Summary:
The Salisbury-Elk Lick School District in Pennsylvania is home to a single high school, Salisbury-Elk Lick Junior/Senior High School, which serves students in grades 7-12. The school's academic performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools, indicating persistent challenges in student achievement.
Salisbury-Elk Lick Junior/Senior High School's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 1.4% is relatively low. However, the school's proficiency rates in math and English Language Arts (ELA) are significantly below the state and district averages, with particularly low performance in math across all grades. The school's Keystone Exam proficiency rates in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature also lag behind the state averages. Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student of $29,364, its academic outcomes do not appear to be commensurate with the investment.
While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.1 to 1, which is generally considered a positive indicator for student learning, it also has a high percentage of students (45.97%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. This demographic factor may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges, as socioeconomic status is often correlated with educational outcomes.
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