Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDD-WEST SD·NCES 421521007441
West Snyder Elementary School
645 Snyder Avenue, Beaver Springs, PA 17812 · (570) 837-0046 · Snyder County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
12.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
329 students
DISTRICT 102% · 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 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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 Midd-West SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.4pp since 2023
Math
49.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 49.4% |
| 2023-24 | 64.7% | 49.3% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% 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 22 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 →
Schools most like West Snyder Elementary School
West Snyder Elementary School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Snyder Elementary School this school | 335 | 98.2% | 57.0% |
| North Clarion Co Elementary School Tionesta | 334 | 99.1% | 56.6% |
| Carroll Elementary School Shermans Dale | 344 | 97.7% | 44.3% |
| Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School Claysburg | 346 | 100.0% | 47.2% |
| Northwestern Elementary School Albion | 350 | 96.9% | 64.6% |
| Sullivan Co Elementary School Laporte | 306 | 99.0% | 44.6% |
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 West Snyder Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #678 of 1,396 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #812 of 1,511 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #700 of 1,511 ▼ 226 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #1,122 of 1,638 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #486 of 1,528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.0% | #1,490 of 1,531 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #449 of 1,600 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #545 of 1,045 |
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
335
-32 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 335 | 27.6 | 12.2:1 | 98% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 27.6 | 11.9:1 | 100% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 28.5 | 12.3:1 | 100% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 30 | 12.2:1 | 99% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 28 | 13.7:1 | 38% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 28 | 13.2:1 | 55% (204) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Snyder Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (383 to 335); teachers down 2% (28 to 27.6).
About West Snyder Elementary School
As a low-enrollment elementary school, West Snyder Elementary School serves students in Beaver Springs, Pennsylvania. School enrollment was 335 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 24% smaller than that.
Midd-West SD is the local district for West Snyder Elementary School. It runs 4 schools with 1,907 students.
West Snyder Elementary School's enrollment is 96% White. For comparison, Snyder County is about 95% White. West Snyder Elementary School's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at West Snyder Elementary School was 12.2:1. This ratio sits 0.9 below the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 98%. Among public schools in Snyder County, the average eligibility rate is 73%.
allk12 grades West Snyder Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 35.5% for West Snyder Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 57.0%. The 21.5-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
Snyder County census figures show that the median household income is $66,876, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 8 public schools in Snyder County, enrolling about 4,190 students in all.
The school nearest to West Snyder Elementary School is East Juniata JSHS, at a distance of about 5.8 miles. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, West Snyder Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, West Snyder Elementary School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment decrease, from 367 in 2020-21 to 335 in 2024-25.
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Snyder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,668
Census ACS
Median income
$66,876
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
4,190 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Midd-West SD
- Midd-West High SchoolHigh · 726 students
- Middleburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Midd-West Middle SchoolMiddle · 295 students
Nearby schools
- East Juniata JSHS5.8 mi · 362
- East Juniata Elementary School6.4 mi · 378
- Midd-West High School10.0 mi · 726
- Middleburg Elementary School10.1 mi · 551
- Midd-West Middle School10.2 mi · 295
- Greenwood Elementary School13.5 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About West Snyder Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Snyder Elementary School?
West Snyder Elementary School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does West Snyder Elementary School serve?
West Snyder Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does West Snyder Elementary School have?
West Snyder Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at West Snyder Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Snyder Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees West Snyder Elementary School?
West Snyder Elementary School is overseen by Midd-West SD in Snyder County.
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