Summary:
The 18930 zip code is home to a single middle school, Palisades Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 within the Palisades School District. While Palisades Middle School performs better than the state average in both math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, it lags behind the overall performance of the Palisades School District.
Palisades Middle School is ranked 252 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a relatively low dropout rate of 1.4% and spends $28,828 per student, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a low student-teacher ratio of 8.8, indicating a well-resourced learning environment.
However, the school's performance relative to its own district suggests room for improvement. In math proficiency, Palisades Middle School scored 38.2% for all grades in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 57.9% and the state's 41.7%. Similarly, in ELA proficiency, the school scored 53.9%, while the district's average was 61.7% and the state's was 48.5%. The school's performance has also seen a slight decline in its statewide ranking, from 193 in 2022-2023 to 252 in 2024-2025, which warrants further investigation.
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