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Monessen Elementary Center

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1373^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Monessen Elementary Center is a public elementary school in Monessen, Pennsylvania, serving 325 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Monessen City School District, which is ranked 575 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Monessen Elementary Center consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on PSSA tests. In 2024-2025, only 16.8% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and 16.9% were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school's performance is also below the Monessen City School District averages, indicating it is one of the lower-performing schools within the district.

Nearby schools, such as Frazier Elementary School, Bentworth Elementary Center, and William Penn Elementary School, generally perform significantly better than Monessen Elementary Center on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and higher overall school rankings. The low academic performance of Monessen Elementary Center may be related to the high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, as the school has a relatively low per-student spending compared to nearby schools.

330

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$76

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1275 Rostraver St
Monessen, PA 15062-2049

(724) 684-4456

District: Monessen City School District

Students who attend Monessen Elementary Center usually attend:

Middle:	Monessen Middle School
High:	Monessen Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.4%

White:

28.8%

Two or more races:

28.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (17% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg15%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,373^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

575^th of 606Monessen City 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	9.1	1373 of 1511	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1370 of 1526	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1408 of 1534	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1358 of 1534	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1301 of 1433	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1289 of 1544	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	1379 of 1530	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	1294 of 1547	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	1270 of 1554	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	1193 of 1474	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.1	1290 of 1467	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.2	1243 of 1519	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	1347 of 1599	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.9	1329 of 1597	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.4	1247 of 1579	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.9	1154 of 1549	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.0	1310 of 1551	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.6	1227 of 1555	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.1	1076 of 1545	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	9.9	1180 of 1299	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	30.4	1006 of 1308	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	42.1	859 of 1302	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	401 of 413	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	301 of 437	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.4	418 of 437	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	13.9	1010 of 1084	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1324 of 1466	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1359 of 1488	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1216 of 1369	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1269 of 1432	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1325 of 1414	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1317 of 1475	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1310 of 1495	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	20.5	96 of 117	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	1180 of 1201	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1210 of 1236	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)18th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)7th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-32 vs state

Math17%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Monessen Elementary Center

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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
Monessen Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1275 Rostraver St	Monessen	15062	Westmoreland County	Monessen City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 684-4456	330	28	11.7	86.1%	95 (28.8%)	130 (39.4%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (28.5%)	9.1	1373^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	9.1%		9.3	1370^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.2%	3	23.1	11.8	14.7		16.8	21.0	11.8	17.6		16.9	$76	$12	$64
Charleroi Area Elementary Center	Public	K-5	75 Fecsen Dr	Charleroi	15022	Washington County	Charleroi School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 483-5554	621	46	13.5	60.5%	342 (55.1%)	175 (28.2%)	23 (3.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.6%)	48.2	852^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	43.6%		56.8	767^th of 1526 public elementary schools	49.7%	85	54.4	52.1	28.6		44.8	51.1	44.9	42.3		46.3	$16,192	$829	$15,363
Ringgold Elementary School South	Public	K-4	120 Alexander Avenue	Monongahela	15063	Washington County	Ringgold School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 258-8454	517	44	11.8	70.6%	357 (69.1%)	71 (13.7%)	25 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.2%)	33.1	1049^th of 1511 public elementary schools	30.6%		36.4	1052^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	31.1%	3	45.4	31.9			37.2	44.0	38.6			40.8	$18,349	$2,276	$16,073
Marion Elementary School	Public	K-6	500 Perry Ave	Belle Vernon	15012	Fayette County	Belle Vernon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 808-2500	635	41	15.4	99.5%	547 (86.1%)	30 (4.7%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	39.7	968^th of 1511 public elementary schools	35.9%		58.3	736^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.8%	232	42.7	32.6	49.4	29.2	38.4	37.5	35.7	44.8	42.2	40.1	$12,943	$580	$12,363
Rostraver Elementary School	Public	K-6	300 Crest Ave	Belle Vernon	15012	Westmoreland County	Belle Vernon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 808-2500	660	39	16.7	99.1%	526 (79.7%)	30 (4.5%)	25 (3.8%)	43 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.3%)	68.5	499^th of 1511 public elementary schools	67.0%		82.7	232^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	84.8%	267	60.7	49.0	64.5	64.3	59.2	47.0	51.0	60.5	63.2	55.2	$11,491	$515	$10,975
William Penn Elementary School	Public	K-5	392 William Penn Road	Monongahela	15063	Allegheny County	Elizabeth Forward School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 896-2330	333	27	12.5	54.1%	280 (84.1%)	16 (4.8%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	76	356^th of 1511 public elementary schools	76.4%		67.4	545^th of 1526 public elementary schools	64.3%	189	67.3	53.7	68.5		63.2	76.4	63.0	51.8		63.8	$19,111	$1,550	$17,560
Bentworth Elementary Center	Public	K-4	100 Bearcat Dr	Bentleyville	15314	Washington County	Bentworth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 239-3606	413	30	13.7	95.4%	359 (86.9%)	13 (3.1%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	76.6	344^th of 1511 public elementary schools	77.2%		70.6	474^th of 1526 public elementary schools	68.9%	130	68.1	60.2			63.8	72.2	62.5			66.9	$16,374	$178	$16,196
West Newton Elementary School	Public	K-4	1208 Vine Street	West Newton	15089	Westmoreland County	Yough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 872-5877	181	15	12.0	42.0%	166 (91.7%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	84.1	217^th of 1511 public elementary schools	85.6%		90.5	81^st of 1526 public elementary schools	94.7%	136	71.4	77.1			74.3	68.5	68.6			68.6	$19,311	$1,150	$18,161
California Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	40 Trojan Way	Coal Center	15423	Washington County	California Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 785-5800	485	32	15.0	99.4%	387 (79.8%)	21 (4.3%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (11.3%)	20.6	1190^th of 1511 public elementary schools	21.2%		37.2	1039^th of 1526 public elementary schools	31.9%	151	19.7	10.4	12.1	16.7	14.9	32.0	22.7	40.9	43.3	34.4	$13,403	$653	$12,751
Frazier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	142 Constitution St	Perryopolis	15473	Fayette County	Frazier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 736-9507	425	29	14.9	61.9%	402 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	39.2	973^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	35.6%		47.5	899^th of 1526 public elementary schools	41.1%	74	44.9	39.7	28.2		37.7	46.2	45.2	38.5		43.3	$19,399	$1,063	$18,336

Frequently Asked Questions about Monessen Elementary Center

How many students attend Monessen Elementary Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Monessen Elementary Center.

Is Monessen Elementary Center a good school?

Monessen Elementary Center ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Monessen Elementary Center in?

Monessen City School District

What is the racial makeup of Monessen Elementary Center?

Students at Monessen Elementary Center are 39% African American, 29% White, 28% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Monessen Elementary Center attend?

Students who attend Monessen Elementary Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Monessen Middle School
High : Monessen Senior High School

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