Summary:
The 17110 zip code area has only one elementary school, Thomas W Holtzman Junior Elementary School, which is part of the Susquehanna Township School District. This school has consistently performed well below the state averages in both Math and English Language Arts proficiency on the PSSA exams, with proficiency rates declining in recent years. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 72.03% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.
Thomas W Holtzman Junior Elementary School has 801 students enrolled, with a student-teacher ratio of 19:1. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates on the PSSA exams were 17% in Math (vs. 41.7% statewide) and 20.1% in English Language Arts (vs. 48.5% statewide). The school's Science proficiency rate in the 2023-2024 school year was 56.2% (vs. 65.8% statewide), but no data was available for the 2024-2025 school year.
The Susquehanna Township School District, which Thomas W Holtzman Junior Elementary School is a part of, is ranked 515 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This indicates that the district as a whole is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students, which is likely contributing to the challenges faced by Thomas W Holtzman Junior Elementary School.
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