Best Public Schools in Mercersburg, PA

Summary:

The Mercersburg, Pennsylvania area is home to 5 schools that are part of the Tuscarora School District, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district is ranked 290 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the elementary schools, Mercersburg Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 455 out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools. It has the second-best student-teacher ratio of 13.2 and outperforms the district and state averages on PSSA test scores across grades 3-5 in both Math and English Language Arts. In contrast, Mountain View Elementary School has the highest student-teacher ratio of 15.4 among the elementary schools, but it outperforms the district and state averages on PSSA tests in Math and Science for grades 3-5.

At the secondary level, James Buchanan High School has a 90.1% four-year graduation rate and a 1.0% dropout rate, while James Buchanan Middle School has a 0.0% dropout rate. The high school outperforms the district and state averages on Keystone Exams in Biology and Literature, but underperforms in Algebra I. Overall, the schools in the Mercersburg area show a mix of strengths and areas for improvement, with the elementary schools exhibiting the most variation in performance.

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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
Montgomery Elementary School	Public	K-5	9138 Fort Loudon Rd	Mercersburg	17236	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 328-2023	202	16	12.9	100.0%	189 (93.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	40.9	1005^th of 1534 public elementary schools	34.5%		57.9	733^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	52.2%	272				43.9	33.3	60.0				47.5	57.1		57.1	39.0	28.6	54.3				42.3	$5,609	$564	$5,045
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	K-5	2311 Lemar Rd	Mercersburg	17236	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 328-2191	211	14	15.4	100.0%	197 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	66.1	571^st of 1534 public elementary schools	62.8%		64.6	599^th of 1534 public elementary schools	61.0%	28				76.6	43.5	65.1				59.6	80.4		80.4	70.0	52.2	55.8				58.0	$5,156	$349	$4,807
James Buchanan High School	Public	9-12	4773 Fort Loudon Rd	Mercersburg	17236	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 328-2146	735	48	15.4	93.5%	669 (91.0%)	6 (0.8%)	24 (3.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.9%)	67.8	229^th of 674 public high schools	66.0%		52.3	374^th of 634 public high schools	41.0%	145	41.1	65.6	62.8																		$6,278	$366	$5,912
James Buchanan Middle School	Public	6-8	5191 Fort Loudon Rd	Mercersburg	17236	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 328-5221	550	40	13.7	100.0%	502 (91.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (4.0%)	58.8	368^th of 893 public middle schools	58.8%		60.1	350^th of 883 public middle schools	60.4%	18							31.7	28.4	33.9	31.2		68.5	68.5				51.6	50.0	55.9	52.4	$6,060	$602	$5,458
Mercersburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 S Park Ave	Mercersburg	17236	Franklin County	Tuscarora School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 328-5278	247	19	13.2	100.0%	225 (91.1%)	4 (1.6%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	72	455^th of 1534 public elementary schools	70.3%		67.2	554^th of 1534 public elementary schools	63.9%	99				73.7	56.7	54.3				61.8	78.3		78.3	65.8	64.8	62.8				64.5	$6,206	$597	$5,609

Cities Near Mercersburg

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mc Connellsburg	8.22 mi	4	332^nd
Saint Thomas	11.21 mi	1	609^th
Greencastle	12.57 mi	4	213^th
Warfordsburg	12.92 mi	2	461^st
Chambersburg	14.11 mi	16	534^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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Best Public Schools in Mercersburg, PA

Mercersburg Elementary School

James Buchanan High School

Mountain View Elementary School

James Buchanan Middle School

Montgomery Elementary School

Cities Near Mercersburg