Austin Area School District

The Austin Area School District in Pennsylvania operates two schools: Austin Area Elementary School and Austin Area Junior/Senior High School. The district as a whole is performing well, with both schools ranking highly in the state and the district being rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

The standout school in the district appears to be the Austin Area Junior/Senior High School, which has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Pennsylvania high schools. The school has a strong 87.9% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.4% dropout rate. In terms of test scores, the high school performs well in math, with 75% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 69.2% for the district and 44.3% for the state. However, the school's performance in Keystone Exams for Literature is lower than the state average, with 50% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 62.1% for the state.

At the elementary school level, Austin Area Elementary School outperforms the district and state averages in math proficiency, with 72.4% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 50.8% for the district and 41.7% for the state. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts is more mixed, with 44.8% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 37.5% for the district and 48.5% for the state. Both schools have a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 96.1% for the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a relatively low-income student population.