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State Street Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
595th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools
Better than 61% of Pennsylvania elementary schools
Summary

State Street Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Baden, Pennsylvania, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 248 students. The school is part of the Ambridge Area School District, which is ranked 429 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

State Street Elementary School consistently outperforms the Ambridge Area School District and the state of Pennsylvania in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 50.5%, compared to 29.3% for the district and 41.7% for the state, while its ELA proficiency rate was 61.4%, compared to 41.1% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade, where the Math and ELA proficiency rates were 63.4% and 73.2%, respectively, outpacing the district and state.

When comparing State Street Elementary School to nearby schools, it consistently outperforms the other Ambridge Area School District elementary schools, Highland Elementary and Economy Elementary, in both Math and ELA proficiency. However, the school's performance stands in stark contrast to Aliquippa Elementary School, which performs significantly worse, with proficiency rates in the single digits for both subjects. This highlights the educational disparities that can exist within a relatively small geographic area.

241
Students ?
13.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,908
Per pupil spending ?
102.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 600 Harmony Road
       Baden, PA  15005

(724) 266-2833

District: Ambridge Area School District


Students who attend State Street Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Ambridge Area Middle School
High:    Ambridge Area High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
73.0%
African American:
16.6%
Two or more races:
10.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 61st in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (56% vs 45% meeting standards)
Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2014
Above the Pennsylvania median (61st percentile)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school56%
District avg35%
Pennsylvania avg45%
595th of 1,511
Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?
Top 39%▲ up 20 pts since 2016
From bottom 41% (2016) to top 39% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3Elementary Schools in the Ambridge Area School District
429th of 606Ambridge 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202563.4595 of 151160.6%★★★☆☆
202447.6897 of 152641.2%★★☆☆☆
202350.1870 of 153443.3%★★☆☆☆
202238.91034 of 153432.6%★★☆☆☆
202131.71051 of 143326.7%★☆☆☆☆
201948.2950 of 154438.5%★★☆☆☆
201851.1893 of 153041.6%★★☆☆☆
201750.7917 of 154740.7%★★☆☆☆
201650.8917 of 155441.0%★★☆☆☆
201445.81003 of 146731.6%★★☆☆☆
201350.8965 of 151936.5%★★☆☆☆
201257.5897 of 159943.9%★★☆☆☆
201166.7604 of 159762.2%★★★☆☆
201061.2750 of 157952.5%★★★☆☆
200958.5783 of 154949.5%★★☆☆☆
200872.3419 of 155173.0%★★★★☆
200750.5955 of 155538.6%★★☆☆☆
200666.4556 of 154564.0%★★★☆☆
200583.5108 of 129991.7%★★★★★
200450.2780 of 130840.4%★★☆☆☆
200324.11056 of 130218.9%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202452.9454 of 108458.1%★★★☆☆
202353.0416 of 104360.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202555.0713 of 146651.4%★★★☆☆
202434.41041 of 148830.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202458.0633 of 143255.8%★★★☆☆
202354.5703 of 141450.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202570.1430 of 147570.8%★★★★☆
202459.5664 of 149555.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202555.7539 of 120155.1%★★★☆☆
202440.5805 of 122934.5%★★☆☆☆
202355.2568 of 123654.0%★★★☆☆
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)
Male (2025)71st percentile+10 vs school
Disabled (2024)58th percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)56th percentile+15 vs school
White (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school
Female (2025)51st percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts61%+13 vs state
Math50%+9 vs state

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Students at State Street Elementary School are 73% White, 17% African American, 10% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended State Street Elementary School.

Students who attend State Street Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ambridge Area Middle School
High : Ambridge Area High School

State Street Elementary School ranks 595th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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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