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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 17961

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1,170

Students

Top rankedBlue Mountain Elementary East School617^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Blue Mountain Elementary East School up 64 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 17961 zip code is home to two schools, Blue Mountain Elementary East School and Blue Mountain Middle School, both part of the Blue Mountain School District. These schools consistently perform above the state average in various academic metrics, with the elementary school standing out as a high-performing institution.

Blue Mountain Elementary East School excels in PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency, outperforming the state average across all grades. The school also has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a more affluent student population. Additionally, the school spends $16,217 per student, higher than the state average, and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 13.7, lower than the state average.

While Blue Mountain Middle School underperforms the state average in PSSA Math proficiency, it outperforms the state in English Language Arts proficiency. The school also has a low dropout rate of 1.4% and spends $16,341 per student, higher than the state average. Like the elementary school, Blue Mountain Middle School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.2 compared to the state average.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blue Mountain Elementary East School	Public	K-5	675 Red Dale Rd	Orwigsburg	17961	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 366-1065	609	48	12.5	35.1%	543 (89.2%)	11 (1.8%)	39 (6.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	61.9	617^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.2%		61.3	681^st of 1526 public elementary schools	55.4%	64	54.9	61.5	52.2				56.2	46.7	53.9	51.3				50.8	$16,618	$723	$15,895
Blue Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	685 Red Dale Rd	Orwigsburg	17961	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 366-0546	561	41	13.7	39.6%	499 (88.9%)	6 (1.1%)	35 (6.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	58.1	357^th of 873 public middle schools	59.1%		66	296^th of 891 public middle schools	66.8%	61				26.6	39.6	24.1	30.0				54.4	60.4	44.6	53.1	$16,458	$336	$16,123

Cities Near Zip Code 17961

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Orwigsburg	0.88 mi	2	352^nd
Schuylkill Haven	3.11 mi	4	440^th
Pottsville	6.87 mi	6	660^th
Saint Clair	7.54 mi	1	552^nd
Hamburg	7.7 mi	3	605^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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