Farrell Area ES/LMS
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Farrell, Pennsylvania
Farrell Area ES/LMS in Farrell, Pennsylvania enrolled 414 students in 2024-25 with 42.0 full-time teachers, 9.9 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, 28-37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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 rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
378 students in 2022-23, 393 students in 2023-24, 414 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.9 to 42.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 378 | 40.9 | 9.2 |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 42.4 | 9.3 |
| 2024-25 | 414 | 42.0 | 9.9 |
9.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 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 188 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Farrell Area ES/LMS enrolled 375 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 26 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 188 of the 375 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions26
- Chronically absent28.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.8% of students were Black, 18.8% of two or more races, 12.6% White in 2024-25.
- Black63.8%
- Two or more races18.8%
- White12.6%
- Hispanic4.3%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Farrell Area ES/LMS scored proficient or above: 28-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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 | 28‑37% | 29‑37% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 18% | 9‑18% (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 Farrell Area ES/LMS
- Musser Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 324 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Case Avenue Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 483 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Farrell Area ES/LMS with Musser Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Farrell Area SD spends per student$39,843 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$39,843
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaFarrell Area ES/LMS is the number 814 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#814 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher9.9 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.9.9:1
- 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 Farrell Area ES/LMS
How many students attend Farrell Area ES/LMS?
414 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 378 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Farrell, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Farrell Area ES/LMS?
9.9 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 Farrell Area ES/LMS a Title I school?
Farrell Area ES/LMS ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Farrell Area ES/LMS do on state tests?
The students tested at Farrell Area ES/LMS scored proficient or above: 28-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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 Farrell Area ES/LMS in?
Farrell Area SD, NCES district ID 4209690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420969007143 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.