Best Public Schools in Old Forge, PA

Summary:

The city of Old Forge, Pennsylvania is home to two schools: Old Forge Elementary School and Old Forge Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Old Forge School District. The data reveals a mix of strengths and challenges across these schools, with the elementary school performing better in science and the high school excelling in certain Keystone Exam subjects, but both facing the common challenge of improving math proficiency.

Old Forge Elementary School stands out for its relatively high proficiency rates in PSSA Science, as well as stronger performance in PSSA English Language Arts for 6th grade. However, the school lags behind in PSSA Math and English Language Arts compared to district and state averages. In contrast, Old Forge Junior/Senior High School shows solid performance in Keystone Exams for 11th grade Biology and Literature, exceeding district and state averages, but struggles with PSSA Math proficiency, with rates well below the district and state.

Both schools have a relatively low dropout rate of 1.6%, and Old Forge Elementary School has a higher rate of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 49.9% compared to 35.98% at the high school. The data suggests opportunities for improvement, such as addressing the low math proficiency at the high school and exploring ways to raise overall academic performance across both schools to better align with district and state averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	PSSA Math (2024)							PSSA Science (2024)			PSSA English Language Arts (2024)							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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Old Forge Elementary School	Public	K-6	401 Melmore St	Old Forge	18518	Lackawanna County	Old Forge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 457-8391	493	40	12.2	49.9%	367 (74.4%)	18 (3.7%)	63 (12.8%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.3%)	45	943^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	38.2%		33.7	1092^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	28.8%	149				38.8	46.0	28.9	52.7			41.1	85.7		85.7	35.8	38.0	40.0	63.1			43.6	$15,938	$1,275	$14,663
Old Forge Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Marion St	Old Forge	18518	Lackawanna County	Old Forge School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 457-6721	453	34	13.2	36.0%	350 (77.3%)	22 (4.9%)	51 (11.3%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	46.9	413^th of 686 public high schools	39.8%		54.8	345^th of 674 public high schools	48.8%	68	31.8	57.6	53.0					10.8	17.1	14.3		36.6	36.6					33.9	41.4	38.1	$15,954	$1,274	$14,679

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Taylor	1.11 mi	2	223^rd
Moosic	1.96 mi	1	604^th
Scranton	3.23 mi	17	659^th
Pittston	3.54 mi	5	553^rd
West Pittston	4.5 mi	1	654^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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