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Ellwood City Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 859 students in Ellwood City Area School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Elementary Schools in Ellwood City Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 59% (versus the 53% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 41% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
4 Schools
2,154 Schools
# Students
1,531 Students
1,110,061 Students
# Teachers
123 Teachers
81,415 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Ellwood City Area School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#304 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
57%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.61
# American Indian Students
n/a
2,113 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
6 Students
50,065 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
42 Students
167,185 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
15%
# Black Students
16 Students
171,531 Students
% Black Students
1%
15%
# White Students
1,360 Students
655,322 Students
% White Students
89%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
945 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
107 Students
62,338 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
6,977
# Students in K Grade:
133
112,584
# Students in 1st Grade:
111
124,827
# Students in 2nd Grade:
120
119,582
# Students in 3rd Grade:
114
124,107
# Students in 4th Grade:
118
124,671
# Students in 5th Grade:
136
125,642
# Students in 6th Grade:
127
127,749
# Students in 7th Grade:
119
95,072
# Students in 8th Grade:
137
95,607
# Students in 9th Grade:
132
15,589
# Students in 10th Grade:
106
13,451
# Students in 11th Grade:
88
12,276
# Students in 12th Grade:
90
11,927
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,475 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,104 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$31 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$31 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,475
$23,649
Spending / Student
$20,104
$23,073
Best Ellwood City Area School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hartman Intrmd School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Crescent Avenue & 4th Street
Ellwood City, PA 16117
(724) 758-3241
Ellwood City, PA 16117
(724) 758-3241
Grades: 5-6
| 263 students
Rank: #22.
Perry Lower Intrmd School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
619 Portersville Rd.
Ellwood City, PA 16117
(724) 758-9458
Ellwood City, PA 16117
(724) 758-9458
Grades: 3-4
| 232 students
Rank: n/an/a
North Side Primary School
Magnet School
Orchard & North Streets
Ellwood City, PA 16117
(724) 752-1381
Ellwood City, PA 16117
(724) 752-1381
Grades: K-2
| 364 students
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