Summary:
The 16689 zip code is home to a single high school, Forbes Road Junior/Senior High School, which serves students in grades 7-12 within the Forbes Road School District. The school's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with fluctuations in its statewide ranking and mixed results on standardized tests over the past few years.
Forbes Road Junior/Senior High School has seen its statewide ranking range from 261 out of 681 schools in 2024-2025 to 621 out of 686 schools in 2023-2024. The school's performance on standardized tests has also been uneven, with above-average scores in some areas, such as PSSA Math and English Language Arts, but below-average scores in others, like Keystone Exams for Biology. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% in 2023-2024 is slightly below the state average.
Interestingly, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 57.5% in 2023-2024, indicating a population with relatively low socioeconomic status. Despite this, the school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $24,755, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 11.3, lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the district is allocating significant resources to the school, but the academic outcomes do not appear to be consistently strong, presenting opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and strategies.
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