Jamestown Area Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Jamestown, Pennsylvania
Jamestown Area Elementary School in Jamestown, Pennsylvania enrolled 171 students in 2024-25 with 18.9 full-time teachers, 9.0 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, 43-58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% 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 fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
176 students in 2022-23, 183 students in 2023-24, 171 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.0 to 18.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 176 | 19.0 | 9.3 |
| 2023-24 | 183 | 19.0 | 9.6 |
| 2024-25 | 171 | 18.9 | 9.0 |
9.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 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 184 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jamestown Area Elementary School enrolled 184 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 184 of the 184 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent10.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.6% of students were White, 3.5% of two or more races, 2.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White93.6%
- Two or more races3.5%
- Hispanic2.3%
- American Indian0.6%
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 Jamestown Area Elementary School scored proficient or above: 43-58% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% 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 | 43‑58% | 42‑54% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 50‑54% | 21‑34% (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 Jamestown Area Elementary School
- Greenville Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 8.0 miles away: 626 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
- Reynolds Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 530 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare Jamestown Area Elementary School with Greenville Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jamestown Area SD spends per student$23,274 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,274
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaJamestown Area Elementary School is the number 1,557 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,557 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher9.0 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.9.0:1
- 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 Jamestown Area Elementary School
How many students attend Jamestown Area Elementary School?
171 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 176 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jamestown, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Jamestown Area Elementary School?
9.0 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 Jamestown Area Elementary School a Title I school?
Jamestown 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 Jamestown Area Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Jamestown Area Elementary School scored proficient or above: 43-58% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% 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 Jamestown Area Elementary School in?
Jamestown Area SD, NCES district ID 4212300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421230006127 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.