Elementary school (grades K-5) · Cleona, PA

Cleona El Sch

Federal NCES profile for Cleona El Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 420249002723
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
42
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
40
📋 Attendance
57
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cleona El Sch earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median.

52
Resource Index · Higher
14.4:1
students per teacher
39.5%
free-lunch eligible
302
students enrolled

Cleona El Sch has class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+10 students YoY

Cleona El Sch held near 309 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+10 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 21.9 → 21.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+10 students YoY 420249002723 · Cleona, PA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

302 enr · 14.4:1 · 39.5% lunch · RII 52

Nearest enrollment peer: Annville Cleona Hs (464 students)

Cleona El Sch held near 309 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+10 headcount). Teacher FTE held 21.9 → 21.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

Cleona El Sch in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Cleona El Sch reports 302 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Cleona El Sch compares

Cleona El Sch held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.4:1 ▲ 6% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 39.5% ▼ 32% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 302 top 77% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.4:1
Leaner classes than 53% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
302
Bigger than 33% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
39.5%
free-lunch eligible - 32% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
14.4:1
students per teacher - 6% above state mean
Top 68% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 32% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
17.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$17,384
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 302 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 70.2%
Hispanic or Latino 20.2%
Two or More 5.0%
Asian 3.0%
African American 1.7%

Largest group: White at 70.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 46.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 46.3, Cleona El Sch is more mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Annville-Cleona Sd reports $17,384 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Cleona El Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Annville Cleona Hs Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Annville El Sch Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Annville-Cleona Ms Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Cleona El Sch's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Annville-Cleona Sd · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Cleona El Sch

How many students attend Cleona El Sch?

Cleona El Sch has 302 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Cleona, PA. CCD year-over-year: 299 (2022-23) → 309 (2023-24), nearly flat (+10).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cleona El Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Cleona El Sch is 14.4:1, which is 6% higher than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 8% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Cleona El Sch?

39.5% of students at Cleona El Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cleona El Sch?

The largest demographic group at Cleona El Sch is White at 70.2% of enrollment, in Cleona, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cleona El Sch?

Cleona El Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Annville-Cleona Sd?

Besides Cleona El Sch, Annville-Cleona Sd also operates Annville Cleona Hs (464 students), Annville El Sch (429 students), and Annville-Cleona Ms (235 students). See the Annville-Cleona Sd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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