Ramsay Elementary School
Public middle school, grades 4 to 6 · Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Ramsay Elementary School in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania enrolled 396 students in 2024-25 with 26.3 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 52-56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 51% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
385 students in 2022-23, 400 students in 2023-24, 396 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.6 to 26.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 385 | 23.6 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 26.6 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 396 | 26.3 | 15.0 |
15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools
Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle 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 277 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ramsay Elementary School enrolled 416 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 277 of the 416 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions18
- Chronically absent19.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.7% of students were White, 6.3% of two or more races, 0.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White92.7%
- Two or more races6.3%
- Hispanic0.8%
- Black0.3%
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 Ramsay Elementary School scored proficient or above: 52-56% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% 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 | 52‑56% | 54‑58% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 51% | 35‑39% (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.
Middle schools in Mount Pleasant
2 public middle schools in Mount Pleasant report 2024-25 enrollment; Ramsay Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsay Elementary School | 396 | 15.0 | 46.2% |
| Mount Pleasant Area Junior High School | 290 | 14.1 | 40.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ramsay Elementary School
- Mount Pleasant Area Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 290 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Southmoreland Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 410 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Compare Ramsay Elementary School with Mount Pleasant Area Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mount Pleasant Area SD spends per student$15,363 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,363
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaRamsay Elementary School is the number 371 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#371 of 513
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.15.0:1
- 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 Ramsay Elementary School
How many students attend Ramsay Elementary School?
396 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 385 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Mount Pleasant, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ramsay Elementary School?
15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ramsay Elementary School a Title I school?
Ramsay Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ramsay Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Ramsay Elementary School scored proficient or above: 52-56% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% 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 Ramsay Elementary School in?
Mount Pleasant Area SD, NCES district ID 4216170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421617004457 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.