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Mohawk Elementary School

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Mohawk Elementary School ranks 361 st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Mohawk Elementary School is a public elementary school located in New Castle, Pennsylvania, serving 685 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Mohawk Area School District, which is ranked 90 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mohawk Elementary consistently performs above the state average in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores for both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 65.1% in Math and 59.7% in ELA, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school also excels in supporting its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 102 out of 1,369 Pennsylvania elementary schools in this subgroup with a 5-star rating. Mohawk Elementary has maintained a consistent level of academic performance over the years, with its PSSA proficiency rates remaining relatively stable across different grade levels and subject areas.

Mohawk Elementary School outperforms many of the nearby schools in academic achievement. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Mohawk's Math proficiency rate of 65.1% was significantly higher than the nearby Big Beaver Elementary School (47.9%) and Wilmington Area Elementary School (58.4%). The school's consistent ranking in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, and its relatively low student-teacher ratio further contribute to its success in providing a quality education to its students.

709

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,963

Per pupil spending ?

36.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

351 Mohawk School Road
New Castle, PA 16102

(724) 667-7782

District: Mohawk Area School District

Students who attend Mohawk Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Mohawk Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.5%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (62% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 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 school62%

District avg57%

Pennsylvania avg45%

361^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

90^th of 606Mohawk 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	75.7	361 of 1511	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	362 of 1526	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	339 of 1534	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	502 of 1534	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	577 of 1433	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	626 of 1544	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	571 of 1530	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.0	487 of 1547	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.0	482 of 1554	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.3	592 of 1474	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.6	579 of 1467	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.1	563 of 1519	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.5	742 of 1599	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.1	398 of 1597	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	72.8	418 of 1579	73.5%	★★★★☆
2009	54.9	874 of 1549	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.3	935 of 1551	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.4	899 of 1555	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.8	922 of 1545	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.6	757 of 1299	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.6	710 of 1308	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	61.5	585 of 1302	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	532 of 1030	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	500 of 1084	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	554 of 1043	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	425 of 1466	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	454 of 1488	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	102 of 1369	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	75.5	282 of 1432	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	223 of 1414	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	312 of 1475	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	279 of 1495	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	437 of 1201	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	439 of 1229	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	413 of 1236	66.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)93rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2025)48th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math65%+23 vs state

English Language Arts60%+11 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
Mohawk Elementary School	Public	K-5	351 Mohawk School Road	New Castle	16102	Lawrence County	Mohawk Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 667-7782	709	45	15.7	36.2%	663 (93.5%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	75.7	361^st of 1511 public elementary schools	76.1%		76.5	362^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	76.3%	1	68.2	68.2	59.5		65.1	64.5	67.3	48.3		59.7	$14,963	$981	$13,982
Union Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 S Scotland Ln	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Union Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 652-6683	320	29	11.1	102.8%	251 (78.4%)	29 (9.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.6%)	64.9	578^th of 1511 public elementary schools	61.7%		63.3	631^st of 1526 public elementary schools	58.7%	53	66.0	57.1	51.9		58.3	60.0	70.3	32.1		53.4	$19,322	$1,497	$17,825
Washington Intrmd School	Public	3-5	101 East Euclid Avenue	New Castle	16105	Lawrence County	New Castle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 656-4729	707	48	14.6	99.9%	345 (48.8%)	124 (17.5%)	61 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (24.9%)	18.8	1222^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	19.1%		20.7	1208^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.8%	14	24.6	31.2	29.9		28.5	26.0	16.0	29.8		24.1	$18,168	$3,013	$15,156
Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center	Public	K-2	900 East Main St.	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	New Castle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 656-4735	736	52	14.1	105.7%	340 (46.2%)	163 (22.1%)	60 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	169 (23.0%)								(n/a)											$18,157	$3,011	$15,147
Shenango Elementary School	Public	K-6	2501 Old Pittsburgh Rd	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Shenango Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 658-5566	485	38	12.7	104.9%	436 (89.9%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	72	442^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	70.7%		73.5	427^th of 1526 public elementary schools	72.0%	15	65.0	59.2	44.5	41.4	53.2	71.4	64.5	53.7	61.3	63.5	$18,430	$1,834	$16,596
Neshannock Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-6	3832 Mitchell Road	New Castle	16105	Lawrence County	Neshannock Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 652-8709	688	45	15.3	29.5%	631 (91.7%)	10 (1.5%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	26 (3.8%)	77.6	323^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	78.6%		80.5	275^th of 1526 public elementary schools	82.0%	48	53.2	78.7	65.0	45.7	60.1	58.5	71.9	66.0	64.1	65.0	$17,501	$477	$17,024
Laurel Elementary School	Public	K-6	223 McCaslin Rd	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 658-2673	503	31	16.2	37.4%	482 (95.8%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	83.3	232^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	84.6%		85.7	178^th of 1526 public elementary schools	88.3%	54	85.1	66.7	66.6	60.8	69.3	74.6	58.1	60.8	67.6	64.9	$16,508	$1,307	$15,202
North Side Primary School	Public	K-2	Orchard & North Streets	Ellwood City	16117	Lawrence County	Ellwood City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 752-1381	376	28	13.3	50.5%	331 (88.0%)	6 (1.6%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)								(n/a)											$10,085	$272	$9,812
Wilmington Area Elementary School	Public	K-4	450 Wood St	New Wilmington	16142	Lawrence County	Wilmington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 656-8866	357	29	12.3	43.7%	343 (96.1%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	61.6	622^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	58.8%		67.8	537^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.8%	85	70.9	42.8			58.4	54.0	54.3			54.1	$29,538	$7,617	$21,921
Big Beaver Elementary School	Public	K-5	588 Friendship Drive	Darlington	16115	Beaver County	Big Beaver Falls Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 827-2828	301	27	11.2	104.3%	194 (64.5%)	34 (11.3%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (16.6%)	47.7	857^th of 1511 public elementary schools	43.3%		42.6	984^th of 1526 public elementary schools	35.5%	127	44.1	63.8	40.0		47.9	40.7	47.2	45.6		44.0	$18,902	$3,064	$15,839

Frequently Asked Questions about Mohawk Elementary School

What district is Mohawk Elementary School in?

Mohawk Area School District

What schools do graduates of Mohawk Elementary School attend?

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

High : Mohawk Senior High School

Is Mohawk Elementary School a good school?

Mohawk Elementary School ranks 361^st of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mohawk Elementary School?

Students at Mohawk Elementary School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Mohawk Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 709 students attended Mohawk Elementary School.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

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2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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