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Mellon Elementary School

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Mellon Elementary School is located in Ligonier, PA and is one of 5 schools in Ligonier Valley School District. It is a public school that serves 391 students in grades PK, K-12.

Mellon Elementary School made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Pennsylvania in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Mellon Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2010, Mellon Elementary School had 22 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Pennsylvania average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Mellon Elementary School's students and teachers. more

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Ligonier Valley SD District Spending

$10,527Per Pupil

The Ligonier Valley SD spends $10,527 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 55% on instruction, 40% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Ligonier Valley SD District

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School Name distance	TestRating	Community Rating
Ligonier Valley Middle School 0.1 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Holy Trinity School 0.7 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Ligonier Valley High School 1.2 miles		1 2 3 4 5
Valley School of Ligonier 4.3 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Outside in School Inc 4.6 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5

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School Facts

Public School
Grades PK, K-12
Ligonier Valley School District

Made AYP
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Mellon Elementary School
559 Bell St
Ligonier, PA 15658
(724) 238-5663

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The PSSA is an annual test used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards. The PSSA also evaluated how well school programs enable students to master the standards.

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Students

Enrollment (2010)

Total: 391

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Student Economic Level (2010)

In 2010, Mellon Elementary School had 33% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Pennsylvania had 33% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2010)

White

98%

Hispanic

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22:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2010, Mellon Elementary School had 22 students for every full-time equivalent teacher.

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the teachers are excellent but in home room they mix bright kids and kids that need more help in one class and smart kids have to stay back with others who need more helpwhen they could go on

Submitted on Aug 14, 2010

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