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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 15417

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Top rankedBrownsville Area Elementary School1338^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Summary:

The 15417 zip code in Pennsylvania has only one elementary school, Brownsville Area Elementary School, which is part of the Brownsville Area School District. The school's performance is significantly below state averages, with declining statewide rankings and low proficiency rates in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels.

Brownsville Area Elementary School has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, and the district is ranked 527 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania. The school's academic performance has been declining, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1294 out of 1534 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1338 out of 1511 in 2024-2025. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.6% of students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%, and the English Language Arts proficiency rate was 22.6%, compared to the state's 48.5%.

Despite the school's poor academic performance, it has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (100%) and a relatively high per-student spending of $12,785 for the 2022-2023 school year. The student-teacher ratio of 13.4 is slightly lower than the state average, but this does not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes for the students. Overall, the data suggests that Brownsville Area Elementary School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education for its students, and targeted interventions and support may be necessary to address these issues.

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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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brownsville Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	7 Falcon Drive	Brownsville	15417	Fayette County	Brownsville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 785-9600	617	47	13.2	105.2%	445 (72.1%)	81 (13.1%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (10.5%)	11	1338^th of 1511 public elementary schools	11.4%		15.8	1278^th of 1526 public elementary schools	16.3%	60	24.8	11.4	7.8	14.6	29.9	21.5	16.5	22.6	$18,147	$3,542	$14,605

Cities Near Zip Code 15417

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Coal Center	0.98 mi	5	671^st
Brownsville	2.43 mi	3	701^st
Fredericktown	5.22 mi	2	611^th
Perryopolis	5.56 mi	4	492^nd
Charleroi	6.54 mi	4	557^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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