Best Public Schools in Bellefonte, PA

Summary:

The Bellefonte Area School District in Pennsylvania consists of 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district serves the city of Bellefonte and the surrounding area, providing education to students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Among the elementary schools, Marion-Walker Elementary School and Benner Elementary School stand out as the top performers, ranking 254th and 263rd respectively out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools. These schools significantly outperform the district and state averages on standardized tests, with Marion-Walker having the highest student-to-teacher ratio among the elementary schools. In contrast, Bellefonte Elementary School lags behind, with the highest percentage of free or reduced-price lunch recipients and the highest spending per student, but relatively lower test scores.

At the middle school level, Bellefonte Area Middle School stands out as the top performer, ranking 216th out of 893 Pennsylvania middle schools and outperforming the district and state averages on standardized tests. The middle school also has the lowest student-to-teacher ratio among all the schools in the Bellefonte Area School District. At the high school level, Bellefonte Area High School has a strong 95.1% four-year graduation rate, which is above the state average, and a relatively low 1.1% dropout rate.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)							PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	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 Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science 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
Bellefonte Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 W Linn St	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 355-5519	335	30	11.2	47.2%	303 (90.4%)	8 (2.4%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	48.1	906^th of 1534 public elementary schools	40.9%		50.3	889^th of 1534 public elementary schools	42.0%	17				54.0	18.4	47.7				42.3	68.4		68.4	50.0	56.7	50.7				52.0	$27,491	$4,334	$23,157
Bellefonte Area Middle School	Public	6-8	100 N School St	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 355-5466	576	47	12.1	27.6%	525 (91.1%)	5 (0.9%)	16 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	73.2	216^th of 893 public middle schools	75.8%		65.6	296^th of 883 public middle schools	66.5%	80							46.7	40.5	32.2	39.6		74.4	74.4				59.4	61.8	58.0	59.8	$12,928	$00	$12,928
Bellefonte Area High School	Public	9-12	830 E Bishop St	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 355-4833	847	61	13.9	15.8%	795 (93.9%)	4 (0.5%)	17 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	53.6	350^th of 674 public high schools	48.1%					(n/a)	43.6	33.7	67.2																		$11,427	$01	$11,426
Benner Elementary School	Public	K-5	490 Buffalo Run Rd	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 355-2812	244	19	12.7	22.1%	229 (93.9%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	80.9	263^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	82.9%		78.8	308^th of 1534 public elementary schools	79.9%	45				75.0	75.9	71.1				73.8	89.7		89.7	66.7	70.0	60.6				65.4	$21,038	$212	$20,827
Marion-Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 School Dr	Bellefonte	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 357-2425	404	29	13.8	21.5%	381 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	81.3	254^th of 1534 public elementary schools	83.4%		72	453^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	70.5%	199				77.4	61.6	60.5				66.0	90.8		90.8	77.5	67.7	68.4				70.9	$20,172	$110	$20,061

Cities Near Bellefonte

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pleasant Gap	3.98 mi	2	279^th
Wingate	4.69 mi	2	405^th
Howard	6.29 mi	1	50^th
Centre Hall	6.67 mi	1	162^nd
State College	9.51 mi	12	97^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.