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Fort Allen Elementary School

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Fort Allen Elementary School ranks 471 st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

471^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Fort Allen Elementary School is a public elementary school in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, serving 481 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Hempfield Area School District, which is ranked 92 out of 606 school districts in the state.

Fort Allen Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores for Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 62% of Fort Allen students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 55.5% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In ELA, 57.4% of Fort Allen students were proficient or better, compared to 61.9% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade, where 77.7% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math and 68.8% were proficient or better in PSSA ELA. Additionally, Fort Allen excels in supporting its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 65th out of 1,432 Pennsylvania elementary schools in this subgroup.

Compared to nearby schools, Fort Allen Elementary outperforms its fellow Hempfield Area School District schools, Maxwell Elementary and West Hempfield Elementary, in both Math and ELA proficiency. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring Penn-Trafford School District, such as Harrison Park Elementary and McCullough Elementary, Fort Allen lags behind in overall student performance.

480

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,628

Per pupil spending ?

47.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

560 Baltzer Meyer Pike
Greensburg, PA 15601-9711

(724) 850-2501

District: Hempfield Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.3%

Two or more races:

7.3%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (60% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (69th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Hempfield Area School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg59%

Pennsylvania avg45%

471^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Hempfield Area School District

92^nd of 606Hempfield 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	471 of 1511	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.6	356 of 1526	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	428 of 1534	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	646 of 1534	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	531 of 1433	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	481 of 1544	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	422 of 1530	72.4%	★★★★☆
2017	65.9	595 of 1547	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.4	583 of 1554	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.3	523 of 1474	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.3	475 of 1467	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.8	480 of 1519	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.4	649 of 1599	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.9	405 of 1597	74.6%	★★★★☆
2010	70.4	491 of 1579	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.8	472 of 1549	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.2	476 of 1551	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.6	243 of 1555	84.4%	★★★★☆
2006	80.9	207 of 1545	86.6%	★★★★☆
2005	84.5	94 of 1299	92.8%	★★★★★
2004	86.7	121 of 1308	90.7%	★★★★★
2003	52.7	713 of 1302	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	71.7	208 of 1043	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	470 of 1466	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	438 of 1488	70.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	180 of 1369	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	65 of 1432	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	98 of 1414	93.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	458 of 1475	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.9	285 of 1495	80.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	540 of 1201	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	351 of 1229	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	460 of 1236	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2023)80th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

White (2025)55th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math62%+20 vs state

English Language Arts57%+9 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 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
Fort Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 Baltzer Meyer Pike	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 850-2501	480	40	11.9	47.1%	419 (87.3%)	16 (3.3%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	69.7	471^st of 1511 public elementary schools	68.8%		76.6	356^th of 1526 public elementary schools	76.7%	115	62.5	77.7	43.1		62.0	47.2	68.8	55.4		57.4	$19,628	$1,341	$18,286
Amos K Hutchinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	810 Welty St	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Greensburg Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 832-2900	521	40	13.1	102.1%	349 (67.0%)	51 (9.8%)	36 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (16.1%)	53.2	778^th of 1511 public elementary schools	48.5%		53.6	818^th of 1526 public elementary schools	46.4%	40	58.9	47.3	41.6		49.7	51.0	48.6	42.7		47.5	$16,545	$1,628	$14,917
Jeannette McKee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Lowry Ave	Jeannette	15644	Westmoreland County	Jeannette City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 523-6522	504	47	10.7	77.8%	271 (53.8%)	81 (16.1%)	32 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (23.0%)	22.4	1164^th of 1511 public elementary schools	23.0%		30.2	1106^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.5%	58	30.3	32.7	22.6	24.6	27.2	19.7	25.0	24.2	38.4	27.6	$14,626	$2,279	$12,347
Stanwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Arona Rd	New Stanton	15672	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 838-4000	518	39	13.4	47.3%	464 (89.6%)	8 (1.5%)	16 (3.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	77.3	335^th of 1511 public elementary schools	77.8%		79.7	295^th of 1526 public elementary schools	80.7%	40	76.5	61.4	63.0		68.1	63.2	60.8	55.3		60.4	$18,091	$1,234	$16,857
Nicely Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 McLaughlin Dr	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Greensburg Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 832-2900	296	19	15.5	97.6%	202 (68.2%)	26 (8.8%)	14 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (17.6%)	66.5	545^th of 1511 public elementary schools	63.9%		72.7	439^th of 1526 public elementary schools	71.2%	106	60.9	63.4	46.7		56.8	64.5	52.5	50.0		55.8	$16,801	$1,653	$15,148
West Point Elementary School	Public	K-5	533 St Andrews Drive	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 850-2270	372	27	13.5	35.2%	330 (88.7%)	4 (1.1%)	14 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.6%)	84.2	214^th of 1511 public elementary schools	85.8%		84	209^th of 1526 public elementary schools	86.3%	5	79.5	62.9	64.6		69.2	73.5	64.5	71.4		70.0	$17,623	$626	$16,997
Maxwell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1101 Old Salem Rd	Greensburg	15601	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 850-3500	380	28	13.6	26.8%	351 (92.4%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	89.2	132^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	91.3%		86	168^th of 1526 public elementary schools	89.0%	36	89.1	84.0	63.9		77.0	68.8	86.0	68.6		72.6	$16,662	$627	$16,035
West Hempfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	469 Wendel Road	Irwin	15642	Westmoreland County	Hempfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 850-2780	496	42	11.9	52.8%	451 (90.9%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	56.5	723^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	52.2%		63.2	633^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	58.5%	90	53.8	50.0	53.3		52.3	47.5	46.3	53.3		49.0	$17,522	$1,248	$16,274
Harrison Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	18 Dell Avenue	Jeannette	15644	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 744-2161	409	26	15.6	33.7%	357 (87.3%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	92.2	75^th of 1511 public elementary schools	95.0%		90	94^th of 1526 public elementary schools	93.8%	19	83.6	80.6	84.5		82.8	71.6	74.1	77.9		74.8	$13,565	$378	$13,188
McCullough Elementary School	Public	K-5	213 Watt Rd	Jeannette	15644	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 744-7441	448	28	15.7	23.0%	406 (90.6%)	9 (2.0%)	13 (2.9%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	95	30^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.0%		91.8	45^th of 1526 public elementary schools	97.1%	15	90.0	82.7	77.6		83.0	86.7	82.7	81.6		83.5	$11,917	$172	$11,745

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Allen Elementary School

Is Fort Allen Elementary School a good school?

Fort Allen Elementary School ranks 471^st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fort Allen Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Fort Allen Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fort Allen Elementary School?

Students at Fort Allen Elementary School are 87% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Fort Allen Elementary School in?

Hempfield Area School District

What schools do graduates of Fort Allen Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fort Allen Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Hempfield Area Senior High School

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