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A L Wilson Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

A L Wilson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Fairchance, Pennsylvania, serving 357 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Albert Gallatin Area School District, which is ranked 405 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and above-average spending per student, A L Wilson Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts significantly below the state and district averages. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and students with disabilities. This trend is not unique to A L Wilson, as nearby schools within the Albert Gallatin Area School District, such as Masontown Elementary School and George J Plava Elementary School, also demonstrate similarly low academic performance.

However, some nearby schools in the Laurel Highlands School District and Uniontown Area School District, such as Hatfield Elementary School and Menallen School, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, despite serving student populations with similar levels of economic disadvantage. This suggests that there may be unique challenges or resource constraints within the Albert Gallatin Area School District that are hindering the ability of schools like A L Wilson Elementary to improve student outcomes.

341

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,822

Per pupil spending ?

104.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Al Wilson Drive
Fairchance, PA 15436-1308

(724) 564-7434

District: Albert Gallatin Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.0%

Two or more races:

8.2%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2019 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (30% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg39%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,144^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 11 pts since 2019

From bottom 35% (2019) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Albert Gallatin Area School District

405^th of 606Albert Gallatin Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1144 of 1511	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1085 of 1526	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	1053 of 1534	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1090 of 1534	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	1083 of 1433	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	997 of 1544	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	918 of 1030	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	801 of 1084	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	993 of 1043	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	993 of 1466	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	1030 of 1488	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1088 of 1369	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	948 of 1432	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	917 of 1414	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	1200 of 1475	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1090 of 1495	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1123 of 1201	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1109 of 1229	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1041 of 1236	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2025)11th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-13 vs state

Math26%-16 vs state

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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 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
A L Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Al Wilson Drive	Fairchance	15436	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 564-7434	341	27	12.7	104.7%	307 (90.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.2%)	24.3	1144^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.3%		32.5	1085^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.9%	59	26.6	33.3	19.6				25.8	29.7	50.0	31.4				35.1	$15,822	$2,660	$13,162
Hutchinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	213 Mountain View Road	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-6208	308	25	12.1	39.3%	256 (83.1%)	21 (6.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.4%)	52.5	783^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	48.2%		48.6	881^st of 1526 public elementary schools	42.3%	98	55.1	63.4	17.3				44.4	55.2	63.4	36.5				51.0	$20,560	$1,697	$18,863
Hatfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	370 Derrick Ave	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-7371	342	24	14.2	34.2%	280 (81.9%)	16 (4.7%)	7 (2.0%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	27 (7.9%)	47.6	858^th of 1511 public elementary schools	43.2%		55.1	788^th of 1526 public elementary schools	48.4%	70	46.0	55.3	36.2				45.7	42.6	51.8	41.4				45.1	$18,156	$1,216	$16,940
Smithfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	23 Liberty St	Smithfield	15479	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 569-9570	220	16	13.7	104.1%	217 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	52.3	788^th of 1511 public elementary schools	47.8%		64	616^th of 1526 public elementary schools	59.6%	172	45.3	42.8	74.3				54.3	59.5	34.3	38.4				44.9	$19,016	$3,496	$15,520
Ben Franklin School	Public	K-8	351 Morgantown St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 439-5020	502	32	15.5	96.8%	334 (66.5%)	84 (16.7%)	36 (7.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	34 (6.8%)	44.8	900^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.4%		46.4	920^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.7%	20	33.4	43.2	30.0	42.3	16.9	16.6	27.9	57.1	43.2	22.0	57.8	42.9	46.2	45.5	$18,123	$1,871	$16,252
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	K-5	303 Connellsville St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-3581	283	22	12.7	94.3%	119 (42.0%)	110 (38.9%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	37 (13.1%)	10	1350^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.7%		12.6	1321^st of 1526 public elementary schools	13.4%	29	10.5	12.9	3.7				9.7	26.3	31.6	7.4				23.3	$20,607	$4,269	$16,338
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Water St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-9600	282	22	12.6	58.5%	210 (74.5%)	33 (11.7%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	24 (8.5%)	45.3	894^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.8%		30.5	1103^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	27.7%	209	54.0	40.5	29.7				41.4	59.4	29.7	48.6				45.9	$19,816	$1,976	$17,840
Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-5	335 Park Street	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-5851	300	25	12.1	54.3%	269 (89.7%)	8 (2.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	72.1	439^th of 1511 public elementary schools	70.9%		62.1	663^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	56.6%	224	68.7	42.9	59.0				59.5	75.0	50.0	56.4				63.5	$19,443	$1,491	$17,952
George J Plava Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 Puritan Rd	Mc Clellandtown	15458	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 737-5424	314	25	12.5	98.7%	278 (88.5%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)	29	1096^th of 1511 public elementary schools	27.5%		23.8	1163^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	23.8%	67	36.9	28.8	19.2				27.4	68.4	30.7	25.0				38.7	$15,481	$2,683	$12,798
Menallen School	Public	K-6	8 Pedro Drive	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-4160	318	25	12.6	99.7%	255 (80.2%)	15 (4.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.9%)	53.3	773^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	48.8%		54.4	808^th of 1526 public elementary schools	47.1%	35	53.7	50.0	42.9	26.5			43.5	58.6	66.7	35.3	44.1			51.1	$19,248	$2,747	$16,501

Frequently Asked Questions about A L Wilson Elementary School

Is A L Wilson Elementary School a good school?

A L Wilson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of A L Wilson Elementary School?

Students at A L Wilson Elementary School are 90% White, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend A L Wilson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended A L Wilson Elementary School.

What district is A L Wilson Elementary School in?

Albert Gallatin Area School District

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