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Dunbar Township Elementary School

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Dunbar Township Elementary School ranks 978 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

978^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Dunbar Township Elementary School is a public elementary school in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, serving 570 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Connellsville Area School District, which is ranked 448 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Dunbar Township Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with proficiency rates in Math (42.5%) and English Language Arts (37.1%) that are lower than the state and district averages. However, the school's performance for specific subgroups, such as low-income students, female students, and disabled students, is higher than its overall ranking, suggesting that the school may be providing additional support or resources to these groups.

When compared to nearby schools, Dunbar Township Elementary School's performance is mixed. While it underperforms some schools within the Connellsville Area School District, such as Springfield Elementary School and Bullskin Elementary School, it outperforms more distant schools like Lafayette Elementary (Uniontown Area School District) and Clark Elementary (Laurel Highlands School District) in both Math and ELA. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and fluctuating per-student spending suggest that the district may be allocating resources to support the school, but the impact on student outcomes is not yet clear.

580

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,178

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

711 Ridge Blvd
Connellsville, PA 15425-1956

(724) 628-6330

District: Connellsville Area School District

Students who attend Dunbar Township Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Connellsville Area Middle School
High:	Connellsville Area Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Two or more races:

5.2%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 43rd percentile in 2021 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (40% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 43rd-percentile peak (2021) to 35th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg32%

Pennsylvania avg45%

978^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Connellsville Area School District

448^th of 606Connellsville 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	39.1	978 of 1511	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1049 of 1526	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1043 of 1534	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	876 of 1534	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	813 of 1433	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1062 of 1544	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1028 of 1530	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.1	1171 of 1547	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.9	1107 of 1554	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.7	1120 of 1474	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.2	1212 of 1467	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.1	1190 of 1519	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.7	1213 of 1599	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.3	1370 of 1597	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.7	1242 of 1579	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.8	1320 of 1549	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.0	1237 of 1551	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.9	1142 of 1555	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.4	1167 of 1545	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	58.9	653 of 1299	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.1	949 of 1308	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.0	1047 of 1302	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	483 of 1030	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	557 of 1084	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	547 of 1043	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	839 of 1466	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	946 of 1488	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	780 of 1369	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	942 of 1432	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1003 of 1414	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1044 of 1475	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1103 of 1495	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1028 of 1201	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1099 of 1229	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1110 of 1236	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)53rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math42%~ state avg

English Language Arts37%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Dunbar Township Elementary School

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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
Dunbar Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	711 Ridge Blvd	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 628-6330	580	44	13.1	98.3%	534 (92.1%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	39.1	978^th of 1511 public elementary schools	35.3%		36.4	1049^th of 1526 public elementary schools	31.3%	71	50.0	50.6	29.2		42.5	53.1	38.5	21.4		37.1	$19,178	$1,869	$17,309
West Crawford Elementary School	Public	K-5	215 Falls Avenue	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 628-4497	487	36	13.5	99.4%	419 (86.0%)	16 (3.3%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	14.3	1283^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	15.1%		21.7	1194^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.8%	89	27.6	18.8	15.2		20.9	30.2	20.4	22.8		24.9	$16,968	$1,653	$15,315
Bullskin Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 Pleasant Valley Rd	Connellsville	15425	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 628-6540	430	25	17.0	102.1%	408 (94.9%)	7 (1.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	49.2	837^th of 1511 public elementary schools	44.6%		50.4	857^th of 1526 public elementary schools	43.8%	20	59.2	37.9	37.4		44.8	50.8	58.1	32.9		47.6	$15,081	$1,469	$13,611
Franklin School	Public	K-6	242 Buena Vista Road	Vanderbilt	15486	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 628-6030	127	9	13.5	97.6%	114 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	44.7	905^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.1%		46.7	917^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.9%	12	47.7	15.0	36.3	28.6	32.5	57.2	30.0	54.5	57.1	49.4	$20,636	$3,920	$16,716
Southmoreland Elementary School	Public	2-5	100 Scottie Way	Scottdale	15683	Westmoreland County	Southmoreland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 887-2021	548	35	15.5	64.4%	512 (93.4%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	32.9	1052^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	30.4%		46	926^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.3%	126	48.4	17.3	39.8		35.4	45.6	19.7	37.6		34.4	$9,894	$1,075	$8,820
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
Southmoreland Primary Center	Public	K-1	1431 Water St	Alverton	15612	Westmoreland County	Southmoreland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 887-2026	277	19	14.6	64.3%	254 (91.7%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)								(n/a)											$13,369	$3,444	$9,925
Frazier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	142 Constitution St	Perryopolis	15473	Fayette County	Frazier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 736-9507	425	29	14.9	61.9%	402 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	39.2	973^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	35.6%		47.5	899^th of 1526 public elementary schools	41.1%	74	44.9	39.7	28.2		37.7	46.2	45.2	38.5		43.3	$19,399	$1,063	$18,336
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
Springfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 School House Road	Normalville	15469	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 455-3191	298	24	12.6	103.7%	291 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	35.8	1020^th of 1511 public elementary schools	32.5%		39.9	1008^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.9%	12	43.6	37.8	23.8		35.9	40.0	42.2	42.9		41.5	$19,676	$1,917	$17,759

Frequently Asked Questions about Dunbar Township Elementary School

What district is Dunbar Township Elementary School in?

Connellsville Area School District

What schools do graduates of Dunbar Township Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dunbar Township Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Connellsville Area Middle School
High : Connellsville Area Senior High School

Is Dunbar Township Elementary School a good school?

Dunbar Township Elementary School ranks 978^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dunbar Township Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Dunbar Township Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dunbar Township Elementary School?

Students at Dunbar Township Elementary School are 92% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Hispanic.

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