Clearfield Area Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Clearfield Area Elementary School in Clearfield, Pennsylvania enrolled 1,067 students in 2024-25 with 89.8 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
1,059 students in 2022-23, 1,020 students in 2023-24, 1,067 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 91.8 to 89.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,059 | 91.8 | 11.5 |
| 2023-24 | 1,020 | 88.8 | 11.5 |
| 2024-25 | 1,067 | 89.8 | 11.9 |
11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 344 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clearfield Area Elementary School enrolled 1,031 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 344 of the 1,031 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions12
- Chronically absent19.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
94.8% of students were White, 2.6% of two or more races, 1.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White94.8%
- Two or more races2.6%
- Hispanic1.3%
- Black0.8%
- Asian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Clearfield Area Elementary School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35‑39% | 38‑42% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 34% | 24‑28% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Clearfield Area Elementary School
- Curwensville Area Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 533 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- West Branch Area Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 15 miles away: 374 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Compare Clearfield Area Elementary School with Curwensville Area Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Clearfield Area SD spends per student$17,900 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,900
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaClearfield Area Elementary School is the number 19 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#19 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.11.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Clearfield Area Elementary School
How many students attend Clearfield Area Elementary School?
1,067 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,059 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Clearfield, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Clearfield Area Elementary School?
11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Clearfield Area Elementary School a Title I school?
Clearfield Area Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Clearfield Area Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Clearfield Area Elementary School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Clearfield Area Elementary School in?
Clearfield Area SD, NCES district ID 4206150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420615007535 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.