Rochester Area Elementary School in Pennsylvania - U.S. News Education

Rochester Area Elementary School

540 Reno Street, Rochester, PA 15074|(724) 775-7500|Website|Award Winning

Overall Score 73.19/100

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Type

Public

Grades

K-5

Total Enrollment

336

Overview of Rochester Area Elementary School

Rochester Area Elementary School is a public school located in Rochester, PA, which is in a fringe rural setting. The student population of Rochester Area Elementary School is 336 and the school serves K-5. At Rochester Area Elementary School, 42% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 57% scored at or above that level for reading.The school’s minority student enrollment is 33%. The student-teacher ratio is 10:1, which is better than that of the district.The student population is made up of 46% female students and 54% male students. The school enrolls 99% economically disadvantaged students. There are 33 equivalent full-time teachers and 0 full-time school counselors.

At a Glance

Student/Teacher Ratio
10:1
Math Proficiency
42%
Reading Proficiency
57%

Rochester Area Elementary School 2024 Rankings

Rochester Area Elementary School is ranked #390 in Pennsylvania Elementary Schools. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation, and how well they prepare their students for high school. Read more about how we rank the Best Elementary Schools.

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Ranking Factors

How Rochester Area Elementary School placed statewide out of 1452 schools ranked in Pennsylvania.

Reading Proficiency Rank

#710 (tie)

Math Proficiency Rank

#610 (tie)

Reading Performance

Well Above Expectations

Math Performance

Well Above Expectations

Students/Teachers at Rochester Area Elementary School

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by state education agencies to the federal government

School information is provided by the government.

Enrollment by Grade

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

Enrollment by Gender

Female46%
Male54%

Student Diversity

33.3%

Minority Enrollment

33.3%

Minority Enrollment

66.7%

White

15.5%

Black or African American

11.6%

Two or more races

5.7%

Hispanic/Latino

0.3%

Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander

0.3%

American Indian or Alaska Native

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander is not included in this breakdown due to an enrollment of 0%.


99%

economically disadvantaged students at Rochester Area Elementary School

Full-time teachers

33

Percentage of full-time teachers who are certified

100%

Student-teacher ratio

10:1

Percentage of teachers with 3 or more years experience

94.6%

Number of full-time school counselors

0

Test Scores at Rochester Area Elementary School

At Rochester Area Elementary School, 42% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 57% scored at or above that level for reading.Compared with the district, the school did better in math and better in reading, according to this metric. In Rochester Area School District, 50% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 30% tested at or above that level for math.Rochester Area Elementary School did better in math and better in reading in this metric compared with students across the state. In Pennsylvania, 52% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 33% tested at or above that level for math.

School information is provided by the government.

Subject Proficiency

42%

30%

33%

57%

50%

52%

Math

Reading

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District
State

School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

School information is provided by the government.

Setting

Fringe Rural

Charter School

No

Magnet School

No

District

This information relates to schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one school.

School information is provided by the government.

Total Schools (all grades)

3

Total Students (all grades)

718

Elementary Schoolers Proficient in Reading (district average)

57%

Elementary Schoolers Proficient in Math (district average)

42%

All District Schools

School Map

Rochester Area Elementary School

540 Reno Street, Rochester, PA 15074

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Rochester Area Elementary School's high ranking earned it eligibility to display a U.S. News Best Elementary Schools award badge. Badge eligibility recognizes educational excellence, as described here. Officials at badge-eligible schools can learn how to promote their awards here.

Insufficient student data was reported by six states (California, D.C., Delaware, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington). As such, the rankings for these states were held at their previous positions. They are therefore based on assessment data from 2018-2019 and include schools that were active as of 2019-2020. Updated directory information from 2021-2022 was provided for schools when available.

Data is based on the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.