Elementary Schools in Towanda Area School District

Summary:

The Towanda Area School District in Pennsylvania operates two elementary schools: Towanda Area Elementary School and Morrow Elementary School. Both schools have consistently underperformed compared to other Pennsylvania elementary schools, with Towanda Area Elementary School ranking in the bottom third and Morrow Elementary School ranking in the bottom quarter of the state's elementary schools.

Towanda Area Elementary School has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and has underperformed the state average in both Math and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage in the student population. In contrast, Morrow Elementary School has a 1-star rating and 100% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting even greater economic challenges for the school and its students.

Both schools have relatively high spending per student, around $20,000 per student, but differ in their student-teacher ratios, with Towanda Area Elementary School having a lower ratio of 13.6 and Morrow Elementary School having a higher ratio of 16.2. These resource allocation differences may contribute to the observed performance gaps between the two schools. Overall, the data suggests that the Towanda Area School District faces significant challenges in providing high-quality education to its students, particularly those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

District Detail

410 State St
Towanda, PA 18848

(570) 265-9894

SchoolDigger Rank:
400^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,482

Primary Schools: 2
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
Towanda Area Elementary School	Public	3-6	420 State St	Towanda	18848	Bradford County	Towanda Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 265-6131	423	33	13.0	101.4%	397 (93.9%)	7 (1.7%)	12 (2.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37.6	995^th of 1511 public elementary schools	34.1%		52.1	836^th of 1526 public elementary schools	45.2%	159	38.9	42.2	47.9	40.8	42.7	27.2	32.2	28.2	43.9	32.6	$22,340	$1,656	$20,685
Morrow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	101 North Fourth Street	Towanda	18848	Bradford County	Towanda Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 265-4991	350	23	15.3	103.7%	323 (92.3%)	7 (2.0%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)								(n/a)											$21,812	$1,616	$20,196

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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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