Summary:
The Red Lion Area Junior High School is the sole middle school serving the Red Lion Area School District in Pennsylvania. The school has a mixed academic performance, with strengths in Science proficiency but lower-than-average scores in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) compared to state-level benchmarks.
Red Lion Area Junior High School has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 281 and 427 out of 873-893 Pennsylvania middle schools over the past few years, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the school's Science proficiency rates are higher than the state average, reaching 58.5% in 2023-2024, its Math proficiency ranges from 29.6% to 36.6% and ELA proficiency from 44.9% to 53.6% for different grade levels and years. The school serves a population with significant economic challenges, with 46.27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.
The school's performance is generally lower than the state averages, and the district's overall ranking is in the middle range at 339 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania, with a 2-star rating. However, the school's relatively low dropout rate of 1.4% in 2023-2024 is a positive indicator, suggesting that the school is able to retain a significant portion of its student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $16,457, which may be an area to consider in relation to the school's academic performance.
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