Summary:
The 16743 zip code area is home to two schools - Port Allegany Elementary School and Port Allegany Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Port Allegany School District. These schools face significant academic challenges, with both elementary and high school students performing below state averages on standardized assessments.
Port Allegany Elementary School has relatively low performance on PSSA Math and ELA assessments, with only 27.2% and 41.3% proficiency respectively across all grades. The school performs particularly poorly in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade math, with proficiency rates ranging from 20-25%, compared to state averages of 50.6%, 44%, and 37.8%. However, the school does better on 3rd grade PSSA assessments, with 44.4% math proficiency and 52.4% ELA proficiency, closer to state averages.
Similarly, Port Allegany Junior/Senior High School underperforms on PSSA and Keystone Exam assessments compared to state averages, with only 25% proficiency in math and 40.7% in ELA across all grades. The school struggles particularly in 7th grade math at 17.3% and 8th grade math at 32.2%, compared to state averages of 33.7% and 30.5%. However, the high school performs better on Keystone Exams, with 63.4% proficiency in Literature, 44.2% in Biology, and 33.3% in Algebra I for 11th graders.
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