South Williamsport Area School District

The South Williamsport Area School District in Pennsylvania operates three schools: one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school. The district serves the South Williamsport area, providing education to students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Based on the data, Central Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the district. It consistently achieves high proficiency rates on PSSA tests, with over 65% of students proficient or better in Math and over 60% proficient or better in English Language Arts across all grades. Central Elementary also holds a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it among the top 210 elementary schools in Pennsylvania. In contrast, the district's South Williamsport Area Junior/Senior High School has struggled academically, with PSSA and Keystone Exam proficiency rates well below the state averages, particularly in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature.

The data also reveals some key metrics and statistics about the schools in the district. The high school has a 87.9% four-year graduation rate, slightly below the state average, and a relatively low 1.4% dropout rate. All three schools have high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 55.4% at Central Elementary to 59.9% at Rommelt Elementary. Spending per student is low across the district, ranging from $30 at the high school to $73 at Rommelt Elementary, and student-teacher ratios are relatively low, from 12.7 at the high school to 16.3 at Rommelt Elementary.