For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 383 students in Purchase Line School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Elementary School in Purchase Line School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 54% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 42% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
2 Schools
2,145 Schools
# Students
760 Students
1,108,977 Students
# Teachers
63 Teachers
82,943 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Purchase Line School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 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
#442 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
57%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.61
# American Indian Students
n/a
2,278 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
51,838 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
4 Students
173,776 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
16%
# Black Students
9 Students
169,696 Students
% Black Students
1%
15%
# White Students
734 Students
645,871 Students
% White Students
97%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
965 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
13 Students
63,991 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
20
7,744
# Students in K Grade:
51
110,287
# Students in 1st Grade:
37
120,767
# Students in 2nd Grade:
42
126,133
# Students in 3rd Grade:
46
120,907
# Students in 4th Grade:
77
125,574
# Students in 5th Grade:
57
126,000
# Students in 6th Grade:
53
126,698
# Students in 7th Grade:
61
94,854
# Students in 8th Grade:
59
93,972
# Students in 9th Grade:
75
16,255
# Students in 10th Grade:
64
14,467
# Students in 11th Grade:
59
12,872
# Students in 12th Grade:
59
12,447
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,432 is higher than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,287 is higher than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,432
$23,696
Spending / Student
$25,287
$23,119
Best Purchase Line School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Purchase Line Elementary School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
16957 Route 286 Hwy E
Commodore, PA 15729
(724) 254-4312
Commodore, PA 15729
(724) 254-4312
Grades: PK-6
| 383 students
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