Summary:
The 16611 zip code has only one elementary school, Juniata Valley Elementary School, which is part of the Juniata Valley School District. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and faces some academic challenges, with proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts below the state averages.
Juniata Valley Elementary School has 302 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10:1. The school's spending per student for the 2022-2023 school year was $18,451. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts were 39.7% and 37% respectively, both below the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%. The school's proficiency rates in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade Math and ELA were also generally lower than the state averages. However, the school's 4th grade Science proficiency rate of 79.2% was significantly higher than the state average of 77.1%.
The Juniata Valley School District is ranked 393 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting that the district as a whole may be struggling to provide high-quality education to its students. The school's high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 58.61% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicates that the student population faces significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the lower academic performance.
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