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McConnellsburg Elementary School

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McConnellsburg Elementary School ranks 468 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

McConnellsburg Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 448 students in grades PK-5 in the Central Fulton School District in Mc Connellsburg, PA. The school has consistently ranked in the top 50% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McConnellsburg Elementary outperforms the state and district averages in PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school had 68% proficiency in PSSA Math compared to 41.7% statewide, and 52.3% proficiency in PSSA ELA compared to 48.5% statewide. The school also excels in PSSA Science proficiency, reaching 90.9% in 2023-2024 compared to 65.8% statewide. However, the school's performance for male students and disabled students lags behind the state and district averages, indicating an opportunity for improvement.

While McConnellsburg Elementary outperforms the state and district, it is not the top performer among the nearby schools analyzed. For example, Mountain View Elementary and Mercersburg Elementary, both part of the Tuscarora School District, have higher PSSA proficiency rates in Math and ELA across multiple grade levels. Additionally, McConnellsburg Elementary has seen a steady increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 48.22% in 2021-2022 to 54.24% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average.

413

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,554

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

151 E Cherry St
Mc Connellsburg, PA 17233-1400

(717) 485-4438

District: Central Fulton School District

Students who attend McConnellsburg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McConnellsburg Middle School
High:	McConnellsburg High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.1%

Two or more races:

4.8%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg52%

Pennsylvania avg45%

468^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

172^nd of 606Central Fulton 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	70.0	468 of 1511	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	659 of 1526	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	695 of 1534	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	705 of 1534	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	700 of 1433	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	633 of 1544	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	640 of 1530	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.7	679 of 1547	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.6	625 of 1554	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.5	693 of 1474	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.7	790 of 1467	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.1	815 of 1519	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	69.8	560 of 1599	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.0	648 of 1597	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.3	652 of 1579	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.0	909 of 1549	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.8	701 of 1551	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.1	1067 of 1555	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.3	1223 of 1545	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.4	865 of 1299	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.7	955 of 1308	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	46.5	809 of 1302	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	549 of 1030	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	636 of 1084	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	728 of 1043	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	439 of 1466	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	447 of 1488	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	272 of 1369	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	539 of 1432	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	597 of 1414	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	476 of 1475	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	788 of 1495	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	503 of 1201	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	660 of 1229	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	754 of 1236	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

White (2025)58th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2025)47th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math68%+26 vs state

English Language Arts52%+4 vs state

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Schools Near McConnellsburg 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
McConnellsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	151 E Cherry St	Mc Connellsburg	17233	Fulton County	Central Fulton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 485-4438	413	36	11.4	58.8%	368 (89.1%)	10 (2.4%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.8%)	70	468^th of 1511 public elementary schools	69.0%		62.3	659^th of 1526 public elementary schools	56.8%	191	88.3	52.6	65.6		68.0	56.9	43.8	56.3		52.3	$18,554	$1,526	$17,028
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	K-5	2311 Lemar Rd	Mercersburg	17236	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 328-2191	185	15	12.5	104.3%	165 (89.2%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	77.5	327^th of 1511 public elementary schools	78.4%		73.4	429^th of 1526 public elementary schools	71.9%	102	74.4	91.7	54.6		71.9	61.6	79.2	45.4		60.4	$13,658	$876	$12,783
Mercersburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 S Park Ave	Mercersburg	17236	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 328-5278	232	18	13.1	102.6%	205 (88.4%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.4%)	64.8	580^th of 1511 public elementary schools	61.6%		68.1	533^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	65.1%	47	58.0	51.0	65.7		57.4	41.9	55.1	68.6		55.6	$12,044	$715	$11,329
Montgomery Elementary School	Public	K-5	9138 Fort Loudon Rd	Mercersburg	17236	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 328-2023	212	17	12.6	96.7%	196 (92.5%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	57.5	702^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	53.5%		34.2	1074^th of 1526 public elementary schools	29.6%	372	70.2	74.3	29.6		56.0	67.6	45.7	31.8		47.5	$11,863	$557	$11,305
St Thomas Elementary School	Public	K-5	70 School House Rd	Saint Thomas	17252	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 369-3123	297	23	12.9	62.3%	245 (82.5%)	9 (3.0%)	32 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	37.2	1000^th of 1511 public elementary schools	33.8%		38.1	1029^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.6%	29	47.0	47.6	39.6		44.8	38.8	36.6	27.9		34.6	$12,070	$820	$11,250
Forbes Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	143 Red Bird Drive	Waterfall	16689	Fulton County	Forbes Road School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 685-3866	219	20	10.7	67.1%	210 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	51.9	792^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	47.6%		62.6	652^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	57.3%	140	53.3	50.0	50.0	36.9	48.5	50.0	60.0	32.2	36.8	45.1	$16,796	$991	$15,806
Southern Fulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3072 Great Cove Rd	Warfordsburg	17267	Fulton County	Southern Fulton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 294-3400	346	32	10.9	54.0%	323 (93.4%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	42.4	934^th of 1511 public elementary schools	38.2%		57.8	745^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.2%	189	45.5	25.0	53.3	35.5	39.3	40.9	30.8	42.2	53.3	41.4	$24,752	$2,543	$22,209
South Hamilton Elementary School	Public	K-5	1019 Warm Spring Rd	Chambersburg	17202	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3449	275	15	18.4	97.1%	193 (70.2%)	13 (4.7%)	45 (16.4%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	59.6	658^th of 1511 public elementary schools	56.5%		68.9	513^th of 1526 public elementary schools	66.4%	145	52.2	48.8	41.4		47.7	39.2	74.4	68.3		60.0	$14,786	$969	$13,817
Marion Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 Colorado St	Chambersburg	17202	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 375-2360	292	19	15.7	91.1%	107 (36.6%)	81 (27.7%)	69 (23.6%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)	33.1	1050^th of 1511 public elementary schools	30.5%		46.2	922^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	39.6%	128	31.9	36.7	52.4		39.8	36.2	20.4	42.8		32.6	$14,067	$1,065	$13,002
Hamilton Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	1589 Johnson Rd	Chambersburg	17201	Franklin County	Chambersburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 261-3448	553	42	13.1	98.4%	360 (65.1%)	40 (7.2%)	93 (16.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.6%)	51.4	802^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	46.9%		59.3	723^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	52.6%	79	43.6	64.2	45.1		49.8	39.1	46.3	50.6		45.3	$16,995	$1,081	$15,913

Frequently Asked Questions about McConnellsburg Elementary School

What schools do graduates of McConnellsburg Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McConnellsburg Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : McConnellsburg Middle School
High : McConnellsburg High School

Is McConnellsburg Elementary School a good school?

McConnellsburg Elementary School ranks 468^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McConnellsburg Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended McConnellsburg Elementary School.

What district is McConnellsburg Elementary School in?

Central Fulton School District

What is the racial makeup of McConnellsburg Elementary School?

Students at McConnellsburg Elementary School are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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