Best Public Schools in Chicora, PA

Summary:

The city of Chicora, Pennsylvania is home to a single elementary school, Chicora Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the Karns City Area School District and has a predominantly white student population, with over 97% of students identifying as such.

Academically, Chicora Elementary School faces some challenges, with math proficiency rates that are significantly lower than the district and state averages, particularly in 5th grade. The school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are mixed, with 3rd-grade students performing better than the state average but 4th, 5th, and 6th-grade students performing worse than the district and state. However, the school's 4th-grade science proficiency rate is higher than both the district and state. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students (27.03%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with lower socioeconomic status.

Despite the district's higher-than-average spending per student and the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, Chicora Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. This suggests that the school may need to focus on improving its overall academic performance and addressing the factors that contribute to its low ranking, such as the racial homogeneity of the student population and the socioeconomic challenges faced by the community.

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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 6th 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 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chicora Elementary School	Public	K-6	205 Kittanning Street	Chicora	16025	Butler County	Karns City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 445-3680	455	29	15.7	27.0%	443 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	41.5	995^th of 1534 public elementary schools	35.1%		51.5	870^th of 1534 public elementary schools	43.3%	125	45.0	44.9	20.3	35.0	36.0	75.9	75.9	58.3	43.1	40.6	40.0	45.4	$14,123	$634	$13,488

Cities Near Chicora

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Karns City	3.34 mi	1	267^th
Butler	4.28 mi	14	398^th
Fenelton	6.9 mi	1
West Sunbury	7.04 mi	2	401^st
Cowansville	8.57 mi	1	289^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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