Summary:
The city of Jones Mills, Pennsylvania has only one school, Donegal Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten to 4th grade and is part of the Mount Pleasant Area School District. While the school has a relatively high spending per student, its academic performance on standardized tests is generally below the district and state averages, particularly in math and English language arts.
Donegal Elementary School has a student population of 109, with a predominantly white (95.41%) demographic. The school's PSSA math proficiency rates for grades 3 and 4 are 42.1% and 38%, respectively, compared to the district averages of 50.4% and the state averages of 51.7% and 46.5%. Similarly, the school's PSSA ELA proficiency rates for grades 3 and 4 are 47.4% and 47.6%, respectively, which are lower than the district averages of 56.9% and 53%, and the state averages of 54% and 51.8%.
Despite the school's relatively high spending per student of $15,550, its academic performance has declined in recent years, with its ranking among Pennsylvania elementary schools dropping from 853 out of 1,544 in 2018-2019 to 966 out of 1,534 in 2022-2023. This suggests that the school may need to focus on improving its instructional practices and student support to raise academic achievement and better prepare its students for the future.
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