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Gray's Woods Elementary School

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Gray's Woods Elementary School ranks 395 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

395^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Gray's Woods Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, serving 359 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the State College Area School District, which is ranked 41 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gray's Woods Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25-30% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) are generally higher than the state averages but lower than the district averages. However, the school's performance in PSSA Science is particularly strong, with 95.1% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 65.8%. The school has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a relatively affluent student population.

While Mount Nittany Elementary, Spring Creek Elementary, and Easterly Parkway Elementary (all part of the State College Area School District) generally outperform Gray's Woods Elementary in academic metrics, the school still performs better than the nearby Port Matilda Elementary School, which is part of the Bald Eagle Area School District and has lower proficiency rates in PSSA Math and ELA.

356

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,624

Per pupil spending ?

11.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Brackenbourne Drive
Port Matilda, PA 16870-7222

(814) 235-6100

District: State College Area School District

Students who attend Gray's Woods Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Park Forest Middle School
High:	State College Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.5%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Asian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (61% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of State College Area School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg69%

Pennsylvania avg45%

395^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the State College Area School District

41^st of 606State College 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	74.3	395 of 1511	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	394 of 1526	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	395 of 1534	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	262 of 1534	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	179 of 1433	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	464 of 1544	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	382 of 1530	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	78.5	316 of 1547	79.6%	★★★★☆
2016	81.1	257 of 1554	83.5%	★★★★☆
2015	88.0	90 of 1474	93.9%	★★★★★
2014	79.2	249 of 1467	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	81.8	174 of 1519	88.5%	★★★★☆
2012	77.0	312 of 1599	80.5%	★★★★☆
2011	77.7	261 of 1597	83.7%	★★★★☆
2010	76.8	295 of 1579	81.3%	★★★★☆
2009	75.5	329 of 1549	78.8%	★★★★☆
2008	80.8	191 of 1551	87.7%	★★★★☆
2007	84.5	115 of 1555	92.6%	★★★★★
2006	79.8	240 of 1545	84.5%	★★★★☆
2005	75.4	297 of 1299	77.1%	★★★★☆
2004	78.2	278 of 1308	78.7%	★★★★☆
2003	72.4	384 of 1302	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	364 of 1466	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	327 of 1488	78.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	441 of 1475	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	443 of 1495	70.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	561 of 1201	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	506 of 1229	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	522 of 1236	57.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math63%+21 vs state

English Language Arts60%+12 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
Gray's Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Brackenbourne Drive	Port Matilda	16870	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 235-6100	356	27	12.9	11.5%	315 (88.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	74.3	395^th of 1511 public elementary schools	73.9%		75	394^th of 1526 public elementary schools	74.2%	1	64.8	62.8	60.6				62.6	60.7	70.6	50.8				60.1	$21,624	$142	$21,482
Park Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	2181 School Dr	State College	16803	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-5010	419	31	13.4	18.6%	318 (75.9%)	16 (3.8%)	27 (6.4%)	28 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	85.1	197^th of 1511 public elementary schools	87.0%		87.4	144^th of 1526 public elementary schools	90.6%	53	77.8	72.6	65.8				71.6	67.7	64.4	71.8				68.0	$21,761	$685	$21,076
Radio Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 W Cherry Ln	State College	16803	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 231-4115	424	34	12.5	19.3%	253 (59.7%)	12 (2.8%)	18 (4.2%)	97 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.1%)	90.4	116^th of 1511 public elementary schools	92.3%		84.3	203^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	86.7%	87	86.1	71.7	64.4				74.9	84.7	76.6	72.9				78.5	$23,150	$144	$23,006
Corl Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	235 Corl St	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 231-1185	250	22	11.5	18.0%	192 (76.8%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.4%)	32 (12.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	83.1	234^th of 1511 public elementary schools	84.5%		88.4	124^th of 1526 public elementary schools	91.9%	110	69.5	72.2	62.5				67.5	63.8	71.5	68.7				68.0	$23,607	$144	$23,463
Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1530 Westerly Parkway	State College	16801	Centre County	Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 237-9727	321	41	7.8	49.5%	192 (59.8%)	46 (14.3%)	16 (5.0%)	21 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (14.0%)	56.3	725^th of 1511 public elementary schools	52.0%		52.5	830^th of 1526 public elementary schools	45.6%	105	59.5	47.3	19.4	40.0	31.0	52.4	42.6	64.3	52.7	41.9	60.0	58.6	85.7	59.1	$23,472	$942	$22,531
Port Matilda Elementary School	Public	K-5	209 Locust Street	Port Matilda	16870	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 692-7429	94	9	10.1	41.5%	88 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	68.6	495^th of 1511 public elementary schools	67.2%		70.3	486^th of 1526 public elementary schools	68.2%	9	57.1	66.7	60.0				61.4	50.0	60.0	53.3				54.5	$20,335	$992	$19,343
Easterly Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-5	234 Easterly Pkwy	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-1170	314	31	9.9	39.2%	195 (62.1%)	28 (8.9%)	27 (8.6%)	35 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	75.8	358^th of 1511 public elementary schools	76.3%		73	436^th of 1526 public elementary schools	71.4%	78	61.5	66.0	52.6				60.9	61.5	64.3	68.4				64.7	$26,402	$1,457	$24,945
Ferguson Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	215 West Pine Grove Rd	Pine Grove Mills	16868	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 231-4119	287	23	12.5	15.3%	220 (76.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	35 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	93.5	54^th of 1511 public elementary schools	96.4%		88.2	131^st of 1526 public elementary schools	91.4%	77	85.4	77.8	76.4				79.8	83.3	80.0	80.0				81.1	$23,926	$144	$23,781
Nittany Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1612 Norma St	State College	16801	Centre County	Nittany Valley Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(814) 867-3842	51	7	6.9	21.6%	47 (92.2%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (3.9%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							51.8							59.3	$20,155	$274	$19,881
Spring Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	217 Scholl St	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 231-5026	360	26	13.5	21.1%	298 (82.8%)	5 (1.4%)	12 (3.3%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	83.7	224^th of 1511 public elementary schools	85.2%		88.4	126^th of 1526 public elementary schools	91.7%	98	69.2	74.0	63.9				68.8	69.2	76.0	62.3				68.8	$21,702	$436	$21,266

Frequently Asked Questions about Gray's Woods Elementary School

What district is Gray's Woods Elementary School in?

State College Area School District

How many students attend Gray's Woods Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Gray's Woods Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Gray's Woods Elementary School?

Students at Gray's Woods Elementary School are 88% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

Is Gray's Woods Elementary School a good school?

Gray's Woods Elementary School ranks 395^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Gray's Woods Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gray's Woods Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Park Forest Middle School
High : State College Area High School

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