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Marclay School

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Marclay School ranks 284 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

284^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Marclay School is a small elementary school in Markleysburg, PA, serving 89 students in grades K-5 as part of the Uniontown Area School District. Despite serving a high-poverty student population, Marclay School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic performance, particularly in Math and English Language Arts (ELA).

In 2024-2025, Marclay School had 63.8% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 28.5% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In ELA, 80.6% of Marclay students were proficient or better, compared to 42.5% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's exceptional performance extends to Science as well, with 92.3% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, far exceeding the district's 60.6% and the state's 65.8%. This academic excellence is achieved despite Marclay School having a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Marclay School's success may be attributed to its targeted resource allocation, with the school spending significantly more per student ($20,658 in 2022-2023) than the district average ($16,872) and maintaining a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.1 students per teacher in 2023-2024, compared to the district's 14.3. When compared to nearby schools in the Uniontown Area School District, such as Ben Franklin School and Lafayette Elementary School, Marclay School stands out as a high-performing outlier, providing valuable insights for other schools facing similar challenges.

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,700

Per pupil spending ?

106%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 Bruceton Road
Markleysburg, PA 15459-9615

(724) 329-4248

District: Uniontown Area School District

Students who attend Marclay School usually attend:

Middle:	A J McMullen School
High:	Uniontown Area Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.7%

Two or more races:

3.6%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (72% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg45%

284^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Uniontown Area School District

366^th of 606Uniontown 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	79.7	284 of 1511	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	453 of 1526	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	604 of 1534	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	678 of 1534	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	918 of 1433	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.0	577 of 1544	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	834 of 1530	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	70.5	498 of 1547	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.7	442 of 1554	71.6%	★★★★☆
2015	67.4	544 of 1474	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.5	630 of 1467	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.9	652 of 1519	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.1	779 of 1599	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	79.3	228 of 1597	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	75.6	325 of 1579	79.4%	★★★★☆
2009	70.1	461 of 1549	70.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.5	224 of 1551	85.6%	★★★★☆
2007	69.9	484 of 1555	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	88.0	30 of 1545	98.1%	★★★★★
2005	76.3	278 of 1299	78.6%	★★★★☆
2004	96.7	1 of 1308	99.9%	★★★★★
2003	79.3	269 of 1302	79.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	245 of 1201	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	484 of 1229	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	680 of 1236	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)80th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts81%+32 vs state

Math64%+22 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
Marclay School	Public	K-5	111 Bruceton Road	Markleysburg	15459	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 329-4248	84	8	10.5	106.0%	77 (91.7%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	79.7	284^th of 1511 public elementary schools	81.2%		71.9	453^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	70.3%	169	100.0	45.5	41.7		63.8	92.3	81.8	66.6		80.6	$20,700	$5,205	$15,494
Turkeyfoot Valley Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	172 Turkeyfoot Rd	Confluence	15424	Somerset County	Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 395-3621	135	13	10.3	77.0%	132 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	14	1288^th of 1511 public elementary schools	14.8%		12	1329^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.9%	41	8.3	46.7	13.3	7.1	19.6	25.0	13.3	13.3	21.4	17.9	$22,059	$2,415	$19,644
Wharton School	Public	K-5	136 Elliotsville Road	Farmington	15437	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 329-5510	141	10	13.8	105.0%	131 (92.9%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	44.3	910^th of 1511 public elementary schools	39.8%		48.5	883^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	42.1%	27	44.5	44.0	46.4		45.1	61.1	36.0	32.2		40.9	$22,460	$3,668	$18,792
Hutchinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	213 Mountain View Road	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-6208	308	25	12.1	39.3%	256 (83.1%)	21 (6.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.4%)	52.5	783^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	48.2%		48.6	881^st of 1526 public elementary schools	42.3%	98	55.1	63.4	17.3		44.4	55.2	63.4	36.5		51.0	$20,560	$1,697	$18,863
A L Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Al Wilson Drive	Fairchance	15436	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 564-7434	341	27	12.7	104.7%	307 (90.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.2%)	24.3	1144^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.3%		32.5	1085^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.9%	59	26.6	33.3	19.6		25.8	29.7	50.0	31.4		35.1	$15,822	$2,660	$13,162
Springfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 School House Road	Normalville	15469	Fayette County	Connellsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 455-3191	298	24	12.6	103.7%	291 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	35.8	1020^th of 1511 public elementary schools	32.5%		39.9	1008^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.9%	12	43.6	37.8	23.8		35.9	40.0	42.2	42.9		41.5	$19,676	$1,917	$17,759
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	K-5	303 Connellsville St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-3581	283	22	12.7	94.3%	119 (42.0%)	110 (38.9%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	37 (13.1%)	10	1350^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.7%		12.6	1321^st of 1526 public elementary schools	13.4%	29	10.5	12.9	3.7		9.7	26.3	31.6	7.4		23.3	$20,607	$4,269	$16,338
Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-5	335 Park Street	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-5851	300	25	12.1	54.3%	269 (89.7%)	8 (2.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	72.1	439^th of 1511 public elementary schools	70.9%		62.1	663^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	56.6%	224	68.7	42.9	59.0		59.5	75.0	50.0	56.4		63.5	$19,443	$1,491	$17,952
Hatfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	370 Derrick Ave	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-7371	342	24	14.2	34.2%	280 (81.9%)	16 (4.7%)	7 (2.0%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	27 (7.9%)	47.6	858^th of 1511 public elementary schools	43.2%		55.1	788^th of 1526 public elementary schools	48.4%	70	46.0	55.3	36.2		45.7	42.6	51.8	41.4		45.1	$18,156	$1,216	$16,940
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Water St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-9600	282	22	12.6	58.5%	210 (74.5%)	33 (11.7%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	24 (8.5%)	45.3	894^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.8%		30.5	1103^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	27.7%	209	54.0	40.5	29.7		41.4	59.4	29.7	48.6		45.9	$19,816	$1,976	$17,840

Frequently Asked Questions about Marclay School

What district is Marclay School in?

Uniontown Area School District

What schools do graduates of Marclay School attend?

Students who attend Marclay School usually go on to attend:

Middle : A J McMullen School
High : Uniontown Area Senior High School

Is Marclay School a good school?

Marclay School ranks 284^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marclay School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 84 students attended Marclay School.

What is the racial makeup of Marclay School?

Students at Marclay School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander.

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