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Harrison Park Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Harrison Park Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, serving 431 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Penn-Trafford School District, which is ranked 18 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harrison Park Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Pennsylvania, with exceptional academic performance. The school's students excel on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) exams, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and district averages in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 82.8% in Math and 74.8% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for specific student subgroups, such as low socioeconomic status students, who ranked 15th out of 1,369 Pennsylvania elementary schools in Math proficiency.

When compared to nearby schools, Level Green Elementary School and Sunrise Elementary School, both within the Penn-Trafford School District, as well as schools in the Hempfield Area and Norwin School Districts, Harrison Park Elementary School maintains a significant academic advantage, particularly in Math performance. However, the nearby Jeannette McKee Elementary School, which is part of the Jeannette City School District, significantly underperforms Harrison Park Elementary School and the state averages in both Math and English Language Arts.

409

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,565

Per pupil spending ?

33.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18 Dell Avenue
Jeannette, PA 15644

(724) 744-2161

District: Penn-Trafford School District

Students who attend Harrison Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Penn Middle School
High:	Penn Trafford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.3%

Two or more races:

6.8%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (79% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg74%

Pennsylvania avg45%

75^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Penn-Trafford School District

18^th of 606Penn-Trafford 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	75 of 1511	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	94 of 1526	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	119 of 1534	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	180 of 1534	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	121 of 1433	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	66 of 1544	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	232 of 1530	84.8%	★★★★☆
2017	84.4	183 of 1547	88.2%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	416 of 1554	73.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.9	348 of 1474	76.4%	★★★★☆
2014	75.6	340 of 1467	76.8%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	302 of 1519	80.1%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	339 of 1599	78.8%	★★★★☆
2011	85.0	68 of 1597	95.7%	★★★★★
2010	85.6	52 of 1579	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	87.5	25 of 1549	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	86.9	48 of 1551	96.9%	★★★★★
2007	81.7	189 of 1555	87.8%	★★★★☆
2006	87.5	36 of 1545	97.7%	★★★★★
2005	87.3	39 of 1299	97.0%	★★★★★
2004	62.8	563 of 1308	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	75.5	339 of 1302	74.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	126 of 1030	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	154 of 1084	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	98 of 1043	90.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	148 of 1466	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	54 of 1488	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	15 of 1369	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	18 of 1432	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	35 of 1414	97.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	37 of 1475	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	128 of 1495	91.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	95 of 1201	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	136 of 1229	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	156 of 1236	87.4%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)88th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math83%+41 vs state

English Language Arts75%+26 vs state

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Schools Near Harrison Park 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
Harrison Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	18 Dell Avenue	Jeannette	15644	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 744-2161	409	26	15.6	33.7%	357 (87.3%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	92.2	75^th of 1511 public elementary schools	95.0%		90	94^th of 1526 public elementary schools	93.8%	19	83.6	80.6	84.5		82.8	71.6	74.1	77.9		74.8	$13,565	$378	$13,188
McCullough Elementary School	Public	K-5	213 Watt Rd	Jeannette	15644	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 744-7441	448	28	15.7	23.0%	406 (90.6%)	9 (2.0%)	13 (2.9%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	95	30^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.0%		91.8	45^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.1%	15	90.0	82.7	77.6		83.0	86.7	82.7	81.6		83.5	$11,917	$172	$11,745
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	K-5	171 Sunrise Dr	Irwin	15642	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 864-6700	412	30	13.8	17.2%	380 (92.2%)	6 (1.5%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	94.6	41^st of 1511 public elementary schools	97.3%		93.1	25^th of 1526 public elementary schools	98.4%	16	86.8	84.3	81.4		84.1	85.5	81.4	75.3		80.5	$12,151	$35	$12,116
Jeannette McKee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Lowry Ave	Jeannette	15644	Westmoreland County	Jeannette City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 523-6522	504	47	10.7	77.8%	271 (53.8%)	81 (16.1%)	32 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (23.0%)	22.4	1164^th of 1511 public elementary schools	23.0%		30.2	1106^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.5%	58	30.3	32.7	22.6	24.6	27.2	19.7	25.0	24.2	38.4	27.6	$14,626	$2,279	$12,347
Sheridan Terrace Elementary School	Public	K-4	1219 Morris Avenue	North Huntingdon	15642	Westmoreland County	Norwin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 861-3025	417	26	16.2	49.9%	370 (88.7%)	5 (1.2%)	12 (2.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.5%)	88	156^th of 1511 public elementary schools	89.7%		84.8	196^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.2%	40	70.3	82.2			75.8	73.8	79.4			76.4	$15,469	$1,206	$14,263
West Hempfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	469 Wendel Road	Irwin	15642	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 850-2780	496	42	11.9	52.8%	451 (90.9%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	56.5	723^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	52.2%		63.2	633^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	58.5%	90	53.8	50.0	53.3		52.3	47.5	46.3	53.3		49.0	$17,522	$1,248	$16,274
Hahntown Elementary School	Public	K-4	791 Entry Rd	North Huntingdon	15642	Westmoreland County	Norwin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 861-3020	419	27	15.7	37.5%	365 (87.1%)	12 (2.9%)	20 (4.8%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	90.4	113^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.5%		91	66^th of 1526 public elementary schools	95.7%	47	87.9	70.6			78.2	78.3	79.8			79.1	$15,229	$517	$14,712
Level Green Elementary School	Public	K-5	650 Cypress CT	Trafford	15085	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 372-6603	269	19	13.9	20.1%	249 (92.6%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	84.7	202^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	86.6%		80.7	270^th of 1526 public elementary schools	82.3%	68	84.6	69.2	71.0		75.5	76.9	57.7	67.7		67.4	$13,833	$35	$13,799
Maxwell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1101 Old Salem Rd	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 850-3500	380	28	13.6	26.8%	351 (92.4%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	89.2	132^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	91.3%		86	168^th of 1526 public elementary schools	89.0%	36	89.1	84.0	63.9		77.0	68.8	86.0	68.6		72.6	$16,662	$627	$16,035
Nicely Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 McLaughlin Dr	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Greensburg Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 832-2900	296	19	15.5	97.6%	202 (68.2%)	26 (8.8%)	14 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (17.6%)	66.5	545^th of 1511 public elementary schools	63.9%		72.7	439^th of 1526 public elementary schools	71.2%	106	60.9	63.4	46.7		56.8	64.5	52.5	50.0		55.8	$16,801	$1,653	$15,148

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison Park Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Harrison Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Harrison Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Penn Middle School
High : Penn Trafford High School

What district is Harrison Park Elementary School in?

Penn-Trafford School District

How many students attend Harrison Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Harrison Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Harrison Park Elementary School?

Students at Harrison Park Elementary School are 87% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Harrison Park Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Harrison Park Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 75^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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