Best Public Schools in Orwigsburg, PA

Summary:

The city of Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania is home to two schools that are part of the Blue Mountain School District, which is ranked 167 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Blue Mountain Elementary East School serves grades K-5, while Blue Mountain Middle School serves grades 6-8.

Blue Mountain Elementary East School is the stronger performer of the two, ranking 564 out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the state average in PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments, and its 4th graders excel in PSSA Science, with 82.3% scoring proficient or better compared to the state average of 74.1%. Blue Mountain Middle School, on the other hand, ranks 380 out of 893 Pennsylvania middle schools and has a 3-star rating, struggling particularly with PSSA Math scores that fall below the state average.

Both schools have a predominantly white student population, with Blue Mountain Elementary East School at 90.1% and Blue Mountain Middle School at 91.13%. The schools also have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with Blue Mountain Elementary East at 13.7 and Blue Mountain Middle School at 12.6. Per-student spending is high, with Blue Mountain Elementary East spending $15,340 and Blue Mountain Middle School spending $14,832 per student in 2021-2022. While the schools demonstrate some strengths, their statewide rankings have declined in recent years, suggesting areas for improvement within the Blue Mountain School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				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	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
Blue Mountain Elementary East School	Public	K-5	675 Red Dale Rd	Orwigsburg	17961	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 366-1065	616	45	13.7	33.0%	555 (90.1%)	6 (1.0%)	35 (5.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	66.4	564^th of 1534 public elementary schools	63.2%		67.9	540^th of 1534 public elementary schools	64.8%	24	51.8	52.1	61.4				55.1	82.3		82.3	55.9	57.8	72.5				62.0	$15,340	$458	$14,882
Blue Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	685 Red Dale Rd	Orwigsburg	17961	Schuylkill County	Blue Mountain School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 366-0546	575	45	12.6	34.1%	524 (91.1%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	57.4	380^th of 893 public middle schools	57.4%		66.4	282^nd of 883 public middle schools	68.1%	98				22.9	29.9	22.1	25.1		67.0	67.0				55.3	60.4	54.4	56.8	$14,832	$194	$14,638

Cities Near Orwigsburg

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Schuylkill Haven	3.11 mi	4	375^th
Friedensburg	4.35 mi	1
Pottsville	6.87 mi	5	608^th
Saint Clair	7.54 mi	1	528^th
Hamburg	7.7 mi	3	587^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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