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Karns City Area Elementary School

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Karns City Area Elementary School ranks 768 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

768^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Chicora Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 476 students in grades K-6 in the Karns City Area School District located in Chicora, Pennsylvania. The school has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, ranking in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Chicora Elementary School faces several academic challenges. Its proficiency rates in Math (42.3%) and English Language Arts (51.5%) are generally below the state and district averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively strong results for disabled students but struggles for White students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school has also seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 27.03% in 2022-2023 to 46.85% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. Despite this, Chicora Elementary's spending per student has been relatively high, ranging from $12,753 to $14,123 over the past few years.

When compared to nearby schools, Chicora Elementary's performance is generally lower than Sugarcreek Elementary School, which is also part of the Karns City Area School District. Chicora Elementary also underperforms compared to schools in the Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District and the Butler Area School District. However, the school's strong support for disabled students is a positive aspect that could be leveraged to improve overall academic outcomes.

645

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,252

Per pupil spending ?

34.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 Kittanning Street
Chicora, PA 16025

(724) 445-3680

District: Karns City Area School District

Students who attend Karns City Area Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Karns City Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.1%

Two or more races:

1.1%

Hispanic:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg41%

Pennsylvania avg45%

768^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2025	53.6	768 of 1511	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	930 of 1526	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	995 of 1534	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	870 of 1534	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	960 of 1433	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	988 of 1544	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	935 of 1530	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.6	763 of 1547	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.7	1012 of 1554	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.2	861 of 1474	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.7	861 of 1467	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.4	948 of 1519	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.5	896 of 1599	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.0	969 of 1597	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.0	883 of 1579	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.9	829 of 1549	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	74.0	367 of 1551	76.3%	★★★★☆
2007	63.6	645 of 1555	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.8	502 of 1545	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	75.8	290 of 1299	77.7%	★★★★☆
2004	40.6	903 of 1308	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	66.4	501 of 1302	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	240 of 1030	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	43.1	589 of 1084	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	757 of 1043	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	818 of 1466	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	965 of 1488	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	614 of 1369	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.4	1072 of 1432	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1037 of 1414	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	690 of 1475	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	849 of 1495	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	854 of 1201	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1031 of 1229	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1084 of 1236	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)77th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%+3 vs state

Math42%~ state avg

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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
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
Dassa McKinney Elementary School	Public	K-6	391 Hooker Rd	West Sunbury	16061	Butler County	Moniteau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 637-2321	581	44	13.1	99.7%	562 (96.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	70.3	462^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	69.4%		63.4	628^th of 1526 public elementary schools	58.8%	166	72.8	70.9	57.4	45.2	61.9	66.2	41.8	59.8	47.9	53.9	$18,341	$1,397	$16,945
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
Emily Brittain Elementary School	Public	K-5	338 North Washington Street	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	255	23	10.9	95.7%	206 (80.8%)	11 (4.3%)	16 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.5%)	47.2	863^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	42.9%		47.3	901^st of 1526 public elementary schools	41.0%	38	52.8	54.0	28.6		44.4	50.0	51.3	35.7		45.2	$15,365	$1,059	$14,306
Center Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	950 Mercer Road	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	584	53	11.0	42.3%	556 (95.2%)	9 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	77.5	328^th of 1511 public elementary schools	78.3%		74.9	396^th of 1526 public elementary schools	74.0%	68	70.8	61.4	53.7		61.8	70.8	71.9	54.8		65.7	$16,503	$1,138	$15,365
Broad Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Broad St	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 214-3630	228	21	10.7	98.7%	167 (73.2%)	21 (9.2%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (11.4%)	35	1028^th of 1511 public elementary schools	32.0%		25.6	1147^th of 1526 public elementary schools	24.8%	119	51.6	29.4	23.7		34.0	51.6	47.0	23.7		39.8	$16,864	$1,162	$15,702
Mcquistion Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 Mechling Drive	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	498	39	12.6	100.6%	442 (88.8%)	16 (3.2%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	68	506^th of 1511 public elementary schools	66.5%		67	554^th of 1526 public elementary schools	63.7%	48	63.3	68.4	48.8		59.8	55.1	58.1	51.2		54.7	$16,260	$1,121	$15,140
Northwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	124 Staley Avenue	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	404	29	13.7	104.0%	378 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	86	184^th of 1511 public elementary schools	87.8%		80.6	272^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	82.2%	88	75.1	80.4	56.9		69.5	71.9	80.4	68.1		72.7	$16,418	$1,132	$15,287
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
Allegheny-Clarion Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	776 Route 58	Foxburg	16036	Clarion County	Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 659-3555	304	22	14.0	52.6%	296 (97.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	55	750^th of 1511 public elementary schools	50.4%		57.7	747^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.0%	3	53.5	45.4	73.9	32.5	52.1	39.5	45.4	37.0	67.5	46.8	$17,136	$2,027	$15,109

Frequently Asked Questions about Karns City Area Elementary School

How many students attend Karns City Area Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Karns City Area Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Karns City Area Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Karns City Area Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Karns City Junior/Senior High School

What district is Karns City Area Elementary School in?

Karns City Area School District

Is Karns City Area Elementary School a good school?

Karns City Area Elementary School ranks 768^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Karns City Area Elementary School?

Students at Karns City Area Elementary School are 98% White, 1% Two or more races.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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