Tussey Mountain School District

Summary:

The Tussey Mountain School District in Pennsylvania consists of three schools: Tussey Mountain Elementary, Tussey Mountain High School, and Tussey Mountain Middle School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and faces several challenges, including consistent underperformance compared to state averages and significant socioeconomic challenges.

Tussey Mountain High School stands out as the highest-ranked school in the district, ranking 232 out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% and a low dropout rate of 1.4%. Additionally, it outperforms the district and state averages in Keystone Exam proficiency for Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. In contrast, Tussey Mountain Elementary has the highest enrollment among the three schools and outperforms the district average in PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency for all grades, as well as in PSSA Science proficiency for 4th grade.

Despite these bright spots, the schools in the Tussey Mountain School District generally underperform the state averages in PSSA and Keystone Exam proficiency. Additionally, all three schools have very high percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 99.68% to 100.39%, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population. The district may also face potential disparities in resource allocation, as Tussey Mountain Elementary has the highest per-student spending, while the high school and middle school have lower per-student spending.

District Detail

199 Front Street
Saxton, PA 16678-8610

(814) 635-3670

SchoolDigger Rank:
407^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 915

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tussey Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1110 Mifflin St	Saxton	16678	Bedford County	Tussey Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 635-2934	350	30	11.8	103.4%	337 (96.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	21.4	1178^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.0%		36.3	1055^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.9%	123				41.2	17.4					28.8	41.2	21.7					31.1	$24,030	$1,606	$22,423
Tussey Mountain High School	Public	9-12	199 Front Street	Saxton	16678	Bedford County	Tussey Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 635-2975	293	25	11.8	105.5%	283 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	67.9	232^nd of 681 public high schools	65.9%		39.7	465^th of 686 public high schools	32.2%	233	60.0	50.9	66.6															$19,144	$777	$18,368
Tussey Mountain Middle School	Public	5-8	199 Front St	Saxton	16678	Bedford County	Tussey Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 635-2975	272	24	11.4	94.9%	262 (96.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	30.7	589^th of 873 public middle schools	32.5%		41	547^th of 891 public middle schools	38.6%	42						29.7	17.3	15.4	21.0	21.0			32.4	36.0	38.5	37.2	35.8	$22,027	$880	$21,147

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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