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Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School

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Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School ranks 1066 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1066^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in the Athens Area School District in Athens, Pennsylvania. With 553 students, the school is ranked 1066 out of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School consistently underperforms the state average in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's Math proficiency was 38.7% compared to the state average of 41.7%, and its ELA proficiency was 31.5% compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school's performance is also below the Athens Area School District average in most grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, the school struggles to serve its most vulnerable student populations, ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for White students, Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students, and Disabled students.

While the nearby schools within the Athens Area School District, such as SRU Elementary School, perform similarly to Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School, some schools in other nearby districts, such as Northeast Bradford Elementary School, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance. Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School's ranking has also steadily declined over the past several years, suggesting that the school is struggling to improve or even maintain its academic performance.

542

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,378

Per pupil spending ?

102.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Wildcat Way
Athens, PA 18810

(570) 888-7766

District: Athens Area School District

Students who attend Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harlan Rowe Middle School
High:	Athens Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Hispanic:

6.3%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (35% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,066^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Athens Area School District

418^th of 606Athens Area School District among Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1066 of 1511	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1031 of 1526	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	1025 of 1534	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	808 of 1534	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	712 of 1433	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	839 of 1544	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	1010 of 1530	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.5	1024 of 1547	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.7	1043 of 1554	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.3	895 of 1474	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.8	1005 of 1467	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.5	1123 of 1519	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.4	1262 of 1599	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	1308 of 1597	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.0	1280 of 1579	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.8	1104 of 1549	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.8	1123 of 1551	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.3	1029 of 1555	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.2	1107 of 1545	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	63.1	558 of 1299	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	29.2	1018 of 1308	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	45.2	823 of 1302	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	802 of 1030	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	912 of 1084	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	813 of 1043	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1072 of 1466	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1047 of 1488	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	974 of 1369	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1077 of 1432	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	981 of 1414	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1011 of 1475	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	974 of 1495	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1081 of 1201	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1077 of 1229	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1099 of 1236	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math39%-3 vs state

English Language Arts32%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Wildcat Way	Athens	18810	Bradford County	Athens Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 888-7766	542	43	12.5	102.2%	471 (86.9%)	18 (3.3%)	34 (6.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	31.7	1066^th of 1511 public elementary schools	29.5%		38	1031^st of 1526 public elementary schools	32.4%	35	28.4	45.6	41.7		38.7	28.4	27.9	37.1		31.5	$20,378	$2,017	$18,361
Snyder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	130 Cedar St	Sayre	18840	Bradford County	Sayre Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 888-7742	428	32	13.2	106.3%	388 (90.7%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.8%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	27.1	1112^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.4%		32.4	1086^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.8%	26	26.9	48.2	12.2	28.3	27.6	34.6	39.2	12.2	45.2	31.1	$21,596	$3,665	$17,932
SRU Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Church Street	East Smithfield	18817	Bradford County	Athens Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 596-3171	382	29	13.1	99.0%	353 (92.4%)	4 (1.0%)	19 (5.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27	1115^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.2%		38.7	1024^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.9%	91	41.8	31.8	32.8		35.8	31.7	30.3	31.1		30.9	$21,739	$2,152	$19,587
Morrow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	101 North Fourth Street	Towanda	18848	Bradford County	Towanda Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 265-4991	350	23	15.3	103.7%	323 (92.3%)	7 (2.0%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)								(n/a)											$21,812	$1,616	$20,196
Towanda Area Elementary School	Public	3-6	420 State St	Towanda	18848	Bradford County	Towanda Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 265-6131	423	33	13.0	101.4%	397 (93.9%)	7 (1.7%)	12 (2.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37.6	995^th of 1511 public elementary schools	34.1%		52.1	836^th of 1526 public elementary schools	45.2%	159	38.9	42.2	47.9	40.8	42.7	27.2	32.2	28.2	43.9	32.6	$22,340	$1,656	$20,685
Northeast Bradford Elementary School	Public	K-6	210 Panther Lane	Rome	18837	Bradford County	Northeast Bradford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 744-2521	330	28	11.7	54.8%	305 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	55.7	730^th of 1511 public elementary schools	51.7%		65.6	577^th of 1526 public elementary schools	62.2%	153	60.6	52.5	39.0	38.5	49.2	65.5	50.0	31.7	41.1	49.2	$21,502	$2,826	$18,675
Troy Intrmd School	Public	3-6	206 King Street	Troy	16947	Bradford County	Troy Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 297-4565	408	34	12.0	64.7%	389 (95.3%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	29.3	1091^st of 1511 public elementary schools	27.8%		30.7	1099^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.0%	8	31.6	42.5	39.1	29.7	35.6	24.3	26.4	14.3	46.0	27.7	$17,338	$1,342	$15,997
W R Croman Primary School	Public	K-2	317 Canton St	Troy	16947	Bradford County	Troy Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 297-3145	321	23	13.9	62.6%	308 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)											$17,338	$1,342	$15,997

Frequently Asked Questions about Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School

How many students attend Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School.

Is Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School a good school?

Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School ranks 1066^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harlan Rowe Middle School
High : Athens Area High School

What district is Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School in?

Athens Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School?

Students at Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin Elementary School are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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