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Ben Franklin School

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Ben Franklin School ranks 900 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

900^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Ben Franklin School is an elementary school located in Uniontown, PA, serving 486 students in grades K-8. It is part of the Uniontown Area School District, which is ranked 366 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ben Franklin School itself has consistently been ranked around 900-1000 out of over 1500 elementary schools in Pennsylvania, also with a 2-star rating.

Academically, Ben Franklin School faces some challenges. The school's math proficiency rates are consistently below the state and district averages, while its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are slightly better but still below average. However, the school's science proficiency rates often exceed the district and state averages. Dropout rates at Ben Franklin School have ranged from 0% to 2.9% in recent years, which is higher than the state's average. Despite these academic struggles, the school has a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $13,353 to $16,872, and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.3 to 16 students per teacher.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Uniontown Area School District, such as Franklin School and Menallen School, perform similarly to Ben Franklin School in terms of academic proficiency and rankings. However, some schools outside the district, like Smithfield Elementary and Marshall Elementary, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, particularly in math and science. This suggests that factors beyond the school district, such as community resources and socioeconomic conditions, may play a significant role in student achievement.

502

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,123

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

351 Morgantown St
Uniontown, PA 15401-4856

(724) 439-5020

District: Uniontown Area School District

Students who attend Ben Franklin School usually attend:

High:

Uniontown Area Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

African American:

16.7%

Hispanic:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (37% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Math scores 14 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

900^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

483^rd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	900 of 1511	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	920 of 1526	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	910 of 1534	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1013 of 1534	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	899 of 1433	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	972 of 1544	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	975 of 1530	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.8	776 of 1547	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.0	1106 of 1554	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.4	1060 of 1474	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.9	1139 of 1467	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.4	946 of 1519	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.7	1101 of 1599	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.2	723 of 1597	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.1	684 of 1579	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.6	1030 of 1549	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.6	1004 of 1551	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.2	1089 of 1555	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.0	970 of 1545	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.4	820 of 1299	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.5	905 of 1308	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	35.5	933 of 1302	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	151 of 413	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	310 of 1030	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	905 of 1466	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	987 of 1488	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	599 of 1369	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	641 of 1432	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	454 of 1414	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	837 of 1475	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	765 of 1495	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	779 of 1201	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	861 of 1229	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	850 of 1236	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	483 of 873	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	462 of 891	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	507 of 893	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	495 of 883	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	372 of 797	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	583 of 891	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	520 of 861	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	591 of 877	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.4	554 of 870	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.6	581 of 835	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.6	575 of 728	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.5	527 of 758	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.3	568 of 834	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.9	461 of 825	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.1	499 of 805	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.1	554 of 770	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.3	476 of 753	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.7	407 of 749	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.1	481 of 736	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.5	571 of 687	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.5	471 of 663	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	49.2	408 of 643	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	38.9	230 of 421	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	353 of 643	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	401 of 672	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	242 of 660	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	446 of 835	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	453 of 860	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	343 of 843	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	386 of 877	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	345 of 874	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	492 of 839	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	448 of 870	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	437 of 649	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	314 of 673	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	392 of 681	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2025)70th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

White (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

African American (2023)45th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-3 vs state

Math28%-14 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
Ben Franklin School	Public	K-8	351 Morgantown St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 439-5020	502	32	15.5	96.8%	334 (66.5%)	84 (16.7%)	36 (7.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	34 (6.8%)	44.8	900^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.4%		46.4	920^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.7%	20	33.4	43.2	30.0	42.3	16.9	16.6	27.9	57.1	43.2	22.0	57.8	42.9	46.2	45.5	$18,123	$1,871	$16,252
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
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
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
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
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
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
Menallen School	Public	K-6	8 Pedro Drive	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-4160	318	25	12.6	99.7%	255 (80.2%)	15 (4.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.9%)	53.3	773^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	48.8%		54.4	808^th of 1526 public elementary schools	47.1%	35	53.7	50.0	42.9	26.5			43.5	58.6	66.7	35.3	44.1			51.1	$19,248	$2,747	$16,501
George J Plava Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 Puritan Rd	Mc Clellandtown	15458	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 737-5424	314	25	12.5	98.7%	278 (88.5%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)	29	1096^th of 1511 public elementary schools	27.5%		23.8	1163^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	23.8%	67	36.9	28.8	19.2				27.4	68.4	30.7	25.0				38.7	$15,481	$2,683	$12,798
Smithfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	23 Liberty St	Smithfield	15479	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 569-9570	220	16	13.7	104.1%	217 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	52.3	788^th of 1511 public elementary schools	47.8%		64	616^th of 1526 public elementary schools	59.6%	172	45.3	42.8	74.3				54.3	59.5	34.3	38.4				44.9	$19,016	$3,496	$15,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Ben Franklin School

What schools do graduates of Ben Franklin School attend?

Students who attend Ben Franklin School usually go on to attend:

High : Uniontown Area Senior High School

What district is Ben Franklin School in?

Uniontown Area School District

How many students attend Ben Franklin School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Ben Franklin School.

What is the racial makeup of Ben Franklin School?

Students at Ben Franklin School are 67% White, 17% African American, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Ben Franklin School a good school?

Ben Franklin School ranks 900^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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