SD·NCES 420960000083
Sugarcreek Elementary School
1290 State Route 268, Cowansville, PA 16218 · (724)545-2409 · Armstrong County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
96 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 34% smaller than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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.
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sugarcreek Elementary School→Karns City Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Karns City Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
QUIET COMMUNITY
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START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
PSSA + Keystone 2023-24 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.2%
PA avg 55.1%
Math
40.0%
PA avg 41.4%
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 55 and 41.
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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Sugarcreek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Armstrong County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #516 of 1,396 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,002 of 1,511 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #208 of 1,511 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #1,565 of 1,638 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #927 of 1,600 | #7 of 9 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
178
-78 (-30%) vs 2017
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 13.8:1
% White
97%
was 96%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 178 | 16.6 | 10.7:1 | 54% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 17.6 | 11.1:1 | 33% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 52% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 18.6 | 13.8:1 | 51% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 51% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 56% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 17 | 16.3:1 | 44% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sugarcreek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (256 to 178); teachers down 11% (18.6 to 16.6).
About Sugarcreek Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Sugarcreek Elementary School serves students in Cowansville, Pennsylvania. In all, 178 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. That is 60% below the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Sugarcreek Elementary School reports to Karns City Area SD, which has 3 schools and 1,465 students.
Roughly 97% of students at Sugarcreek Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 3% multiracial. Armstrong County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
On staff are 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.1:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1, 1.9 more students per teacher than here. Sugarcreek Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 54%. Public schools in Armstrong County average 90%.
Sugarcreek Elementary School is 7.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (62.3% versus 54.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Looking at the county, Armstrong County, the median household earns about $65,008 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Armstrong County has 17 public schools with about 6,972 students, including Sugarcreek Elementary School.
About 6.4 miles separate Sugarcreek Elementary School from the closest public school, West Hills Primary School. Within ten miles are 6 other public schools. Sugarcreek Elementary School is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Sugarcreek Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 30% decline took enrollment from 256 in 2017-18 to 178 in 2023-24. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.8:1 to 10.7:1.
The allk12 page for Sugarcreek Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Armstrong County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,622
Census ACS
Median income
$65,008
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,972 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Karns City Area SD
- Karns City Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 645 students
- Karns City Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 642 students
Nearby schools
- West Hills Primary School6.4 mi · 522
- West Hills Intermediate School6.4 mi · 424
- Karns City Area Elementary School7.2 mi · 645
- Karns City Jr/Sr High School8.0 mi · 642
- Armstrong JSHS9.7 mi · 1,374
- Union High School9.8 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Sugarcreek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sugarcreek Elementary School?
Sugarcreek Elementary School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades KG-06.
Is Sugarcreek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sugarcreek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Sugarcreek Elementary School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Sugarcreek Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sugarcreek Elementary School?
At Sugarcreek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 3% Two or more.
Is Sugarcreek Elementary School public or private?
Sugarcreek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Karns City Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.