Best Public Schools in Snow Shoe, PA

Summary:

The city of Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania is home to a single standout elementary school, Mountaintop Area Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 with 103 students. This school is part of the Bald Eagle Area School District, which is ranked 220 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mountaintop Area Elementary School is a high-performing institution, consistently outpacing both the district and state averages on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests, particularly in 3rd grade Math and 4th grade Science. The school boasts an impressive 92.9% proficiency rate in 3rd grade Math, significantly higher than the district (57.6%) and state (53.5%) averages. Additionally, 94.4% of 4th grade students are proficient or better in Science, well above the district (88.3%) and state (77.1%) averages.

The school's strong academic performance is complemented by its well-resourced environment, with a high per-student spending of $21,056 and a small student-teacher ratio of 10.3, allowing for more individualized attention. Furthermore, Mountaintop Area Elementary School has consistently high rankings among Pennsylvania elementary schools, placing 280th out of 1,534 in 2022-2023, 366th out of 1,526 in 2023-2024, and 444th out of 1,511 in 2024-2025, all with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountaintop Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 School Dr # 865	Snow Shoe	16874	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 387-6861	104	10	10.4	44.2%	100 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	71.6	444^th of 1511 public elementary schools	70.6%		76.3	366^th of 1526 public elementary schools	76.0%	78	92.9	42.8	55.5	63.0	71.5	42.9	66.6	60.9	$22,600	$576	$22,024

Cities Near Snow Shoe

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wingate	9.43 mi	2	375^th
Bellefonte	11.65 mi	5	215^th
Morrisdale	13.8 mi	3	454^th
Pleasant Gap	14.73 mi	2	177^th
Howard	15.13 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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