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Enrollment
682
Elementary
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TYRONE AREA SD·NCES 422403000443
Tyrone Area Elementary School
601 Clay Avenue, Tyrone, PA 16686 · (814) 684-1342 · Blair County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL682 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- 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
11.4:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
413 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 123 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (126).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 Tyrone Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.3pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 45.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Tyrone Area Elementary School
Tyrone Area Elementary School's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Area Elementary School this school | 682 | 60.6% | 52.9% |
| Greenville Elementary School Greenville | 626 | 62.1% | 55.1% |
| Waynesburg Central Elementary School Waynesburg | 761 | 57.4% | 49.1% |
| Southmoreland Elementary School Scottdale | 548 | 64.4% | 44.5% |
| Bedford Elementary School Bedford | 764 | 53.1% | 46.0% |
| Latrobe Elementary School Latrobe | 627 | 53.1% | 61.3% |
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 Tyrone Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Blair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #794 of 1,396 | #9 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #915 of 1,511 ▼ 45 | #10 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #897 of 1,511 ▼ 147 | #12 of 16 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 682 | #160 of 1,638 | #1 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #284 of 1,528 | #3 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #1,375 of 1,531 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #812 of 1,600 | #10 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #585 of 1,045 | #14 of 17 |
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
682
-60 (-8%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 889
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 682 | 59.8 | 11.4:1 | 61% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 60.8 | 11.0:1 | 62% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 59.8 | 11.3:1 | 58% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | 60 | 12.4:1 | 50% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 771 | 56 | 13.8:1 | 54% (414) |
| 2015-16 | 804 | 53 | 15.2:1 | 54% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 824 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 43% (353) |
| 2000-01 | 889 | 53 | 16.8:1 | 38% (337) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tyrone Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (771 to 682); teachers up 7% (56 to 59.8).
About Tyrone Area Elementary School
Tyrone Area Elementary School is a large elementary school. Its address is in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. The student body numbers 682 students, from pre-K through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 54% larger than that.
Tyrone Area SD oversees Tyrone Area Elementary School and 2 other schools, with 1,674 students in total.
Tyrone Area Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 94% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial. The White share in Blair County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. By the diversity index, Tyrone Area Elementary School comes in at 12%.
The school reports 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.4 students per teacher. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 61%. That is 13 points below the 74% average for public schools in Blair County.
Tyrone Area Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 51.6% at Tyrone Area Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.9%.
Tyrone Area Elementary School is located in Blair County, where median household income is about $62,382, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 33 public schools in Blair County, with a combined enrollment of about 15,692.
Tyrone Area High School is located about 0.2 miles from Tyrone Area Elementary School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Tyrone Area Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 742 to 682.
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Blair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
121,277
Census ACS
Median income
$62,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
15,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tyrone Area SD
- Tyrone Area High SchoolHigh · 503 students
- Tyrone Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
Other schools in Tyrone
- Tyrone Area High SchoolHigh · 503 students
- Tyrone Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
Nearby schools
- Tyrone Area High School0.2 mi · 503
- Tyrone Area Middle School0.2 mi · 489
- Lewis M Myers Elementary School6.7 mi · 399
- Bellwood-Antis High School6.8 mi · 378
- Bellwood Antis Middle School6.8 mi · 332
- Logan Elementary School11.6 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Tyrone Area Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Tyrone Area Elementary School?
Tyrone Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 682 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Tyrone Area Elementary School serve?
Tyrone Area Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Tyrone Area Elementary School have?
Tyrone Area Elementary School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Tyrone Area Elementary School?
Student demographics at Tyrone Area Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Tyrone Area Elementary School in?
Tyrone Area Elementary School is part of Tyrone Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.