Summary:
The Steelton-Highspire School District in Pennsylvania operates two schools: Steelton-Highspire Elementary School and Steelton-Highspire High School. The data shows that both schools are struggling to meet state performance standards, with significantly lower test scores, graduation rates, and other key metrics compared to the state averages.
The elementary school's Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates are less than a third of the state averages, and the high school's performance on the Keystone Exams is also very low, with only 5.5% of 11th graders proficient in Algebra I, 11.3% proficient in Biology, and 28.9% proficient in Literature. The district's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% is slightly below the state average, while the dropout rate of 1.4% is slightly higher.
The data also reveals that the elementary school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that the district serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. The district's resource allocation, with higher spending per student at the high school compared to the elementary school, may be an area for further investigation to understand the district's priorities and how they are impacting student outcomes across grade levels.
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