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Francis McClure Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Francis McClure Elementary School is a public elementary school located in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, serving 696 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the McKeesport Area School District, which is ranked 554 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Francis McClure Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts are significantly lower than the state averages, often by 10-20 percentage points. However, the school's African American students and multi-racial students perform relatively better, ranking in the middle 50% of Pennsylvania schools. The school's high percentage of students (100%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which may be a significant factor contributing to the school's low academic performance.

Interestingly, the nearby Turtle Creek Elementary STEAM Academy and South Allegheny Elementary School, which are in different school districts, perform better academically, with higher proficiency rates and higher SchoolDigger ratings. In contrast, the Twin Rivers Elementary School, which is also part of the McKeesport Area School District, performs similarly to Francis McClure Elementary. The Trafford Elementary School, which is part of the Penn-Trafford School District, stands out as a high-performing school, with proficiency rates well above the state averages and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

668

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,848

Per pupil spending ?

104.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Longvue Dr
McKeesport, PA 15131-1227

(412) 664-3740

District: McKeesport Area School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.8%

White:

33.7%

Two or more races:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2019 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (29% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg17%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,172^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the McKeesport Area School District

554^th of 606McKeesport 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	22.0	1172 of 1511	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1231 of 1526	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1160 of 1534	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1071 of 1534	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1102 of 1433	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1210 of 1544	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	228 of 413	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	270 of 437	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	208 of 437	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	671 of 1030	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	825 of 1084	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	810 of 1043	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1106 of 1466	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1178 of 1488	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1128 of 1369	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1239 of 1432	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1097 of 1414	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1174 of 1475	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1230 of 1495	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	50 of 100	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.7	110 of 128	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	970 of 1201	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1085 of 1229	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1033 of 1236	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math30%-12 vs state

English Language Arts28%-20 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 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
Francis McClure Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Longvue Dr	McKeesport	15131	Allegheny County	McKeesport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 664-3740	668	52	12.8	104.2%	225 (33.7%)	266 (39.8%)	81 (12.1%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (12.6%)	22	1172^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	22.4%		19	1231^st of 1526 public elementary schools	19.3%	59	38.3	37.7	13.9				29.7	38.3	27.9	17.7				28.2	$18,848	$3,122	$15,727
Logan Elementary School	Public	K-6	1154 Jacks Run Rd	North Versailles	15137	Allegheny County	East Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 824-6053	727	60	12.1	100.3%	299 (41.1%)	288 (39.6%)	41 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (13.1%)	16.8	1249^th of 1511 public elementary schools	17.3%		22.5	1185^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.3%	64	28.2	17.9	18.7	20.9			21.0	26.8	17.6	20.5	36.4			24.8	$12,228	$752	$11,476
Propel Cs-McKeesport	Public, Charter	K-8	2412 Versailles Avenue	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	Propel CS-McKeesport	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 325-7305	302	26	11.7	99.0%	25 (8.3%)	237 (78.5%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.9%)	26.5	1120^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.9%		35.6	1062^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	30.4%	58	42.1	40.7	14.3	6.7	0.0	10.3	20.3	52.6	34.4	14.3	23.3	26.7	24.1	30.5	$20,437	$1,832	$18,605
Stewartsville Elementary School	Public	K-4	101 Carpenter Ln	North Huntingdon	15642	Westmoreland County	Norwin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 861-3030	422	27	15.5	27.0%	375 (88.9%)	6 (1.4%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	88.4	149^th of 1511 public elementary schools	90.1%		86	171^st of 1526 public elementary schools	88.8%	22	76.2	81.1					78.8	70.2	75.5					73.0	$14,992	$239	$14,753
Duquesne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Kennedy Avenue	Duquesne	15110	Allegheny County	Duquesne City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 466-5300	460	47	9.8	97.0%	92 (20.0%)	274 (59.6%)	14 (3.0%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.3%)	4.9	1487^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.6%		5.2	1461^st of 1526 public elementary schools	4.3%	26	10.2	12.9	8.4	0.0			7.7	8.2	9.7	10.4	7.5			8.9	$64	$19	$44
Greenock Elementary School	Public	K-2	1101 Greenock Buena Vista Rd	McKeesport	15135	Allegheny County	Elizabeth Forward School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 896-2324	173	15	11.2	50.3%	146 (84.4%)	9 (5.2%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)								(n/a)															$19,353	$1,105	$18,249
Twin Rivers Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Cornell St	McKeesport	15132	Allegheny County	McKeesport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 664-3750	607	56	10.9	110.7%	143 (23.6%)	354 (58.3%)	25 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (13.0%)	7.7	1405^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.0%		5.4	1452^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	4.8%	47	16.3	24.4	11.6				17.1	10.6	12.5	11.3				11.4	$18,438	$3,054	$15,384
Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10 Center Street	Pittsburgh	15132	Allegheny County	Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(412) 673-7300	316	34	9.4	94.9%	32 (10.1%)	259 (82.0%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	26.1	1128^th of 1511 public elementary schools	25.3%		20.9	1203^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	21.2%	75	37.5	37.6	36.4	22.2	4.5	31.6	29.6	27.5	25.0	36.3	25.0	27.3	31.6	28.6	$21,359	$3,629	$17,731
Trafford Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 E Brinton Ave	Trafford	15085	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 372-6600	196	15	13.3	46.9%	154 (78.6%)	13 (6.6%)	7 (3.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.2%)	91.8	80^th of 1511 public elementary schools	94.7%		86.9	151^st of 1526 public elementary schools	90.1%	71	87.9	71.9	66.7				75.3	81.8	81.3	83.3				82.2	$17,258	$983	$16,274
Turtle Creek Elementary STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	126 Monroeville Ave	Turtle Creek	15145	Allegheny County	Woodland Hills School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 824-2450	580	43	13.4	73.6%	149 (25.7%)	340 (58.6%)	33 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.7%)	22.3	1166^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.8%		28.8	1118^th of 1526 public elementary schools	26.7%	48	28.4	15.3	33.8				26.0	35.1	16.7	36.4				29.6	$39,739	$3,513	$36,226

Frequently Asked Questions about Francis McClure Elementary School

How many students attend Francis McClure Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended Francis McClure Elementary School.

What district is Francis McClure Elementary School in?

McKeesport Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Francis McClure Elementary School?

Students at Francis McClure Elementary School are 40% African American, 34% White, 13% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Francis McClure Elementary School a good school?

Francis McClure Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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