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What's one thing United El Sch gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED SD·NCES 422424006680
United Elementary School
10775 Route 56 East, Armagh, PA 15920 · (814) 446-5615 · Indiana County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
251 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 30 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
United Elementary School→United JSHS
Based on grade levels within United SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
46.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.8% | 56.8% |
% 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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 United Elementary School
United Elementary School's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Elementary School this school | 455 | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| Jersey Shore Area Elementary School Jersey Shore | 499 | 56.1% | 60.4% |
| Claysville Elementary School Claysville | 478 | 52.3% | 56.0% |
| Brockway Area Elementary School Brockway | 433 | 52.0% | 67.2% |
| Clarion-Limestone Elementary School Strattanville | 419 | 53.5% | 67.5% |
| Northern Bedford Co Elementary School Loysburg | 414 | 53.6% | 57.4% |
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 United Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Indiana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #654 of 1,396 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #877 of 1,511 ▼ 295 | #11 of 12 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #648 of 1,511 ▼ 45 | #7 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #672 of 1,638 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #424 of 1,528 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.9% | #1,492 of 1,531 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #904 of 1,600 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #471 of 1,045 | #3 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
455
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 892
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 455 | 38 | 12.0:1 | 55% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 40 | 11.5:1 | 55% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 37 | 12.5:1 | 54% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 51% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 40.4 | 13.1:1 | 55% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 43 | 12.7:1 | 49% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 47% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 724 | 48 | 15.1:1 | 48% (345) |
| 1990-91 | 892 | 53 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for United Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (531 to 455); teachers down 6% (40.4 to 38).
About United Elementary School
United Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Armagh, Pennsylvania. Enrolled students number 455 students, in pre-K through 6.
A total of 2 schools make up United SD, with 856 students enrolled.
Most students at United Elementary School are White: 96% of enrollment. The chance that two students picked at random at United Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.
Its teaching staff equals 38 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 55%. That rate is below the 66% average among public schools in Indiana County.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, United Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, United Elementary School is 4.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 57.9% actual, 54.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Within Indiana County, median household income is about $60,208, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Indiana County number 22 and enroll about 8,470.
Nearest public school: United JSHS, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles: 7. Compared with its nearest neighbors, United Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
United Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 455 was 3% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 469.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Indiana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,042
Census ACS
Median income
$60,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,470 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other United Elementary schools
One other US public school is named United Elementary. United Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- United Elementary SchoolHanoverton, OH · 431 students
Nearby schools
- United JSHS0.3 mi · 401
- Homer-Center JSHS7.5 mi · 392
- Homer-Center Elementary School7.6 mi · 378
- Laurel Valley Elementary School8.4 mi · 238
- River Valley Middle School9.4 mi · 332
- Blairsville Elementary School9.4 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About United Elementary SchoolHow large is United Elementary School?
United Elementary School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades PK-06.
Is United Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
United Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does United Elementary School have?
United Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at United Elementary School?
Student demographics at United Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is United Elementary School in?
United Elementary School is part of United SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.