Summary:
The city of Plum, Pennsylvania is home to two schools - Plum Senior High School and Pivik Elementary School. While both schools are part of the Plum Borough School District, they exhibit notable differences in academic performance and other key metrics.
Pivik Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excels academically, with significantly higher proficiency rates than the state average on PSSA Math and English Language Arts tests. In contrast, Plum Senior High School lags behind the state average on Keystone Exams, with only 19.7% proficiency in Algebra I, 46.9% in Biology, and 68.3% in Literature.
Despite the high school's higher per-student spending of $18,347 compared to $12,377 at Pivik Elementary, the elementary school outperforms the high school on academic measures. Additionally, Pivik Elementary serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 27.37% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 20.8% at the high school. These findings suggest potential equity concerns and the need for further investigation to understand the factors contributing to the performance differences between the two schools.
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