Best Public Schools in Mc Alisterville, PA

Summary:

The city of Mc Alisterville, Pennsylvania has only one public high school, East Juniata Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12. This school is part of the Juniata County School District, which is ranked 409 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Juniata Junior/Senior High School has a student population that is predominantly white (93.6%) and has a high percentage of students (48.28%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant economically disadvantaged population. Academically, the school's performance lags behind state and district averages in both math and English language arts on the PSSA tests for grades 7 and 8. On the Keystone Exams, the school's performance is also below average in Algebra I, but performs better in Biology and Literature.

Despite these academic challenges, East Juniata Junior/Senior High School maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 96.0% and a low dropout rate of 0.7%. The school's per-student spending is $13,890 for the 2021-2022 school year. While the school's racial diversity is limited, its ability to keep most students engaged and on track to complete their high school education is a positive sign, even as the district and school work to address the academic performance concerns.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th 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 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
East Juniata Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	32944 Route 35	Mc Alisterville	17049	Juniata County	Juniata County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 463-2111	406	35	11.5	48.3%	380 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	34.5	487^th of 674 public high schools	27.7%					(n/a)	0.0	44.9	52.5	16.3	9.0	13.1	55.4	55.4	42.6	41.1	42.0	$13,890	$1,244	$12,646

Cities Near Mc Alisterville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Thompsontown	5.78 mi	1
Beaver Springs	7.02 mi	1	395^th
Richfield	8 mi	2	249^th
Mifflintown	8.33 mi	5	580^th
Millerstown	8.82 mi	3	79^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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