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Park Forest Elementary School

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Park Forest Elementary School ranks 197 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Park Forest Elementary School is a public elementary school located in State College, Pennsylvania, serving 413 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the State College Area School District, which is ranked 41 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Park Forest Elementary School consistently ranks among the top Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 144 and 303 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests is exceptional, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the state and district averages in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 71.6% of Park Forest Elementary students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 64.5% for the district and 41.7% for the state.

Park Forest Elementary School also demonstrates strong performance across different student subgroups, including female, male, white, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students. The school's rankings for these subgroups are consistently in the top quartile of Pennsylvania elementary schools. Additionally, the school has a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $18,973 to $20,639 over the past 4 years, and maintains a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.8 to 14.1 over the past 3 years. When compared to nearby schools, such as Port Matilda Elementary School and other State College Area School District elementary schools, Park Forest Elementary consistently outperforms them on various academic metrics.

419

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,761

Per pupil spending ?

18.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2181 School Dr
State College, PA 16803-1131

(814) 231-5010

District: State College Area School District

Students who attend Park Forest Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.9%

Two or more races:

6.9%

Asian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (70% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg69%

Pennsylvania avg45%

197^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	85.1	197 of 1511	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	144 of 1526	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	180 of 1534	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	303 of 1534	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	294 of 1433	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	391 of 1544	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	489 of 1530	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.2	544 of 1547	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.6	414 of 1554	73.4%	★★★★☆
2015	76.1	345 of 1474	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	73.5	404 of 1467	72.5%	★★★★☆
2013	72.7	429 of 1519	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	409 of 1599	74.4%	★★★★☆
2011	67.0	598 of 1597	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.8	506 of 1579	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.8	592 of 1549	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.0	619 of 1551	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.8	369 of 1555	76.3%	★★★★☆
2006	59.2	728 of 1545	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	83.3	112 of 1299	91.4%	★★★★★
2004	68.7	457 of 1308	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.7	647 of 1302	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	72 of 1030	93.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	277 of 1466	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	157 of 1488	89.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	198 of 1369	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	426 of 1432	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	176 of 1414	87.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	161 of 1475	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	134 of 1495	91.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	264 of 1201	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	161 of 1229	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	244 of 1236	80.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math72%+30 vs state

English Language Arts68%+20 vs state

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Schools Near Park Forest Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mount Nittany Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Brandywine Drive	State College	16801	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 272-5970	413	32	12.7	23.0%	332 (80.4%)	9 (2.2%)	17 (4.1%)	28 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	84.4	206^th of 1511 public elementary schools	86.4%		81.6	251^st of 1526 public elementary schools	83.6%	45	67.6	69.9	66.6				68.1	69.1	72.6	73.0				71.5	$23,484	$677	$22,807

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Forest Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Park Forest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Park Forest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Park Forest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Park Forest Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Park Forest Elementary School?

Students at Park Forest Elementary School are 76% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American.

Is Park Forest Elementary School a good school?

Park Forest Elementary School ranks 197^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Park Forest Elementary School in?

State College Area School District

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