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Center Township Elementary School

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Center Township Elementary School ranks 328 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Center Township Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Butler, Pennsylvania, serving 608 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Butler Area School District, which is ranked 232 out of 606 school districts in the state.

Center Township Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 25-30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and ELA for all grades were 61.8% and 65.7%, respectively, compared to the district averages of 48.7% and 59%, and the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 4th grade PSSA assessments, with proficiency rates often exceeding 70% in both Math and ELA.

Within the Butler Area School District, Center Township Elementary School outperforms the other district schools in academic metrics, such as PSSA proficiency rates and SchoolDigger rankings. However, some nearby schools outside the district, such as Knoch Intermediate Elementary School and Moraine Elementary School, have comparable or even higher academic performance in certain areas. Despite having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, Center Township Elementary School maintains its strong academic performance, suggesting effective strategies in supporting students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

584

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,503

Per pupil spending ?

42.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

950 Mercer Road
Butler, PA 16001-1139

(724) 287-8721

District: Butler Area School District

Students who attend Center Township Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Butler Area IHS

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.2%

Two or more races:

2.2%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (64% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg54%

Pennsylvania avg45%

328^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Butler Area School District

232^nd of 606Butler 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	77.5	328 of 1511	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	396 of 1526	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	327 of 1534	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	400 of 1534	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	488 of 1433	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	778 of 1544	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.0	641 of 1530	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.9	700 of 1547	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.4	816 of 1554	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	81.2	238 of 1474	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	71.3	474 of 1467	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.2	392 of 1519	74.2%	★★★★☆
2012	66.8	640 of 1599	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.1	642 of 1597	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.2	337 of 1579	78.7%	★★★★☆
2009	72.7	393 of 1549	74.6%	★★★★☆
2008	72.8	401 of 1551	74.1%	★★★★☆
2007	75.2	355 of 1555	77.2%	★★★★☆
2006	68.1	514 of 1545	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	78.9	220 of 1299	83.1%	★★★★☆
2004	88.3	89 of 1308	93.2%	★★★★★
2003	88.7	91 of 1302	93.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	261 of 1030	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	513 of 1084	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	454 of 1043	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	366 of 1466	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	404 of 1488	72.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	419 of 1369	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	387 of 1432	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	308 of 1414	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	305 of 1475	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	383 of 1495	74.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	414 of 1201	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	483 of 1229	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	389 of 1236	68.5%	★★★☆☆

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)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+17 vs state

Math62%+20 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 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
Center Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	950 Mercer Road	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	584	53	11.0	42.3%	556 (95.2%)	9 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	77.5	328^th of 1511 public elementary schools	78.3%		74.9	396^th of 1526 public elementary schools	74.0%	68	70.8	61.4	53.7		61.8	70.8	71.9	54.8		65.7	$16,503	$1,138	$15,365
Northwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	124 Staley Avenue	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	404	29	13.7	104.0%	378 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	86	184^th of 1511 public elementary schools	87.8%		80.6	272^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	82.2%	88	75.1	80.4	56.9		69.5	71.9	80.4	68.1		72.7	$16,418	$1,132	$15,287
Emily Brittain Elementary School	Public	K-5	338 North Washington Street	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	255	23	10.9	95.7%	206 (80.8%)	11 (4.3%)	16 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.5%)	47.2	863^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	42.9%		47.3	901^st of 1526 public elementary schools	41.0%	38	52.8	54.0	28.6		44.4	50.0	51.3	35.7		45.2	$15,365	$1,059	$14,306
Broad Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Broad St	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 214-3630	228	21	10.7	98.7%	167 (73.2%)	21 (9.2%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (11.4%)	35	1028^th of 1511 public elementary schools	32.0%		25.6	1147^th of 1526 public elementary schools	24.8%	119	51.6	29.4	23.7		34.0	51.6	47.0	23.7		39.8	$16,864	$1,162	$15,702
Mcquistion Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 Mechling Drive	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	498	39	12.6	100.6%	442 (88.8%)	16 (3.2%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	68	506^th of 1511 public elementary schools	66.5%		67	554^th of 1526 public elementary schools	63.7%	48	63.3	68.4	48.8		59.8	55.1	58.1	51.2		54.7	$16,260	$1,121	$15,140
Moraine Elementary School	Public	K-5	350 Main St	Prospect	16052	Butler County	Slippery Rock Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 865-2010	349	28	12.4	43.3%	336 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	73.9	404^th of 1511 public elementary schools	73.3%		81.5	256^th of 1526 public elementary schools	83.2%	148	71.7	64.4	58.7		65.7	59.7	59.4	52.1		57.5	$9,460	$539	$8,921
Summit Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	351 Brinker Road	Butler	16002	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	259	22	12.0	95.0%	248 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	45.3	893^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	40.9%		58.8	728^th of 1526 public elementary schools	52.3%	165	40.9	63.9	43.2		50.0	39.5	44.7	32.4		39.4	$16,175	$1,115	$15,060
Dassa McKinney Elementary School	Public	K-6	391 Hooker Rd	West Sunbury	16061	Butler County	Moniteau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 637-2321	581	44	13.1	99.7%	562 (96.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	70.3	462^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	69.4%		63.4	628^th of 1526 public elementary schools	58.8%	166	72.8	70.9	57.4	45.2	61.9	66.2	41.8	59.8	47.9	53.9	$18,341	$1,397	$16,945
Connoquenessing Elementary School	Public	K-5	102 Connoquenessing School Roa	Renfrew	16053	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 287-8721	287	21	13.7	29.6%	282 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	81	259^th of 1511 public elementary schools	82.9%		77	350^th of 1526 public elementary schools	77.1%	91	75.6	64.3	61.8		67.1	77.5	54.7	65.5		66.4	$16,393	$1,130	$15,263
Karns City Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	205 Kittanning Street	Chicora	16025	Butler County	Karns City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 445-3680	645	41	15.7	34.6%	633 (98.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	53.6	768^th of 1511 public elementary schools	49.2%		45.7	930^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.1%	162	41.9	44.3	54.0	30.2	42.3	52.3	47.7	48.2	57.3	51.5	$27,252	$751	$26,501

Frequently Asked Questions about Center Township Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Center Township Elementary School?

Students at Center Township Elementary School are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Center Township Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Center Township Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Butler Area IHS

How many students attend Center Township Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Center Township Elementary School.

What district is Center Township Elementary School in?

Butler Area School District

Is Center Township Elementary School a good school?

Center Township Elementary School ranks 328^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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