Mellon Elementary School
559 Bell St
Ligonier PA, 15658, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-238-5663
Ranking: (598 out of 2,311, top 26%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Ligonier Valley School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |||||||
Total Students: | 420 | 452 | 477 | 480 | 391 | 400 | 409 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 59 | 14.0% | 69 | 15.3% | 70 | 14.7% | 64 | 13.3% | 70 | 17.9% | 74 | 18.5% | 66 | 16.1% |
Grade 1: | 75 | 17.9% | 67 | 14.8% | 67 | 14.0% | 73 | 15.2% | 72 | 18.4% | 78 | 19.5% | 88 | 21.5% |
Grade 2: | 70 | 16.7% | 68 | 15.0% | 79 | 16.6% | 72 | 15.0% | 81 | 20.7% | 83 | 20.8% | 84 | 20.5% |
Grade 3: | 67 | 16.0% | 78 | 17.3% | 74 | 15.5% | 90 | 18.8% | 85 | 21.7% | 88 | 22.0% | 78 | 19.1% |
Grade 4: | 78 | 18.6% | 73 | 16.2% | 97 | 20.3% | 91 | 19.0% | 83 | 21.2% | 77 | 19.3% | 93 | 22.7% |
Grade 5: | 71 | 16.9% | 97 | 21.5% | 90 | 18.9% | 90 | 18.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 222 | 52.9% | 233 | 51.5% | 245 | 51.4% | 249 | 51.9% | 195 | 49.9% | 197 | 49.3% | 213 | 52.1% |
Female: | 198 | 47.1% | 219 | 48.5% | 232 | 48.6% | 231 | 48.1% | 188 | 48.1% | 195 | 48.8% | 192 | 46.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.0% |
Black: | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
White: | 411 | 97.9% | 446 | 98.7% | 466 | 97.7% | 467 | 97.3% | 385 | 98.5% | 392 | 98.0% | 402 | 98.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 112 | 26.7% | 127 | 28.1% | 139 | 29.1% | 113 | 23.5% | 95 | 24.3% | 86 | 21.5% | 76 | 18.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 4.0% | 28 | 6.2% | 33 | 6.9% | 39 | 8.1% | 33 | 8.4% | 35 | 8.8% | 35 | 8.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.84 | 15.72 | 16.25 | 15.46 | 21.82 | 24.00 | 24.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 89.5% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 83.6% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 94.1% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 82.4% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 86.6% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 89.2% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 84% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 81.1% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 72.9% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 88.3% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.8% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 80.8% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 86.4% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 84.7% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 90.9% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.3% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.7% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.4% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 86.8% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 92.5% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 74.7% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 86.1% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 82.6% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 79.1% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 83.7% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 78.3% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 80.5% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 91.7% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 93.2% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 96.1% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 84.4% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 93.7% | 82.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 84.8% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 74.8% | 73.3% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 73.9% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 68.8% | 65% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 77.5% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 88.6% | 64.2% |
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* Mellon Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.