Elementary Schools in Blue Mountain School District

Summary:

The Blue Mountain School District in Pennsylvania is home to two elementary schools: Blue Mountain Elementary East School and Blue Mountain Elementary West School. Based on the available data, Blue Mountain Elementary West School appears to be the standout school in the district, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in academic measures.

Blue Mountain Elementary West School has maintained a higher statewide ranking, with a ranking of 464 out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, compared to Blue Mountain Elementary East School's ranking of 617. Additionally, Blue Mountain Elementary West School has a higher percentage of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and English Language Arts across all grades, surpassing the district and state averages. This school also has a higher spending per student ($17,624) and a lower student-teacher ratio (12.4) compared to Blue Mountain Elementary East School ($16,217 and 13.7, respectively).

While Blue Mountain Elementary East School is performing at or above the district and state averages in many areas, there may be opportunities for improvement, especially in areas where it lags behind Blue Mountain Elementary West School. The district may benefit from further investigating the factors contributing to the success of Blue Mountain Elementary West School and potentially applying those strategies to other schools in the district.

District Detail

685 Red Dale Rd
Orwigsburg, PA 17961-0188

(570) 366-0515

SchoolDigger Rank:
211^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,412

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Blue Mountain Elementary East School	Public	K-5	675 Red Dale Rd	Orwigsburg	17961	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 366-1065	609	48	12.5	35.1%	543 (89.2%)	11 (1.8%)	39 (6.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	61.9	617^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.2%		61.3	681^st of 1526 public elementary schools	55.4%	64	54.9	61.5	52.2	56.2	46.7	53.9	51.3	50.8	$16,618	$723	$15,895
Blue Mountain Elementary West School	Public	K-5	20 North Front St	Friedensburg	17972	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(570) 739-4461	451	36	12.6	38.8%	396 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	70.1	464^th of 1511 public elementary schools	69.3%		78.4	320^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.0%	144	75.3	71.0	43.5	63.5	61.6	55.1	47.8	55.0	$18,295	$740	$17,554

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Schuylkill Haven Area School District	1.28 mi	3	344^th
Gillingham Charter School	3.36 mi	1
Pottsville Area School District	3.54 mi	3	446^th
Schuylkill Technology Centers	4.64 mi	2
Minersville Area School District	5.26 mi	3	438^th

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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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