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Enrollment
646
Elementary
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUSQUENITA SD·NCES 422304006608
Susquenita Elementary School
Susquenita Elementary Schol, Duncannon, PA 17020 · (717) 957-6000 · Perry County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest 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
12.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
349 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 127 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 139 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (126).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Susquenita SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.3pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.4% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 35.0% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 →
Schools most like Susquenita Elementary School
Susquenita Elementary School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susquenita Elementary School this school | 646 | 54.0% | 44.4% |
| Latrobe Elementary School Latrobe | 627 | 53.1% | 61.3% |
| James F Baugher Elementary School Milton | 560 | 55.5% | 53.1% |
| Moscow Elementary School Moscow | 581 | 48.0% | 64.0% |
| Baresville Elementary School Hanover | 586 | 52.7% | 49.5% |
| Artman Elementary School Hermitage | 596 | 53.0% | 67.3% |
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 Susquenita Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Perry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #987 of 1,396 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #926 of 1,511 ▲ 117 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #1,110 of 1,511 ▼ 160 | #5 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #187 of 1,638 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #433 of 1,528 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #1,050 of 1,531 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #924 of 1,600 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #376 of 1,045 | #1 of 6 |
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
646
-58 (-8%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 1,326
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 646 | 53.8 | 12.0:1 | 54% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 49.8 | 13.7:1 | 51% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 694 | 48.8 | 14.2:1 | 45% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 704 | 55 | 12.8:1 | 39% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 52.8 | 14.8:1 | 43% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 50 | 15.0:1 | 44% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 51 | 12.8:1 | 37% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 905 | 53 | 17.1:1 | 21% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 1,326 | 76 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Susquenita Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (780 to 646); teachers up 2% (52.8 to 53.8).
About Susquenita Elementary School
Susquenita Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, under Susquenita SD. The school reports 646 students in kindergarten through 4. The school's enrollment is 46% larger than the 443 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Susquenita Elementary School is a school in Susquenita SD. The district has 3 schools and 1,698 students.
About 85% of the student body at Susquenita Elementary School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. In Perry County overall, about 94% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Eligible students account for 54% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 67% for public schools in Perry County.
allk12 grades Susquenita Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 54.5% at Susquenita Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.4%.
Among Perry County residents, the median household income is $79,444, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides Susquenita Elementary School, Perry County has 14 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Susquenita Middle School, is about 0.2 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Susquenita Elementary School is 6th among 9 schools close by.
Susquenita Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment decrease, from 704 in 2020-21 to 646 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,239
Census ACS
Median income
$79,444
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,512 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Susquenita SD
- Susquenita Middle SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Susquenita High SchoolHigh · 490 students
Other schools in Duncannon
- Susquenita Middle SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Susquenita High SchoolHigh · 490 students
Nearby schools
- Susquenita Middle School0.2 mi · 562
- Susquenita High School0.3 mi · 490
- Middle Paxton Elementary School3.9 mi · 289
- Shaull Elementary School4.6 mi · 591
- East Pennsboro Elementary School4.8 mi · 583
- East Pennsboro Area Middle School4.8 mi · 618
Frequently asked questions
About Susquenita Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Susquenita Elementary School?
Susquenita Elementary School enrolls approximately 646 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Susquenita Elementary School serve?
Susquenita Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Susquenita Elementary School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Susquenita Elementary School.
How diverse is Susquenita Elementary School?
Susquenita Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Susquenita Elementary School public or private?
Susquenita Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Susquenita SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.