Verner El Sch

Verner El Sch is a tiny elementary-level community in Verona, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Riverview SD. The school serves 160 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 64% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Verner El Sch is one of 3 schools operated by Riverview SD, a district that hosts 994 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Verner El Sch shows that White students make up the majority at 79%; the rest reads as 13% Black, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 101% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Verner El Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 34.2%; actual is 58.4%, +24.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Allegheny County indicate median household income runs about $78,548, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), Verner El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Tenth Street El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Verner El Sch at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.9%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Verner El Sch's enrollment has ticked down 22% since 2018, when it stood at 204 (now 160). The Black share of enrollment declined from 20% to 13% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.