Best Public Schools in Mount Penn, PA


Summary:

The city of Mount Penn, Pennsylvania has only one public elementary school, Mt Penn Elementary School, which serves grades 3-6 and has 329 students enrolled. The school is part of the Antietam School District, which is ranked 468 out of 610 school districts in the state and has a 1 out of 5 star rating.

Mt Penn Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania elementary schools, ranking 1098 out of 1526 in the 2023-2024 school year and 1124 out of 1534 in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's performance on PSSA tests is generally below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates of 32.1% in Math, 72% in Science, and 32.9% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 40.4%, 65.8%, and 53%, respectively.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Mt Penn Elementary School, with 100% of students qualifying in the 2022-2023 school year, suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance. Additionally, the relatively high spending per student at the school ($21,174 for the 2021-2022 school year) does not appear to translate into higher academic performance, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.








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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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