Best Public Schools in Girard, PA

Summary:

The city of Girard, Pennsylvania is home to two high-performing schools, Girard High School and Rice Avenue Middle School, which are part of the Girard School District. Both schools have earned impressive 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger and rank in the top half of their respective state rankings, indicating they are providing a quality education to their students.

Girard High School stands out for its consistently high performance on Keystone Exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 55.9% to 73.4% across the three subject areas. The school also boasts an impressive 87.5% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.6% dropout rate. Meanwhile, Rice Avenue Middle School has shown strong performance on PSSA exams, with proficiency rates above the state average in both Math and English Language Arts, particularly in 5th and 6th grade Math.

Both schools in the Girard School District appear to be well-resourced, with relatively low student-teacher ratios and per-student spending that is higher than the state average. While Rice Avenue Middle School has a higher free and reduced lunch rate than Girard High School, the district seems to be effectively meeting the needs of its diverse student population and providing a strong educational foundation for the community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	PSSA Math (2024)					PSSA Science (2024)		PSSA English Language Arts (2024)					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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	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
Girard High School	Public	9-12	1135 Lake St	Girard	16417	Erie County	Girard School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 774-5607	505	32	15.7	100.0%	464 (91.9%)	4 (0.8%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	75.7	156^th of 686 public high schools	77.3%		84.8	83^rd of 674 public high schools	87.7%	73	61.1	55.9	73.4													$18,367	$2,330	$16,037
Rice Avenue Middle School	Public	5-8	1100 Rice Ave	Girard	16417	Erie County	Girard School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 774-5604	445	37	11.9	100.0%	406 (91.2%)	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	72.2	227^th of 891 public middle schools	74.5%		71.1	234^th of 893 public middle schools	73.8%	7				56.4	64.3	36.0	33.4	47.3	65.4	65.4	61.3	64.7	52.5	56.6	58.8	$15,652	$2,016	$13,636

Cities Near Girard

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lake City	2.24 mi	1	192^nd
Fairview	4.14 mi	5	47^th
East Springfield	4.98 mi	1	353^rd
Albion	7.18 mi	3	496^th
Mc Kean	8.61 mi	1	158^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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