Elementary Schools in Hopewell Area School District

Summary:

The Hopewell Area School District in Pennsylvania is home to three elementary schools: Hopewell Elementary School, Independence Elementary School, and Margaret Ross Elementary School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through sixth grade and have demonstrated varying levels of academic performance.

Among the three schools, Independence Elementary School and Margaret Ross Elementary School stand out as the top performers. Independence Elementary School is ranked 351 out of 1,526 Pennsylvania elementary schools and has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, the highest among the three schools. Both Independence and Margaret Ross have consistently outperformed the district and state averages in Math and English Language Arts proficiency across all grades.

In contrast, Hopewell Elementary School has lagged behind its counterparts in academic achievement. The school's spending per student is also the lowest among the three, at $15,016 compared to $17,572 for Independence Elementary and $16,794 for Margaret Ross Elementary. Additionally, Hopewell Elementary has the highest student-teacher ratio at 14.9, while Independence and Margaret Ross have lower ratios of 12.9 and 13.6, respectively. These factors may contribute to the differences in academic performance observed across the schools within the Hopewell Area School District.

District Detail

2354 Brodhead Rd
Aliquippa, PA 15001-4501

(724) 375-6691

SchoolDigger Rank:
261^st of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,007

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Independence Elementary School	Public	K-4	103 School Road	Aliquippa	15001	Beaver County	Hopewell Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 375-3201	228	17	13.7	49.6%	207 (90.8%)	7 (3.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	67.4	523^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	65.4%		76.9	351^st of 1526 public elementary schools	77.0%	172	73.7	58.7	65.5	57.9	50.0	53.6	$23,199	$1,583	$21,616
Hopewell Elementary School	Public	K-4	3000 Kane Road	Aliquippa	15001	Beaver County	Hopewell Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 375-1111	323	21	15.0	39.6%	279 (86.4%)	4 (1.2%)	21 (6.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)	35.8	1017^th of 1511 public elementary schools	32.7%		56.7	768^th of 1526 public elementary schools	49.7%	249	56.6	37.5	46.7	36.6	34.4	35.4	$21,160	$542	$20,618
Margaret Ross Elementary School	Public	K-4	1955 Maratta Rd	Aliquippa	15001	Beaver County	Hopewell Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 375-2956	185	13	13.7	50.3%	161 (87.0%)	7 (3.8%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.9%)	65	576^th of 1511 public elementary schools	61.9%		78.8	312^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.6%	264	58.2	75.6	66.7	51.2	51.3	51.1	$25,169	$1,294	$23,874

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moon Area School District	4.65 mi	10	46^th
Aliquippa School District	5.11 mi	2	592^nd
South Side Area School District	5.91 mi	3	166^th
Ambridge Area School District	6.25 mi	5	429^th
Quaker Valley School District	6.63 mi	4	26^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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