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Pugliese Elementary West

Public Grades PK, KG-4

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Pugliese Elementary West is a public elementary school in Steubenville, Ohio, serving 473 students in grades PK-4 and part of the Steubenville City School District, which is ranked 62 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pugliese Elementary West consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Ohio, with a statewide ranking as high as 4th out of 1,588 schools in the 2021-2022 school year. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating exceptional academic achievement. Pugliese Elementary West's students consistently outperform the state and district averages on Ohio State Tests, with proficiency rates over 90% in both mathematics and English language arts in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school has demonstrated outstanding performance across various student subgroups, often placing in the top 30 or even top 5 schools in Ohio for female students, male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Pugliese Elementary West stands out as an exceptional performer, the nearby East Garfield Elementary School and Wells Academy, both part of the Steubenville City School District, also demonstrate strong academic achievement, with Wells Academy consistently ranking as the #1 elementary school in Ohio. This suggests a commitment to educational excellence within the district that could serve as a model for other schools in the region.

449

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,654

Per pupil spending ?

77.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

435 John Scott Hwy Connector
Steubenville, OH 43952-3026

(740) 264-1590

District: Steubenville City

Students who attend Pugliese Elementary West usually attend:

Middle:	Harding Middle School
High:	Steubenville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.3%

Two or more races:

11.4%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (95% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Steubenville City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school95%

District avg93%

Ohio avg65%

19^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Steubenville City

62^nd of 828Steubenville City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	19 of 1558	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	24 of 1577	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	12 of 1596	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	4 of 1588	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	14 of 1610	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	7 of 1676	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	57 of 1636	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	92.1	2 of 1651	99.9%	★★★★★
2016	93.8	2 of 1678	99.9%	★★★★★
2015	85.3	127 of 1684	92.5%	★★★★★
2014	76.9	350 of 1687	79.3%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	222 of 1701	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	74.6	423 of 1709	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	87.1	20 of 1686	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	79.0	254 of 1662	84.7%	★★★★☆
2009	80.1	196 of 1610	87.8%	★★★★☆
2008	82.5	147 of 1582	90.7%	★★★★★
2007	84.7	79 of 1609	95.1%	★★★★★
2006	88.6	14 of 1504	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	90.5	20 of 1501	98.7%	★★★★★
2004	86.1	84 of 1471	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	21 of 1452	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	55 of 1518	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	4 of 1473	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	5 of 1465	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	91.5	12 of 1485	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	66 of 1536	95.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	88.5	30 of 1190	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	30 of 1309	97.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2024)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2024)97th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts96%+32 vs state

Mathematics94%+27 vs state

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Schools Near Pugliese Elementary West

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Pugliese Elementary West	Public	PK, KG-4	435 John Scott Hwy Connector	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 264-1590	449	23	19.9		338 (75.3%)	43 (9.6%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.4%)	92.5	19^th of 1558 public elementary schools	98.8%		91.9	24^th of 1577 public elementary schools	98.5%	5		94.8	92.8			100.0	87.5	100.0		$8,654
McKinley STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Adams St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 283-3767	175	10	17.5		69 (39.4%)	66 (37.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (21.7%)	94.6	4^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.7%		94.1	4^th of 1577 public elementary schools	99.7%			100.0	100.0			100.0	92.3			$9,789
East Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	936 N 5th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-5112	382	24	16.2		156 (40.8%)	141 (36.9%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (19.6%)	80.2	302^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	80.6%		90.4	47^th of 1577 public elementary schools	97.0%	255		76.4	87.3			96.4	70.0			$6,711
Wells Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	420 N 4th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-1651	336	18	18.6		239 (71.1%)	44 (13.1%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.8%)	95.4	1^st of 1558 public elementary schools	99.9%		94.7	1^st of 1577 public elementary schools	99.9%			100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	97.1	100.0		$9,366
Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2281 Wilson Ave	Mingo Junction	43938	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 283-2479	377	22	17.1		319 (84.6%)	20 (5.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	76.4	404^th of 1558 public elementary schools	74.1%		81.6	281^st of 1577 public elementary schools	82.2%	123		82.3	95.0			66.1	73.3			$9,988
Cross Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	587 Bantam Ridge Rd	Wintersville	43953	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 264-1691	496	29	16.8		424 (85.5%)	24 (4.8%)	17 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	35.5	1063^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	31.8%		20.4	1253^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	20.5%	190		52.7	56.9			50.7	52.1			$9,557
Toronto Elementary School	Public	K-5	1309 Dennis Way	Toronto	43964	Jefferson County	Toronto City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 537-2172	374	22	17.0		324 (86.6%)	8 (2.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.6%)	56	802^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	48.5%		59.2	772^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	51.0%	30	50.0	64.7	73.8	50.7		68.6	78.5	57.7		$9,732
Buckeye North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1004 3rd St	Brilliant	43913	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 598-4589	235	17	13.8		209 (88.9%)	9 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.0%)	66.3	601^st of 1558 public elementary schools	61.4%		60.3	751^st of 1577 public elementary schools	52.4%	150	76.3	95.7	63.9	42.1		95.7	55.6	76.3		$13,436
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14890 State Route 213	Hammondsville	43930	Jefferson County	Edison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-0065	408	22	18.5	58.1%	382 (93.6%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	67.6	574^th of 1558 public elementary schools	63.2%		64.5	673^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	57.3%	99	73.5	65.9	77.4	67.3	56.0	65.9	75.5	73.5	60.0	$11,782
Buckeye South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Walden Ave	Tiltonsville	43963	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 859-2800	282	20	14.4		263 (93.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	46.2	953^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	38.8%		50.8	916^th of 1577 public elementary schools	41.9%	37	50.0	62.2	47.6	41.2		68.9	66.7	61.8		$12,118

Frequently Asked Questions about Pugliese Elementary West

Is Pugliese Elementary West a good school?

Yes! Pugliese Elementary West is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 19^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Pugliese Elementary West in?

Steubenville City

What is the racial makeup of Pugliese Elementary West?

Students at Pugliese Elementary West are 75% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% African American, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Pugliese Elementary West?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Pugliese Elementary West.

What schools do graduates of Pugliese Elementary West attend?

Students who attend Pugliese Elementary West usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harding Middle School
High : Steubenville High School

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