Elementary Schools in Avella Area School District

Summary:

The Avella Area School District in Pennsylvania has only one elementary school, Avella Elementary Center, which serves grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 242 students.

Avella Elementary Center is ranked 920 out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the PSSA exams are mixed compared to state averages, with 4th grade math proficiency higher than the state average but 6th grade math proficiency much lower. Similarly, 3rd grade ELA proficiency is higher than the state, but 6th grade ELA proficiency is lower. The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 64.46%, and per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $20,892, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.1 to 1.

Overall, the data indicates that Avella Elementary Center is a below-average performing school within the state of Pennsylvania, with mixed academic results and significant economic challenges faced by its student population. Further analysis and investigation would be needed to identify the root causes of the school's performance and develop targeted strategies for improvement.

District Detail

1000 Avella Rd
Avella, PA 15312-2109

(724) 356-2218

SchoolDigger Rank:
327^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 470

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Avella Elementary Center	Public	K-6	1000 Avella Rd	Avella	15312	Washington County	Avella Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 356-2218	242	24	10.1	64.5%	230 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	43.6	920^th of 1511 public elementary schools	39.1%		43	979^th of 1526 public elementary schools	35.8%	59	40.7	66.7	44.0	2.6	37.1	51.5	50.0	40.0	35.9	44.3	$20,562	$2,354	$18,208

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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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