Best Public Schools in Laporte, PA

Summary:

The city of Laporte, Pennsylvania is home to two schools: Sullivan County Elementary School and Sullivan County Junior/Senior High School. Both schools serve a predominantly white student population, with limited racial diversity. While the elementary school performs better academically, particularly in science, the junior/senior high school struggles with lower proficiency rates in math and English language arts compared to state averages.

Academically, Sullivan County Elementary School has PSSA math proficiency ranging from 12.7% to 52.4%, and PSSA English language arts proficiency ranging from 40% to 51.2%, with the district and state scores generally higher. In contrast, Sullivan County Junior/Senior High School has significantly lower PSSA math and English language arts proficiency, ranging from 10.6% to 17.6% and 44.7% to 47%, respectively. The high school also lags behind the state in Keystone Exam proficiency.

Both schools have relatively average graduation and dropout rates, with Sullivan County Junior/Senior High School reporting an 84.4% four-year graduation rate and a 1.3% dropout rate. The per-student spending is higher at the junior/senior high school ($25,764) compared to the elementary school ($19,640), but it is unclear if this additional spending is translating into better academic outcomes. Overall, the Sullivan County School District faces challenges in improving academic performance and addressing the lack of racial diversity in its schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th 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 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
Sullivan County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	749 South Street	Laporte	18626	Sullivan County	Sullivan County School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 946-7001	287	27	10.7	39.0%	273 (95.1%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	45	422^nd of 674 public high schools	37.4%		88.2	36^th of 634 public high schools	94.3%	386	20.7	48.7	60.0					17.6	10.6	14.3		51.0	51.0					47.0	44.7	45.9	$25,764	$1,288	$24,476
Sullivan County Elementary School	Public	K-6	767 South Street	Laporte	18626	Sullivan County	Sullivan County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 946-7471	329	26	12.8	51.4%	321 (97.6%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	40.2	1018^th of 1534 public elementary schools	33.6%		41.3	1011^th of 1534 public elementary schools	34.1%	7				47.7	52.4	12.7	32.6			34.8	76.2		76.2	40.9	51.2	40.0	46.5			44.3	$19,640	$982	$18,658

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
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Picture Rocks	15.28 mi	1	364^th
Benton	16.92 mi	3	227^th
Hughesville	17.83 mi	3	365^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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