Summary:
The city of Waterfall, Pennsylvania, has only one high school, Forbes Road Junior/Senior High School, which serves students in grades 7-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 261 out of 681 schools in 2024-2025 to 621 out of 686 schools in 2023-2024.
Forbes Road Junior/Senior High School has seen mixed results on standardized tests, outperforming the state average in some subjects like PSSA Math and English Language Arts, as well as Keystone Exams in Algebra I and Literature, but underperforming in Keystone Biology. The school's four-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was 87.9%, and its dropout rate was 1.4%, both of which are positive indicators. However, the school has a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 57.5% in 2023-2024, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-income families.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $24,755 for the 2022-2023 school year and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3, the fluctuations in its academic performance suggest that the district may need to explore ways to provide more consistent and targeted support to help the school achieve more stable and improved outcomes. Addressing the challenges faced by the school's student population, which includes a significant proportion from low-income families, may be a key factor in improving the school's overall performance.
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