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Best Public Schools in Farmington, PA

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At a glance

School

141

Students

Top rankedWharton School910^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Summary:

Farmington, Pennsylvania has only one school, Wharton School, an elementary school serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 148 students. Wharton School is part of the Uniontown Area School District, which is ranked 366 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wharton School's academic performance, while generally lower than the state averages, is higher than the district averages. In 2024-2025, the school's math proficiency rate for all grades was 45.1%, compared to the district's 28.5% and the state's 41.7%. Similarly, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 40.9%, compared to the district's 42.5% and the state's 48.5%. However, Wharton School's science proficiency rate for all grades in 2023-2024 was 70%, higher than the district's 60.6% and the state's 65.8%. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $20,586, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 14.5 to 1 for the 2023-2024 school year.

Wharton School's statewide ranking has declined over the past three school years, from 750 out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 910 out of 1,511 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars out of 5 in 2022-2023 to 2 stars out of 5 in the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. Additionally, 100% of Wharton School's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high level of economic need among the student population.

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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 (2025)	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
Wharton School	Public	K-5	136 Elliotsville Road	Farmington	15437	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 329-5510	141	10	13.8	105.0%	131 (92.9%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	44.3	910^th of 1511 public elementary schools	39.8%		48.5	883^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	42.1%	27	44.5	44.0	46.4	45.1	61.1	36.0	32.2	40.9	$22,460	$3,668	$18,792

Cities Near Farmington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Markleysburg	7.08 mi	1	202^nd
Uniontown	8.93 mi	13	551^st
Fairchance	9.87 mi	1	678^th
Confluence	12.56 mi	2	699^th
Smithfield	12.71 mi	1	479^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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