Sugarcreek El Sch

Sugarcreek El Sch is an elementary school of modestly sized scale in Cowansville, Pennsylvania, run under Karns City Area SD, caters to 178 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 60% leaner than typical.

Within Karns City Area SD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,465 students, Sugarcreek El Sch is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Sugarcreek El Sch lists that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 3% multiracial. Compared to Armstrong County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sugarcreek El Sch reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Sugarcreek El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Armstrong County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sugarcreek El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.5%; this one delivers 62.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Armstrong County shows median household income runs about $65,008, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Armstrong County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,972 students), Sugarcreek El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Hills Primary Sch, around 6.4 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sugarcreek El Sch ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.0%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 6-year window, the student count declined 30%: 256 students in 2018 compared to 178 in 2024. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

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