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Best Public Schools in Jamestown, PA

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Top rankedJamestown Elementary School824^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Jamestown, Pennsylvania is home to two schools: Jamestown Area Junior/Senior High School and Jamestown Elementary School, both part of the Jamestown Area School District. While the elementary school has significantly higher test scores compared to district and state averages, the junior/senior high school struggles to keep pace, with lower proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts.

Jamestown Elementary School stands out as a bright spot, with 43.2% of its students proficient or better in PSSA Math in 2024-2025, compared to 37.6% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school also outperforms on PSSA Science tests. In contrast, Jamestown Area Junior/Senior High School has only 25% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, well below the district and state averages.

Both schools serve a high-need student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While Jamestown Area Junior/Senior High School maintains a respectable 87.9% four-year graduation rate, its statewide ranking has declined in recent years, dropping from 276 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 444 out of 681 in 2024-2025. The Jamestown Area School District as a whole is ranked 355 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 2 out of 5 star rating, indicating room for improvement across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th 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 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jamestown Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	204 Shenango Street	Jamestown	16134	Mercer County	Jamestown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 932-3186	172	19	9.0	108.1%	165 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	42.2	444^th of 681 public high schools	34.8%		55.9	335^th of 686 public high schools	51.2%	109	41.7	44.0	50.0					28.0	21.1	25.0					44.0	63.2	52.2	$29,704	$2,040	$27,664
Jamestown Elementary School	Public	K-6	3938 Douthett Drive	Jamestown	16134	Mercer County	Jamestown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 932-3181	171	19	9.0	107.0%	160 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	49.8	824^th of 1511 public elementary schools	45.5%		57.3	757^th of 1526 public elementary schools	50.4%	67				50.0	39.4	54.6	28.6			43.2	53.9	48.5	45.5	42.8			48.1	$21,770	$4,023	$17,748

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Greenville	6.66 mi	5	449^th
Conneaut Lake	9.9 mi	2	434^th
Linesville	10.95 mi	1	279^th
Hadley	13.4 mi	2	450^th
Meadville	14.44 mi	7	524^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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