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Benner Elementary School

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Benner Elementary School ranks 200 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Benner Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, serving 241 students in grades K-5. As part of the Bellefonte Area School District, which is ranked 134 out of 606 school districts in the state, Benner Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Academically, Benner Elementary excels, with PSSA test scores significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. In 2024-2025, 75% of Benner students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 52.3% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in Math and Science, with 4th-grade students achieving an impressive 86.1% proficiency rate in Math and 97.1% proficiency in Science. Benner Elementary also benefits from a relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, indicating a strong investment in educational resources.

When compared to nearby schools, Benner Elementary's academic performance stands out. It significantly outperforms other elementary schools in the Bellefonte Area School District, such as Pleasant Gap Elementary and Bellefonte Elementary. While it faces competition from top-ranked schools in the neighboring State College Area School District, Benner Elementary's performance remains impressive, particularly when compared to the lower-performing Wingate Elementary in the Bald Eagle Area School District.

252

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,234

Per pupil spending ?

23.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

490 Buffalo Run Rd
Bellefonte, PA 16823-8569

(814) 355-2812

District: Bellefonte Area School District

Students who attend Benner Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bellefonte Area Middle School
High:	Bellefonte Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Two or more races:

4.0%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (71% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg55%

Pennsylvania avg45%

200^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Bellefonte Area School District

134^th of 606Bellefonte 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	85.0	200 of 1511	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	287 of 1526	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	263 of 1534	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	308 of 1534	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	298 of 1433	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	346 of 1544	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	268 of 1530	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	356 of 1547	77.0%	★★★★☆
2016	77.1	342 of 1554	78.0%	★★★★☆
2015	75.0	362 of 1474	75.4%	★★★★☆
2014	72.2	443 of 1467	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.3	527 of 1519	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.3	337 of 1599	78.9%	★★★★☆
2011	66.6	607 of 1597	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.3	541 of 1579	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.9	490 of 1549	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.7	573 of 1551	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.5	574 of 1555	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.0	616 of 1545	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	77.4	256 of 1299	80.3%	★★★★☆
2004	56.5	685 of 1308	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	56.1	664 of 1302	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	321 of 1466	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	348 of 1488	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	127 of 1475	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	242 of 1495	83.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	242 of 1201	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	339 of 1229	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	381 of 1236	69.2%	★★★☆☆

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)91st percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math75%+33 vs state

English Language Arts68%+19 vs state

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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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benner Elementary School	Public	K-5	490 Buffalo Run Rd	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 355-2812	252	19	13.2	23.4%	232 (92.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	85	200^th of 1511 public elementary schools	86.8%		79.9	287^th of 1526 public elementary schools	81.2%	87	67.4	86.1	72.7	75.0	69.8	75.0	57.6	67.9	$21,234	$327	$20,907
Bellefonte Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 W Linn St	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 355-5519	318	33	9.6	51.9%	277 (87.1%)	9 (2.8%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (4.1%)	53.2	777^th of 1511 public elementary schools	48.6%		54.2	809^th of 1526 public elementary schools	47.0%	32	56.5	34.0	57.1	49.4	52.2	40.0	50.0	47.4	$30,152	$5,405	$24,747
Wingate Elementary School	Public	K-5	776 S Eagle Valley Rd	Wingate	16823	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 355-4872	365	34	10.6	53.2%	350 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	38.6	982^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	35.0%		41.8	989^th of 1526 public elementary schools	35.2%	7	43.7	49.2	44.3	46.0	37.5	34.9	31.1	34.3	$20,751	$2,468	$18,284
Pleasant Gap Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 S Main St	Pleasant Gap	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 359-2739	215	23	9.3	29.8%	191 (88.8%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.6%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	74.6	387^th of 1511 public elementary schools	74.4%		74.1	417^th of 1526 public elementary schools	72.7%	30	61.6	77.8	61.3	67.7	42.3	66.6	61.3	58.0	$29,095	$2,980	$26,115
Spring Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	217 Scholl St	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-5026	360	26	13.5	21.1%	298 (82.8%)	5 (1.4%)	12 (3.3%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	83.7	224^th of 1511 public elementary schools	85.2%		88.4	126^th of 1526 public elementary schools	91.7%	98	69.2	74.0	63.9	68.8	69.2	76.0	62.3	68.8	$21,702	$436	$21,266
Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	211 North Hoffer Street	Centre Hall	16828	Centre County	Penns Valley Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 422-2000	205	14	15.1	37.1%	195 (95.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	88.9	138^th of 1511 public elementary schools	90.9%		81	263^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	82.8%	125	89.5	72.8		80.4	86.5	65.9		75.3	$16,569	$1,136	$15,433
Easterly Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-5	234 Easterly Pkwy	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-1170	314	31	9.9	39.2%	195 (62.1%)	28 (8.9%)	27 (8.6%)	35 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	75.8	358^th of 1511 public elementary schools	76.3%		73	436^th of 1526 public elementary schools	71.4%	78	61.5	66.0	52.6	60.9	61.5	64.3	68.4	64.7	$26,402	$1,457	$24,945
Mount Nittany Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Brandywine Drive	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 272-5970	413	32	12.7	23.0%	332 (80.4%)	9 (2.2%)	17 (4.1%)	28 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	84.4	206^th of 1511 public elementary schools	86.4%		81.6	251^st of 1526 public elementary schools	83.6%	45	67.6	69.9	66.6	68.1	69.1	72.6	73.0	71.5	$23,484	$677	$22,807
Radio Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 W Cherry Ln	State College	16803	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 231-4115	424	34	12.5	19.3%	253 (59.7%)	12 (2.8%)	18 (4.2%)	97 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.1%)	90.4	116^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.3%		84.3	203^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	86.7%	87	86.1	71.7	64.4	74.9	84.7	76.6	72.9	78.5	$23,150	$144	$23,006
Nittany Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1612 Norma St	State College	16801	Centre County	Nittany Valley Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(814) 867-3842	51	7	6.9	21.6%	47 (92.2%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (3.9%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				51.8				59.3	$20,155	$274	$19,881

Frequently Asked Questions about Benner Elementary School

What district is Benner Elementary School in?

Bellefonte Area School District

How many students attend Benner Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Benner Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Benner Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Benner Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bellefonte Area Middle School
High : Bellefonte Area High School

What is the racial makeup of Benner Elementary School?

Students at Benner Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Benner Elementary School a good school?

Benner Elementary School ranks 200^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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