Summary:
The city of Susquehanna, Pennsylvania is home to two schools that are part of the Susquehanna Community School District: Susquehanna Community Elementary School and Susquehanna Community Junior/Senior High School. The district is ranked 421 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating that the schools in this area are struggling academically compared to state averages.
Neither the elementary nor the high school in Susquehanna stand out as high-performing institutions. The elementary school has relatively low proficiency rates on PSSA exams in math (36%) and ELA (39.7%), while the high school performs even worse, with only 13.4% proficiency in math and 45.6% in ELA on the PSSA. The high school's Keystone exam results are also subpar, with proficiency rates ranging from 31.9% in Biology to 66% in Literature. Despite the academic challenges, both schools maintain low dropout rates of 1.4%.
The high poverty levels in the district, with over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to the academic struggles. However, the district spends a significant amount per student ($23,162 at the elementary school and $23,520 at the high school), and the student-teacher ratios are relatively low, suggesting that additional resources and smaller class sizes have not translated into stronger academic outcomes for students in the Susquehanna Community School District.
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