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Pugliese Elementary West

Public Grades PK, KG-4

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Pugliese Elementary West is a PK–4 school serving 449 students in Steubenville, Ohio, part of the Steubenville City School District in the Ohio Valley. In 2025–2026 it ranked 22nd of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 99th percentile, with 5 stars — and it has held 5 stars in every year provided, ranking as high as 2nd statewide in 2015–2016 and 2016–2017.

Pugliese sits inside an unusually strong cluster. In its own district, Wells Academy ranks 1st statewide and McKinley STEM Academy 8th, so Pugliese is not its district's top-ranked school — but it enrolls more students than both. Outside the district it outperforms every nearby school: Hills Elementary School is next best at 250th, while John E Gregg Elementary School, Stanton Elementary School, Toronto Elementary School, Cross Creek Elementary, Buckeye South Elementary School and Buckeye North Elementary School fall between 343rd and 1,056th. Proficiency follows suit — 85.9% in 3rd-grade math, 98.6% in 4th-grade math, 98.4% in 3rd-grade ELA and 95.2% in 4th-grade ELA, roughly 24 to 35 points above Ohio — and chronic absenteeism was just 1.2%, against 6.3% district-wide and 8.0%–36.7% nearby.

Two watch items: 3rd-grade math dipped to 85.9% in 2025–2026, below the district's 89.5% and its own recent 93–96% range, and 5th-grade ELA results appear despite the PK–4 listing, which looks like a reporting artifact. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are not reported, so treat them as unknown. Still, the school ranks 4th of 1,473 Ohio schools for low-SES students, with the highest student-teacher ratio among nearby schools (19.9).

449

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,654

Per pupil spending ?

42.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

92.1%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 3.4% (any vaccine)

435 John Scott Hwy Connector
Steubenville, OH 43952-3026

(740) 264-1590

District: Steubenville City

Students who attend Pugliese Elementary West usually attend:

Middle:	Harding Middle School
High:	Steubenville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.3%

Two or more races:

11.4%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (96% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Steubenville City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school96%

District avg96%

Ohio avg65%

22^nd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Steubenville City

21^st of 773Steubenville City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	22 of 1560	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	92.5	19 of 1558	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	24 of 1577	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	12 of 1596	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	4 of 1588	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	14 of 1610	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	7 of 1676	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	57 of 1636	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	92.1	2 of 1651	99.9%	★★★★★
2016	93.8	2 of 1678	99.9%	★★★★★
2015	85.3	127 of 1684	92.5%	★★★★★
2014	76.9	350 of 1687	79.3%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	222 of 1701	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	74.6	423 of 1709	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	87.1	20 of 1686	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	79.0	254 of 1662	84.7%	★★★★☆
2009	80.1	196 of 1610	87.8%	★★★★☆
2008	82.5	147 of 1582	90.7%	★★★★★
2007	84.7	79 of 1609	95.1%	★★★★★
2006	88.6	14 of 1504	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	90.5	20 of 1501	98.7%	★★★★★
2004	86.1	84 of 1471	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	21 of 1452	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	55 of 1518	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	4 of 1473	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	5 of 1465	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	91.5	12 of 1485	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	66 of 1536	95.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	88.5	30 of 1190	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	30 of 1309	97.7%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Male (2024)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2024)97th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts98%+33 vs state

Mathematics92%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Pugliese Elementary West	Public	PK, KG-4	435 John Scott Hwy Connector	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 264-1590	449	23	19.9	42.8%	338 (75.3%)	43 (9.6%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.4%)	93	22^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	98.6%		92.5	19^th of 1558 public elementary schools	98.8%	3		85.9	98.6			98.4	95.2	100.0		92.1%	3.4%	$8,654
McKinley STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Adams St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 283-3767	175	10	17.5	53.1%	69 (39.4%)	66 (37.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (21.7%)	94.4	8^th of 1560 public elementary schools	99.5%		94.6	4^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.7%	4		100.0	100.0			100.0	90.0			80%	12%	$9,789
East Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	936 N 5th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-5112	382	24	16.2	91.1%	156 (40.8%)	141 (36.9%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (19.6%)	89.3	75^th of 1560 public elementary schools	95.2%		80.2	302^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	80.6%	227		78.4	90.7			100.0	96.4			80.3%	6.1%	$6,711
Wells Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	420 N 4th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-1651	336	18	18.6	36.3%	239 (71.1%)	44 (13.1%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.8%)	95.5	1^st of 1560 public elementary schools	99.9%		95.4	1^st of 1558 public elementary schools	99.9%			100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0				$9,366
Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2281 Wilson Ave	Mingo Junction	43938	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 283-2479	377	22	17.1	61.3%	319 (84.6%)	20 (5.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	81.7	250^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.0%		76.4	404^th of 1558 public elementary schools	74.1%	154		84.1	93.9			70.3	84.8			93.2%	3.4%	$9,988
Cross Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	587 Bantam Ridge Rd	Wintersville	43953	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 264-1691	496	29	16.8	57.5%	424 (85.5%)	24 (4.8%)	17 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	37.8	1054^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.4%		35.5	1063^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	31.8%	9		64.1	39.4			51.6	57.6			97.1%	2.9%	$9,557
Toronto Elementary School	Public	K-5	1309 Dennis Way	Toronto	43964	Jefferson County	Toronto City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 537-2172	374	22	17.0	69.5%	324 (86.6%)	8 (2.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.6%)	58.7	749^th of 1560 public elementary schools	52.0%		56	802^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	48.5%	53	59.4	75.5	56.9	52.2		79.2	56.9	78.3		90.2%	6.6%	$9,732
Buckeye North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1004 3rd St	Brilliant	43913	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 598-4589	235	17	13.8	74.5%	209 (88.9%)	9 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.0%)	78.3	343^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	78.0%		66.3	601^st of 1558 public elementary schools	61.4%	258	82.1	79.4	90.9	60.7		85.3	90.9	71.4		96.2%	3.8%	$13,436
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14890 State Route 213	Hammondsville	43930	Jefferson County	Edison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-0065	408	22	18.5	—	382 (93.6%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	71.7	500^th of 1560 public elementary schools	67.9%		67.6	574^th of 1558 public elementary schools	63.2%	74	84.3	75.6	73.9	92.2	65.4	64.4	78.3	72.5	55.8	100%	0%	$11,782
Buckeye South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Walden Ave	Tiltonsville	43963	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 859-2800	282	20	14.4	71.6%	263 (93.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	37.5	1056^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.3%		46.2	953^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	38.8%	103	43.2	42.1	47.7	43.2		60.5	68.2	61.4		92.3%	3.8%	$12,118

Frequently Asked Questions about Pugliese Elementary West

What schools do graduates of Pugliese Elementary West attend?

Students who attend Pugliese Elementary West usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harding Middle School
High : Steubenville High School

How many students attend Pugliese Elementary West?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Pugliese Elementary West.

What is the racial makeup of Pugliese Elementary West?

Students at Pugliese Elementary West are 75% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% African American, 3% Hispanic.

Is Pugliese Elementary West a good school?

Yes! Pugliese Elementary West is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 22^nd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Pugliese Elementary West in?

Steubenville City

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