Summary:
The city of Marienville, Pennsylvania is home to two schools - East Forest Elementary School and East Forest Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Forest Area School District. While the elementary school consistently performs well on standardized tests, the junior/senior high school has more mixed results, with strengths in some subject areas but room for improvement in others.
East Forest Elementary School stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in Science, where over 80% of students are proficient or better. The school also boasts high proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts, exceeding district and state averages. With a student-teacher ratio of 7.3, the elementary school provides a relatively small class size environment. However, the school also has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating a high-need student population.
In contrast, East Forest Junior/Senior High School has a mixed performance, with higher proficiency rates in Biology and Literature Keystone Exams but lower rates in Algebra I. The school does have a relatively high graduation rate of 87.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.6%. Additionally, the junior/senior high school spends significantly more per student ($62,401) compared to the elementary school ($34,898), though both schools maintain small class sizes with student-teacher ratios below 8 to 1.
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