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Saint Clair Area El/Middle School

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Saint Clair Area El/Middle School ranks 832 nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

832^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Saint Clair Area El/Middle School is a public elementary and middle school serving 536 students in grades K-8 in Saint Clair, Pennsylvania, which is part of the Saint Clair Area School District. The school faces several academic challenges, including consistently lower proficiency rates in both Math and English Language Arts compared to the state average across all grade levels.

For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 40% compared to the state's 41.7%, and its overall ELA proficiency rate was 37.5% compared to the state's 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly weak in 8th grade Math, where only 18.9% of students were proficient, compared to the state average of 30.5%. However, the school performs better in 5th grade Math, with 65.1% proficiency, exceeding both the district (60.9%) and state (44%) averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Tamaqua Elementary School, Blue Mountain Elementary West School, and Schuylkill Haven Elementary Center, Saint Clair Area El/Middle School generally underperforms in both Math and ELA proficiency rates across grade levels. Additionally, the school has experienced higher dropout rates in recent years, with a 1.4% and 1.6% dropout rate in 2023-2024 and 2022-2023, respectively, which are above the state average.

547

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

227 S Mill St
Saint Clair, PA 17970-1338

(570) 429-2716

District: Saint Clair Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.3%

Hispanic:

16.8%

African American:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg38%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

832^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

548^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

397^th of 606Saint Clair 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	832 of 1511	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	780 of 1526	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.5	688 of 1534	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	847 of 1534	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	805 of 1433	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	591 of 1544	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	953 of 1530	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.4	1103 of 1547	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	1190 of 1554	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.2	1139 of 1474	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.0	1126 of 1467	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.1	1078 of 1519	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.0	1224 of 1599	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.4	1155 of 1597	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.0	1279 of 1579	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.8	1169 of 1549	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.5	1048 of 1551	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.3	900 of 1555	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.2	781 of 1545	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	68.7	444 of 1299	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.1	452 of 1308	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	37.5	919 of 1302	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	842 of 1030	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.0	386 of 1084	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	452 of 1043	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	910 of 1466	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	733 of 1488	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	707 of 1369	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.5	557 of 1432	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	397 of 1414	71.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	716 of 1475	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	813 of 1495	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	879 of 1201	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	826 of 1229	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	651 of 1236	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	548 of 873	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	593 of 891	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	576 of 893	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	508 of 883	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	369 of 797	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	528 of 891	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	546 of 861	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.0	482 of 877	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.4	555 of 870	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.0	579 of 835	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.7	546 of 728	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.3	505 of 758	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.0	610 of 834	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.0	646 of 825	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.6	616 of 805	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.0	559 of 770	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.1	574 of 753	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.4	552 of 749	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.0	532 of 736	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	55.5	368 of 687	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.3	503 of 663	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	20.6	543 of 643	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	304 of 643	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	236 of 672	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	388 of 660	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	521 of 835	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	548 of 860	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	180 of 348	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	481 of 843	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	556 of 877	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	477 of 874	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	571 of 839	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	614 of 870	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	536 of 649	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	565 of 673	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	544 of 681	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)51st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2025)18th percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2025)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math40%~ state avg

English Language Arts38%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, December 12, 2019

There are 18-23 kids per teacher, so if a child has needs they are very likely to NOT get them met. The school constantly will try an pull more and more money from your child as in higher amount asked for field trips penny drive food drive dollar donations etc. staff has tendency to lie about situations to cover their own butts and the children of family members that were involved since they are all related to one another!!!! Close Quote

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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
Saint Clair Area El/Middle School	Public	K-8	227 S Mill St	Saint Clair	17970	Schuylkill County	Saint Clair Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 429-2716	547	44	12.4	64.5%	401 (73.3%)	29 (5.3%)	92 (16.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	49.5	832^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	44.9%		55.9	780^th of 1526 public elementary schools	48.9%	52	48.8	50.0	65.1	31.3	36.2	18.9	40.0	58.1	47.9	34.9	34.4	33.3	22.7	37.5	$26	$00	$25
Clarke Elementary Center	Public	K-4	601 North 16th St	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Pottsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 621-2945	892	68	13.1	70.1%	560 (62.8%)	50 (5.6%)	202 (22.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	69 (7.7%)	27.8	1106^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.8%		38.2	1027^th of 1526 public elementary schools	32.7%	79	33.5	40.4					37.1	31.5	37.9					34.8	$14,042	$839	$13,203
Minersville Area Elementary Center	Public	1-6	North Fifth Street	Minersville	17954	Schuylkill County	Minersville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 544-1400	468	35	13.2	97.2%	366 (78.2%)	14 (3.0%)	74 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	36.4	1010^th of 1511 public elementary schools	33.2%		44.2	961^st of 1526 public elementary schools	37.0%	49	34.6	28.6	34.4	28.4			31.4	32.1	42.3	41.2	52.6			42.1	$17,267	$1,241	$16,026
Early Childhood Edu Center	Public	PK-K	24 Llewellyn Road	Pottsville	17901	Schuylkill County	Minersville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 544-1400	101	6	16.0	101.0%	78 (77.2%)	1 (1.0%)	15 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)								(n/a)															$15,506	$660	$14,847
Schuylkill Haven Elementary Center	Public	K-4	701 East Main Street	Schuylkill Haven	17972	Schuylkill County	Schuylkill Haven Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 385-6731	451	39	11.4	59.2%	387 (85.8%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	55.3	742^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	50.9%		61	689^th of 1526 public elementary schools	54.8%	53	56.7	57.2					56.9	52.6	42.4					47.6	$15,715	$1,189	$14,526
Blue Mountain Elementary East School	Public	K-5	675 Red Dale Rd	Orwigsburg	17961	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 366-1065	609	48	12.5	35.1%	543 (89.2%)	11 (1.8%)	39 (6.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	61.9	617^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.2%		61.3	681^st of 1526 public elementary schools	55.4%	64	54.9	61.5	52.2				56.2	46.7	53.9	51.3				50.8	$16,618	$723	$15,895
Mahanoy Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	1 Golden Bear Dr	Mahanoy City	17948	Schuylkill County	Mahanoy Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 773-3443	589	50	11.8	99.3%	286 (48.6%)	12 (2.0%)	271 (46.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	13.2	1298^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.4	1267^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.0%	31	26.9	13.8	11.9	13.6			17.1	15.4	12.5	13.8	39.2			20.8	$17,227	$996	$16,230
North Schuylkill Elementary School	Public	K-6	38 Line St	Ashland	17921	Schuylkill County	North Schuylkill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 874-3661	1,064	76	13.9	59.4%	849 (79.8%)	19 (1.8%)	140 (13.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	49 (4.6%)	25.2	1135^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.9%		36.3	1056^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.8%	79	34.5	39.1	26.2	10.8			28.7	29.8	35.2	28.6	38.5			32.9	$13,608	$1,407	$12,201
Shenandoah Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 West Centre Street	Shenandoah	17976	Schuylkill County	Shenandoah Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 462-2796	726	59	12.3	95.5%	220 (30.3%)	29 (4.0%)	468 (64.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	15.3	1268^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.1%		22.4	1186^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.3%	82	25.6	8.2	14.1	20.5			17.8	30.5	23.0	12.8	30.7			24.6	$15,459	$2,720	$12,738
Blue Mountain Elementary West School	Public	K-5	20 North Front St	Friedensburg	17972	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(570) 739-4461	451	36	12.6	38.8%	396 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	70.1	464^th of 1511 public elementary schools	69.3%		78.4	320^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.0%	144	75.3	71.0	43.5				63.5	61.6	55.1	47.8				55.0	$18,295	$740	$17,554

Frequently Asked Questions about Saint Clair Area El/Middle School

Is Saint Clair Area El/Middle School a good school?

Saint Clair Area El/Middle School ranks 832^nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Saint Clair Area El/Middle School?

Students at Saint Clair Area El/Middle School are 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Saint Clair Area El/Middle School in?

Saint Clair Area School District

How many students attend Saint Clair Area El/Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Saint Clair Area El/Middle School.

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