Best Public Schools in Blain, PA

Summary:

Blain, Pennsylvania is home to a single elementary school, Blain Elementary School, which serves students in grades PK-5 within the West Perry School District. With an enrollment of 263 students, Blain Elementary has a predominantly white student body (93.16%), with small percentages of Hispanic, multiracial, and Asian students. Academically, the school's performance is mixed, with math proficiency rates below district and state averages, but science and 5th-grade ELA proficiency exceeding the comparisons.

Blain Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of students (60.46%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a greater level of economic need among the student population. The school spends $14,089 per student, though this figure cannot be directly compared to other schools or the district average due to limited data. With a student-teacher ratio of 13.6, Blain Elementary's staffing level is better than 1 other elementary school in the West Perry School District.

As the sole school serving the Blain area, Blain Elementary School does not have any direct comparisons within the same city or district. However, the available data provides insights into the school's demographics, academic performance, and resource allocation, which can be used to identify areas of strength and potential improvement for the school and the community it serves.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				PSSA Math (2023)				PSSA Science (2023)		PSSA English Language Arts (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	132 Blain Rd	Blain	17006	Perry County	West Perry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 536-3219	263	19	13.6	60.5%	245 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	51.7	846^th of 1534 public elementary schools	44.9%		64	607^th of 1534 public elementary schools	60.4%	239	40.0	32.5	58.5	44.0	75.0	75.0	45.7	52.5	63.4	54.3	$14,089	$2,932	$11,156

Cities Near Blain

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Honey Grove	8.44 mi	1
Loysville	9.73 mi	1
Newville	10.82 mi	5	352^nd
Elliottsburg	12.33 mi	2	235^th
Carlisle	12.65 mi	11	511^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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