Enrollment
141
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIONTOWN AREA SD·NCES 422415002185
Wharton School
136 Elliotsville Road, Farmington, PA 15437 · (724) 329-5510 · Fayette County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
148 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 21% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -16.0pp since 2023
Math
45.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.6pp 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 45 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.8% | 45.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.8% | 40.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Where Wharton School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #892 of 1,396 | #8 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #900 of 1,511 | #5 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #990 of 1,511 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 141 | #1,594 of 1,638 | #20 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #115 of 1,600 | #2 of 21 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
141
-18 (-11%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 141 | 10.2 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 10.2 | 14.5:1 | 100% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 165 | 10.7 | 15.4:1 | 81% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 78% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 13.7 | 13.3:1 | 48% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 176 | 14 | 12.6:1 | 51% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 245 | 13 | 18.9:1 | 41% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 12 | 22.8:1 | 37% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 14 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wharton School.
About Wharton School
Families in Farmington, Pennsylvania, are served by Wharton School, a very small elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 141 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 68% below the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Uniontown Area SD serves 2,485 students across 9 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Wharton School is White, at 93%. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Fayette County residents, the White share is about 90%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wharton School scores 14%.
There are 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wharton School, giving a ratio of 13.8:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Wharton School is 32.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.0%.
For Fayette County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $58,236, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 39 public schools in the county, enrolling about 15,340, Wharton School among them.
A J McMullen School sits about 4.8 miles from Wharton School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Wharton School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Wharton School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 18 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,997
Census ACS
Median income
$58,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
15,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Uniontown Area SD
- Uniontown Area SHSHigh · 716 students
- Ben Franklin SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Menallen SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- A J McMullen SchoolMiddle · 164 students
- Lafayette Middle SchoolMiddle · 150 students
Nearby schools
- A J McMullen School4.8 mi · 164
- Marclay School7.5 mi · 84
- Hutchinson Elementary School8.4 mi · 308
- A L Wilson Elementary School9.5 mi · 341
- Lafayette Middle School9.9 mi · 150
- Lafayette Elementary School9.9 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Wharton SchoolHow many students attend Wharton School?
Wharton School enrolls approximately 141 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wharton School serve?
Wharton School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Wharton School have?
Wharton School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Wharton School?
Wharton School reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Wharton School?
Wharton School is overseen by Uniontown Area SD in Fayette County.
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