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Independence Elementary School

Q: Is Independence Elementary School a good school?

Independence Elementary School ranks 523 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Independence Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, serving 238 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Hopewell Area School District, which is ranked 261 out of 606 school districts in the state.

Independence Elementary School consistently outperforms the Hopewell Area School District and the state of Pennsylvania in PSSA test scores across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 65.5% of all students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 48.4% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school also excels in PSSA English Language Arts and Science, with 53.6% and 89.3% of students proficient or better, respectively. Additionally, the school performs exceptionally well for male students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools for these subgroups.

While Independence Elementary School's overall performance is impressive, there are some areas for improvement. The school's performance for female students and white students is relatively lower, with rankings in the 500s and 600s out of over 1,400 Pennsylvania elementary schools. This suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing the needs of these subgroups to ensure more equitable outcomes. When compared to nearby schools, Edgeworth Elementary School in the Quaker Valley School District consistently outperforms Independence Elementary School across multiple metrics, providing opportunities for learning and collaboration.

228

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,199

Per pupil spending ?

49.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

103 School Road
Aliquippa, PA 15001-9801

(724) 375-3201

District: Hopewell Area School District

Students who attend Independence Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hopewell Junior High School
High:	Hopewell Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.8%

Two or more races:

3.5%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2014 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (60% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg48%

Pennsylvania avg45%

523^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Hopewell Area School District

261^st of 606Hopewell 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	67.4	523 of 1511	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.9	351 of 1526	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	497 of 1534	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	537 of 1534	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	549 of 1433	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	488 of 1544	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.9	386 of 1530	74.8%	★★★★☆
2017	67.7	556 of 1547	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	79.4	288 of 1554	81.5%	★★★★☆
2014	67.0	567 of 1467	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.7	680 of 1519	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.4	941 of 1599	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.6	660 of 1597	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	77.5	273 of 1579	82.7%	★★★★☆
2009	68.8	493 of 1549	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	83.1	132 of 1551	91.5%	★★★★★
2007	81.8	183 of 1555	88.2%	★★★★☆
2006	84.4	107 of 1545	93.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	72.4	220 of 1084	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	427 of 1043	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	855 of 1466	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.9	551 of 1488	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	304 of 1369	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	312 of 1432	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	228 of 1414	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	252 of 1475	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	178 of 1495	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	634 of 1201	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	496 of 1229	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	621 of 1236	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2024)80th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-18 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math66%+24 vs state

English Language Arts54%+5 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
Independence Elementary School	Public	K-4	103 School Road	Aliquippa	15001	Beaver County	Hopewell Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 375-3201	228	17	13.7	49.6%	207 (90.8%)	7 (3.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	67.4	523^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	65.4%		76.9	351^st of 1526 public elementary schools	77.0%	172	73.7	58.7			65.5	57.9	50.0			53.6	$23,199	$1,583	$21,616
Hopewell Elementary School	Public	K-4	3000 Kane Road	Aliquippa	15001	Beaver County	Hopewell Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 375-1111	323	21	15.0	39.6%	279 (86.4%)	4 (1.2%)	21 (6.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)	35.8	1017^th of 1511 public elementary schools	32.7%		56.7	768^th of 1526 public elementary schools	49.7%	249	56.6	37.5			46.7	36.6	34.4			35.4	$21,160	$542	$20,618
Bon Meade Elementary School	Public	K-4	1595 Brodhead Rd	Moon township	15108	Allegheny County	Moon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 264-9440	572	35	16.1	18.5%	442 (77.3%)	19 (3.3%)	30 (5.2%)	40 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.0%)	92.7	69^th of 1511 public elementary schools	95.4%		90.5	79^th of 1526 public elementary schools	94.8%	10	86.7	88.8			87.4	78.8	72.6			75.3	$17,948	$136	$17,812
Margaret Ross Elementary School	Public	K-4	1955 Maratta Rd	Aliquippa	15001	Beaver County	Hopewell Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 375-2956	185	13	13.7	50.3%	161 (87.0%)	7 (3.8%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.9%)	65	576^th of 1511 public elementary schools	61.9%		78.8	312^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.6%	264	58.2	75.6			66.7	51.2	51.3			51.1	$25,169	$1,294	$23,874
Aliquippa Elementary School	Public	K-6	800 Twenty-First Street	Aliquippa	15001	Beaver County	Aliquippa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 857-7500	480	45	10.6	0.6%	45 (9.4%)	325 (67.7%)	48 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (12.5%)	4.9	1488^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.5%		5.1	1467^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.9%	21	8.9	10.6	3.2	3.4	6.5	12.8	12.2	6.6	13.6	11.3	$13,576	$4,359	$9,217
J.A. Allard Elementary School	Public	K-4	170 Shafer Road	Moon Township	15108	Allegheny County	Moon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 262-2500	209	15	13.6	34.9%	157 (75.1%)	6 (2.9%)	24 (11.5%)	17 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	86.5	177^th of 1511 public elementary schools	88.3%		87.4	147^th of 1526 public elementary schools	90.4%	30	87.2	90.3			88.6	61.6	67.8			64.3	$17,838	$136	$17,702
South Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4949 State Route 151	Hookstown	15050	Beaver County	South Side Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 573-9581	390	33	11.6	41.5%	374 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	50.9	811^th of 1511 public elementary schools	46.3%		58	738^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.6%	73	40.0	39.7	59.0		45.6	52.0	45.6	50.8		49.5	$26,524	$410	$26,114
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Highland Avenue	Ambridge	15003	Beaver County	Ambridge Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 266-2833	284	25	11.2	107.4%	171 (60.2%)	73 (25.7%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.0%)	17.8	1237^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.1%		18.6	1239^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.8%	2	23.5	29.0	22.9		25.0	29.4	25.8	25.7		27.0	$15,759	$1,225	$14,534
Richard J. Hyde Elementary School	Public	K-4	110 Wallridge Dr	Moon Township	15108	Allegheny County	Moon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 264-9440	237	16	14.4	90.7%	114 (48.1%)	28 (11.8%)	64 (27.0%)	18 (7.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	65.1	574^th of 1511 public elementary schools	62.0%		59.3	722^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	52.7%	148	68.8	62.3			65.6	46.7	55.5			51.1	$18,180	$138	$18,042
Edgeworth Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Meadow Ln	Sewickley	15143	Allegheny County	Quaker Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 749-3605	412	33	12.4	22.8%	347 (84.2%)	9 (2.2%)	17 (4.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.0%)	89.1	134^th of 1511 public elementary schools	91.1%		92.9	26^th of 1526 public elementary schools	98.3%	108	77.8	71.9	74.0		74.7	68.1	81.3	76.7		75.1	$22,853	$1,009	$21,843

Frequently Asked Questions about Independence Elementary School

Is Independence Elementary School a good school?

Independence Elementary School ranks 523^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Independence Elementary School in?

Hopewell Area School District

How many students attend Independence Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 228 students attended Independence Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Independence Elementary School?

Students at Independence Elementary School are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Independence Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hopewell Junior High School
High : Hopewell Senior High School

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