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Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUBOIS AREA SD·NCES 420783006918
Wasson Avenue Elementary School
300 Wasson Ave, DuBois, PA 15801 · (814) 371-6171 · Clearfield County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
11.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
410 students
DISTRICT 102% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 DuBois Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
72.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.4% | 72.8% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 68.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+36.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 36 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 Wasson Avenue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Clearfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #311 of 1,396 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #229 of 1,511 ▲ 33 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #296 of 1,511 ▲ 166 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #902 of 1,638 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #231 of 1,528 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #1,258 of 1,531 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #153 of 1,600 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #475 of 1,045 | #5 of 7 |
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
395
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 395 | 35.4 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 34.9 | 11.8:1 | 100% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 35.4 | 11.8:1 | 100% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 99% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 34.6 | 13.3:1 | 70% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 72% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 66% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 39% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 423 | 22 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wasson Avenue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (460 to 395); teachers up 2% (34.6 to 35.4).
About Wasson Avenue Elementary School
Federal records list Wasson Avenue Elementary School as an elementary school in DuBois, Pennsylvania. It offers kindergarten through 4 and has 395 students enrolled.
DuBois Area SD is made up of 6 schools with 3,179 students in all.
The share of White students at Wasson Avenue Elementary School is 91%. Next come 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. In Clearfield County overall, the White share is about 93%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wasson Avenue Elementary School scores 17%.
Wasson Avenue Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1, with 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, 13.1:1, is higher.
Wasson Avenue Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 92% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Wasson Avenue Elementary School is in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools: 69.2% actual against 33.1% predicted.
The school's county is Clearfield County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $62,152 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Clearfield County number 19, with about 8,409 students.
DuBois Area Middle School is the nearest public school to Wasson Avenue Elementary School, about 1.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Wasson Avenue Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Wasson Avenue Elementary School as Town: Remote.
Enrollment was 395 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 414. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.3:1 to 11.2:1.
On allk12, people connected to Wasson Avenue Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clearfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,635
Census ACS
Median income
$62,152
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,409 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DuBois Area SD
- DuBois Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- DuBois Area SHSHigh · 893 students
- Oklahoma Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- C G Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Juniata Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in DuBois
- DuBois Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- DuBois Area SHSHigh · 893 students
- Oklahoma Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Juniata Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Nearby schools
- DuBois Area Middle School1.6 mi · 1,058
- Oklahoma Elementary School1.9 mi · 296
- Juniata Elementary School1.9 mi · 261
- DuBois Area SHS2.1 mi · 893
- C G Johnson Elementary School5.8 mi · 276
- Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School6.1 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About Wasson Avenue Elementary SchoolHow large is Wasson Avenue Elementary School?
Wasson Avenue Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Wasson Avenue Elementary School serve?
Wasson Avenue Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wasson Avenue Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wasson Avenue Elementary School is approximately 11.2:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wasson Avenue Elementary School?
At Wasson Avenue Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Wasson Avenue Elementary School public or private?
Wasson Avenue Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DuBois Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.