Summary:
The Jamestown Area School District in Pennsylvania has only one high school, Jamestown Area Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 276th out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 444th out of 681 in 2024-2025. While the school's proficiency rates in PSSA English Language Arts are higher than the state average, its performance in PSSA Math and Keystone Algebra I is below the state average.
Jamestown Area Junior/Senior High School has a small student population of 186 students, with a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7. However, the school has a high percentage of students (100%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school district spends $20,819 per student, which is higher than the state average, but the declining performance suggests that the effectiveness of these investments may need to be evaluated.
Despite the school's challenges, its four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 87.9%, which is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year was 1.4%, which is relatively low. The school's smaller class sizes may be a potential strength that can be leveraged to improve student outcomes, but targeted interventions and support may be necessary to address the academic and socioeconomic factors impacting the school's performance.
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