Enrollment
160
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERVIEW SD·NCES 422043006109
Verner Elementary School
700 1st St, Verona, PA 15147 · (412) 828-1800 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- ABeats 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
9.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
162 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (22).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Verner Elementary School→Riverview JSHS
Based on grade levels within Riverview SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
65.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% | 65.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 57.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Verner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #637 of 1,396 | #74 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #381 of 1,511 ▲ 174 | #60 of 141 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #773 of 1,511 ▲ 15 | #80 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 160 | #1,576 of 1,638 | #149 of 156 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #249 of 1,600 | #23 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #253 of 1,045 | #20 of 73 |
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
160
-14 (-8%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 160 | 17 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 162 | 18 | 9.0:1 | 100% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 18 | 9.4:1 | 22% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 174 | 18 | 9.7:1 | 40% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 204 | 21.1 | 9.7:1 | 64% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 20 | 9.2:1 | 71% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 190 | 22 | 8.6:1 | 70% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 57% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 18 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Verner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (204 to 160); teachers down 19% (21.1 to 17).
About Verner Elementary School
Families in Verona, Pennsylvania, are served by Verner Elementary School, a small elementary school. It serves 160 students in kindergarten through 6. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 64% smaller than that.
Riverview SD is made up of 3 schools with 994 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Verner Elementary School is 79% White. Other reported shares: 13% Black and 6% multiracial. The White share in Allegheny County as a whole is similar, at about 76%. Verner Elementary School has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.4:1, with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, higher than at this school.
Verner Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Verner Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 58.4%. Predicted: 34.2%. Difference: 24.2 points.
In Allegheny County (population about 1,238,177), median household income is about $78,548, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Verner Elementary School is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County, which together enroll about 141,392 students.
Tenth Street Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Verner Elementary School is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 174 to 160.
Community posts for Verner Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverview SD
- Riverview JSHSHigh · 441 students
- Tenth Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
Other Verner Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Verner Elementary. Verner Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Verner Elementary SchoolTuscaloosa, AL · 608 students
Nearby schools
- Tenth Street Elementary School1.2 mi · 393
- Riverview JSHS1.4 mi · 441
- OHara Elementary School1.4 mi · 726
- Fox Chapel Area High School1.8 mi · 1,360
- Linton Middle School2.2 mi · 626
- Penn Hills SHS3.0 mi · 1,049
Frequently asked questions
About Verner Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Verner Elementary School?
Verner Elementary School enrolls approximately 160 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Verner Elementary School serve?
Verner Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Verner Elementary School have?
Verner Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Verner Elementary School?
Student demographics at Verner Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 2% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Verner Elementary School public or private?
Verner Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Riverview SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.