Summary:
The Mount Carmel Area School District in Pennsylvania consists of 3 schools: 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The data shows that the schools in this district are consistently underperforming compared to state averages on key metrics like standardized test scores and graduation rates.
Across all three schools, proficiency rates on the PSSA and Keystone exams are significantly lower than the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the Mount Carmel Area Elementary School had a math proficiency rate of 25.7% compared to the state average of 41.7%. The Mount Carmel Area High School also struggles, with only 40% proficient in Literature, 31% in Biology, and 44% in Algebra I on the Keystone exams. The district's 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% and dropout rates of 1.4% at the middle and high school levels are also below desired levels.
Despite the relatively high spending per student, ranging from $12,053 at the elementary school to $14,893 at the high school, the schools are not achieving strong academic outcomes. This suggests systemic challenges within the district that need to be addressed, potentially through targeted interventions and support for the high-poverty student population, which has free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 100% to 100.61% across the schools.
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