Summary:
The 16433 zip code area is home to two schools, Saegertown Junior/Senior High School and Saegertown Elementary School, both part of the Penncrest School District. While the district is ranked 294 out of 606 in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating, Saegertown Elementary School stands out as the higher-performing school in the area.
Saegertown Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state averages on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 54.9% of Saegertown Elementary students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 39.1% for the Penncrest School District and 41.7% for the state of Pennsylvania. The elementary school also has a higher 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.1, compared to 12.8 at the high school.
While Saegertown Junior/Senior High School has a respectable 87.9% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.4% dropout rate, its academic performance on the Keystone Exams is more mixed, with higher proficiency rates in Literature but lower rates in Algebra I and Biology compared to the district and state. The high school also spends more per student at $22,270, compared to $19,383 at the elementary school. Both schools serve a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with free and reduced lunch rates around 40%.
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