Elementary Schools in Ridgway Area School District

Summary:

The Ridgway Area School District has only one elementary school, Francis S Grandinetti Elementary School, which serves students from the Ridgway area. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 529 out of 1,526 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 819 out of 1,511 in 2024-2025.

Francis S Grandinetti Elementary School has shown some areas of strength, with its proficiency rates in PSSA Math and Science exceeding the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) were 51.2% and 42.6%, respectively, both higher than the state averages. Additionally, the school's proficiency rate in PSSA Science for all grades was an impressive 80.7% in 2023-2024, significantly outperforming the state average of 65.8%.

However, the school faces some challenges, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 61.85%, indicating that a significant portion of the student population comes from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. This factor may contribute to the school's fluctuating performance and could require additional resources and support to address. Overall, Francis S Grandinetti Elementary School appears to be a reasonably performing school, with some areas of strength and areas for improvement, as it serves the Ridgway community.

District Detail

62 School Dr
Ridgway, PA 15853

(814) 773-3146

SchoolDigger Rank:
197^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 781

Primary Schools: 1
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 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
Francis S Grandinetti Elementary School	Public	K-5	62 School Dr	Ridgway	15853	Elk County	Ridgway Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 776-2176	359	29	12.5	63.2%	341 (95.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	50.3	819^th of 1511 public elementary schools	45.8%		68.3	529^th of 1526 public elementary schools	65.3%	290	61.0	49.1	43.8	51.2	45.8	47.2	36.0	42.6	$14,178	$465	$13,713

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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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