The top reported proficiency rate is 92% in Science. The lowest is 43% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Jamestown El Sch
Jamestown Elementary is a small K-6 school of roughly that size in a rural northwestern Pennsylvania borough with a fully free and reduced-price lunch enrollment. About nine in ten students are white, with a small share of Hispanic students and multiracial students; specific counts for students with IEPs or who are English learners were not available.
The school sits on a shared campus with the district's junior and senior high school rather than within a dense commercial core. Jamestown itself is a compact residential borough along the Shenango River, part of the Hermitage micropolitan area, with a retiree population and mostly owner-occupied homes. Local identity centers on proximity to Pymatuning State Park and Pymatuning Reservoir, the largest lake in the state, a short drive away. The borough is home to Combined Systems, a tactical weapons manufacturer, and Jamestown Coating Technologies, both major local employers; many residents also commute to jobs in nearby Greenville, Hermitage, Mercer, or Meadville. Housing values are modest relative to the state average, and recent population trends show the borough has contracted over the past decade, though it remains a stable small community anchored by local businesses and congregations.
On state assessments, the school's performance shows a split picture. In science, proficiency reached nearly nineteen in twenty tested students on the 2024 exam, placing the school in the top quartile among Crawford County districts. In English language arts, roughly half of tested students in grades 3-8 met proficiency standards on the most recent assessment. In mathematics, proficiency was lower, with a little less than half of tested students in that grade band meeting standards. Across the three subjects tested, the school's overall proficiency index positioned it above the midpoint of Crawford County's districts. Science assessment data is less current than the reading and math results; this is typical in Pennsylvania's testing calendar.
No trend data was available to show whether performance is moving upward or downward. Comparable proficiency breakdowns by student subgroup, participation rates, and average scale scores in math and English language arts were not reported. Because the school serves only kindergarten through sixth grade, there is no graduation rate or high school pathway data to report.
The school's enrollment reflects the community's economic condition: all enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating concentrated poverty. This is a resource reality a parent should understand; it shapes both the school's Title I designation and the support infrastructure available. The district brief did not surface any recent major curriculum changes, bond referendums, or operational shifts with lasting parent impact, suggesting continuity in school operations.
For families considering this school, the question is whether a small, economically concentrated elementary in a rural, declining-population borough aligns with what they are seeking. The science results suggest strength in that subject. The reading and math proficiency levels sit below where many families would hope, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school directly, including what intervention and supplemental support exists for students working below grade level. The complete community picture is a stable but contracting small town with limited public transit, a school-campus setting rather than a downtown location, and job availability that often pulls commutes outward to larger nearby towns.
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