Best Public Schools in Alverton, PA


Summary:

The city of Alverton, Pennsylvania is home to two schools - Southmoreland Senior High School and Southmoreland Primary Center, both part of the Southmoreland School District. The high school serves grades 9-12 with 584 students, while the primary center serves grades K-1 with 279 students.

Southmoreland Senior High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 173 out of 634 Pennsylvania high schools in 2021-2022 to 508 out of 686 in 2023-2024. This is reflected in the school's relatively low 4-year graduation rate of 87.5% and significantly below-average test scores in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. In contrast, the Southmoreland Primary Center does not have any statewide ranking history, but it spends more per student ($14,146) compared to the high school ($12,475) and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.7 to 15.2.

The data also reveals a notable difference in the socioeconomic status of the students between the two schools. The primary center has a much higher percentage of students (66.67%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the high school (41.78%), suggesting the elementary school serves a more economically disadvantaged population. This disparity in resources and student demographics may contribute to the performance gaps observed between the two schools.








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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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