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Schools in Ellsworth

Ellsworth’s public schools

Bentworth School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ellsworth. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
66%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 24% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.6
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,060 students on the public path
In brief

Ellsworth’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Ellsworth’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Bentworth SHS places highest (better than 90%); Bentworth MS lowest (46%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ellsworth, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Bentworth El Ctrin BentleyvilleA−
5–8Bentworth MSin BentleyvilleB−
9–12Bentworth SHSin BentleyvilleA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bentworth School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bentworth School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,060 students · 8.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,512PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 55.1% · 576 students tested
Math38%
State average 36.1% · 513 students tested

Ellsworth vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Ellsworth’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ellsworth—Bentworth
SomersetB+Bentworth
BentleyvilleB+Bentworth
West Pike RunB−California Area

2 of the 3 neighbors share Bentworth with Ellsworth, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Ellsworth

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Ellsworthin other towns
Bentworth El Ctr
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentleyville
A−
413 students14:1Rate it →
Bentworth MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Bentleyville
B−
288 students11:1Rate it →
Bentworth SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Bentleyville
A
359 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Ellsworth’s schools

Are Ellsworth’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ellsworth. Bentworth School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ellsworth. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ellsworth in?

Bentworth School District.

Where do Ellsworth kids go to high school?

Bentworth SHS.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.