Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION CENTER AREA SD·NCES 421473007362
W.A. McCreery El Sch
22810 Route 403 Hwy N, Marion Center, PA 15759 · (724) 397-5551 · Indiana County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
197 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
W.A. McCreery El Sch→Marion Center Area JR/SR HS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Marion Center Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -17.8pp since 2023
Math
47.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
372
-45 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.3:1
% White
97%
was 98%
% Hispanic
0%
was 0%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About W.A. McCreery El Sch
W.A. McCreery El Sch is a compact elementary school in Marion Center, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Marion Center Area SD. The school instructs 372 students in grades 3 through 6.
Within Marion Center Area SD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,188 students, W.A. McCreery El Sch is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, W.A. McCreery El Sch logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%).
On the resource side, On paper, W.A. McCreery El Sch has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Indiana County's rate of about 66%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), W.A. McCreery El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.7%.
In the area at large, Indiana County reports that median household income runs about $60,208, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Indiana County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,470 students), of which W.A. McCreery El Sch is one.
Marion Center Area JR/SR HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), W.A. McCreery El Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 51.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Five-year trend. W.A. McCreery El Sch's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 417 (now 372). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 schools in Marion Center Area SD
- Marion Center Area JR/SR HSHigh · 550 students
- Rayne El SchElementary · 266 students
Nearby schools
- Marion Center Area JR/SR HS0.1 mi · 550
- Rayne El Sch5.2 mi · 266
- Purchase Line JSHS7.6 mi · 363
- Purchase Line El Sch7.9 mi · 353
- Indiana County Technology Center9.3 mi · 14
- Penns Manor Area JSHS10.7 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About W.A. McCreery El SchWhat is the total enrollment at W.A. McCreery El Sch?
W.A. McCreery El Sch enrolls approximately 372 students in grades 03-06.
Is W.A. McCreery El Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
W.A. McCreery El Sch is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
How many teachers does W.A. McCreery El Sch have?
W.A. McCreery El Sch employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
How diverse is W.A. McCreery El Sch?
W.A. McCreery El Sch reports a student body of 97% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is W.A. McCreery El Sch public or private?
W.A. McCreery El Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marion Center Area SD.
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