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Sugarcreek Elementary School

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Sugarcreek Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Cowansville, PA, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 196 students. It is part of the Karns City Area School District, which is ranked 359 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sugarcreek Elementary School consistently performs above the Karns City Area School District and the state of Pennsylvania in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, Sugarcreek Elementary had 70.2% of students proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 56.4% for the district and 53% for the state. In PSSA Math, Sugarcreek Elementary had 40% of students proficient or better, compared to 32.4% for the district and 40.4% for the state. Sugarcreek Elementary's PSSA Science proficiency rate was an impressive 93.4%, significantly higher than the district's 75.1% and the state's 65.8%. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with only 33.16% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the district's average of 41.67%.

Sugarcreek Elementary's academic performance is significantly higher than the nearby Chicora Elementary School, which is also part of the Karns City Area School District. Chicora Elementary lags behind Sugarcreek in PSSA proficiency rates, with only 51.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 37.2% in Math, compared to Sugarcreek's 70.2% and 40%, respectively. This highlights the relative strength of Sugarcreek Elementary within the district and the potential for the district to learn from the school's successful practices.

178

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1290 State Route 268
Cowansville, PA 16218

(724) 545-2409

District: Karns City Area School District

Students who attend Sugarcreek Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Karns City Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.2%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2014 → 63rd in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (60% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school60%

District avg49%

Pennsylvania avg49%

Not ranked this year

Sugarcreek Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

379^th of 606Karns City 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
2024	66.2	565 of 1526	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	554 of 1534	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	563 of 1534	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	652 of 1433	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	514 of 1544	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.1	383 of 1530	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	73.3	426 of 1547	72.5%	★★★★☆
2016	44.6	1013 of 1554	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.4	859 of 1474	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.5	1077 of 1467	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.4	1139 of 1519	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.2	1263 of 1599	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.4	1156 of 1597	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	57.8	842 of 1579	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.7	626 of 1549	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.5	579 of 1551	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.6	526 of 1555	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.8	409 of 1545	73.5%	★★★★☆
2005	73.1	345 of 1299	73.4%	★★★★☆
2004	84.4	165 of 1308	87.4%	★★★★☆
2003	50.2	753 of 1302	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	62.9	616 of 1488	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	82.5	147 of 1432	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	117 of 1414	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	61.9	615 of 1495	58.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	51.5	626 of 1229	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	573 of 1236	53.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)90th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2024)59th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)59th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)49th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2023-2024) ?

Science93%+28 vs state

English Language Arts70%+17 vs state

Math40%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	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
West Hills Primary School	Public	K-3	181 Heritage Park Drive	Kittanning	16201	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 548-7651	522	43	12.0	102.9%	500 (95.8%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)								(n/a)				68.6						68.6	51.1						51.1	$18,337	$1,790	$16,546
West Hills Intermediate School	Public	4-6	175 Heritage Park Drive	Kittanning	16201	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 543-1121	424	37	11.3	102.8%	402 (94.8%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)								(n/a)					55.9	28.7	55.0			47.5		44.4	26.1	57.8			43.9	$18,531	$1,699	$16,833
Karns City Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	205 Kittanning Street	Chicora	16025	Butler County	Karns City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 445-3680	645	41	15.7	34.6%	633 (98.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	53.6	768^th of 1511 public elementary schools	49.2%		45.7	930^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.1%	162				41.9	44.3	54.0	30.2			42.3	52.3	47.7	48.2	57.3			51.5	$27,252	$751	$26,501
Karns City Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1446 Kittanning Pike	Karns City	16041	Butler County	Karns City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 756-2030	642	45	14.2	46.1%	624 (97.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	47.6	401^st of 681 public high schools	41.1%		37.2	476^th of 686 public high schools	30.6%	75	45.6	41.8	56.6					22.5	10.4	16.5					41.9	45.8	43.8	$10,064	$408	$9,656
Armstrong Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Buffington Dr	Kittanning	16201	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 548-7600	1,374	115	11.9	109.8%	1,320 (96.1%)	24 (1.7%)	15 (1.1%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	75.4	159^th of 681 public high schools	76.7%		79.9	114^th of 686 public high schools	83.4%	45	52.2	69.8	69.2					38.1	35.2	36.6					45.1	58.3	51.5	$19,536	$932	$18,604
Union High School	Public	6-12	354 Baker Street Suite 1	Rimersburg	16248	Clarion County	Union School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 473-3121	287	26	11.0	102.4%	277 (96.5%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	45.7	422^nd of 681 public high schools	38.0%		63.6	257^th of 686 public high schools	62.5%	165	48.1	48.1	44.4				36.9	9.1	26.4	25.7				56.5	36.4	50.9	49.2	$22,633	$1,081	$21,552
Lenape Technical School	Public	9-12	2215 Chaplin Avenue	Ford City	16226	Armstrong County	Lenape Technical School	No	No	No	No	(724) 763-7116	586	33	17.6	45.6%	570 (97.3%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	33.5	482^nd of 681 public high schools	29.2%		44.9	431^st of 686 public high schools	37.2%	51	33.2	41.6	46.8
Lenape Elementary School	Public	K-6	2300 Center Ave	Ford City	16226	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 763-5299	691	49	14.0	100.7%	654 (94.6%)	11 (1.6%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	46	878^th of 1511 public elementary schools	41.9%		45.3	938^th of 1526 public elementary schools	38.5%	60				29.2	58.1	39.5	53.9			45.9	27.8	41.9	40.7	46.1			39.4	$18,227	$1,769	$16,458
Summit Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	351 Brinker Road	Butler	16002	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	259	22	12.0	95.0%	248 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	45.3	893^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	40.9%		58.8	728^th of 1526 public elementary schools	52.3%	165				40.9	63.9	43.2				50.0	39.5	44.7	32.4				39.4	$16,175	$1,115	$15,060
Sligo Elementary School	Public	K-5	2013 Madison Street Extension	Sligo	16255	Clarion County	Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 745-2152	214	19	11.2	101.9%	201 (93.9%)	9 (4.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	39.2	977^th of 1511 public elementary schools	35.3%		54.6	802^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	47.4%	175				38.1	45.9	46.9				43.2	42.9	37.8	34.4				38.7	$21,343	$1,340	$20,003

Frequently Asked Questions about Sugarcreek Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Sugarcreek Elementary School?

Students at Sugarcreek Elementary School are 97% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Sugarcreek Elementary School in?

Karns City Area School District

How many students attend Sugarcreek Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 178 students attended Sugarcreek Elementary School.

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