Tussey Mountain EL

Tussey Mountain EL is one of the close-knit K-5 schools in Saxton, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Tussey Mountain SD, with 350 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 21% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

Tussey Mountain EL is one of 3 schools operated by Tussey Mountain SD, a district that educates 915 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Tussey Mountain EL shows that nearly all students (96%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 2% multiracial. Compared to Bedford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 103% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Bedford County's rate of about 65%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Tussey Mountain EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Bedford County shows median household earnings sit near $59,992, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tussey Mountain EL is one of 18 public schools in Bedford County (combined enrollment of about 5,951 students).

Tussey Mountain MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Tussey Mountain EL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 51.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 371 students in 2018 compared to 350 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

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