Best Public Schools in Masontown, PA

Summary:

The city of Masontown, Pennsylvania is home to a single elementary school, Masontown Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the Albert Gallatin Area School District and faces some academic performance challenges, particularly in Math and English Language Arts (ELA), where proficiency rates lag behind state averages. However, the school has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and serves a student population that is predominantly white, with a high percentage (100%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic need.

Masontown Elementary School's academic performance has been mixed in recent years, with PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) scores fluctuating in comparison to district and state averages. While the school's Math proficiency rates were below the state average in grades 3-5, they were above the district average in grade 3. In ELA, the school's proficiency rates were above the district average in grades 3 and 5, but below the state average in all grades. The school's science proficiency rates in grade 4 were slightly above the district average but below the state average.

The school's statewide ranking has also varied, ranging from 990 out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1,110 out of 1,534 in 2022-2023. Similarly, the school's SchoolDigger rating has ranged from 1 star out of 5 in 2020-2021 and 2022-2023 to 2 stars out of 5 in 2021-2022. Despite these challenges, Masontown Elementary School has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3, which is the second-best among the 5 elementary schools in the Albert Gallatin Area School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Masontown Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Spring St	Masontown	15461	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 583-1091	249	20	12.3	100.0%	209 (83.9%)	18 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	32.4	1110^th of 1534 public elementary schools	27.6%		43.4	990^th of 1534 public elementary schools	35.5%	120	46.4	16.1	10.7	24.1	71.0	71.0	50.0	29.0	55.2	44.3	$14,375	$3,175	$11,200

Cities Near Masontown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Greensboro	2.2 mi	1	402^nd
Point Marion	3.63 mi	2	476^th
Mc Clellandtown	4.42 mi	2	655^th
Carmichaels	5.49 mi	3	480^th
Bobtown	6.11 mi	1	101^st

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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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