Best Public Schools in Picture Rocks, PA

Summary:

The city of Picture Rocks, Pennsylvania has only one school, George A Ferrell Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade and is part of the East Lycoming School District. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, it has some strengths, such as strong performance in Science proficiency, but also areas for improvement, particularly in Math and English Language Arts.

George A Ferrell Elementary School's performance on PSSA tests has been mixed, with proficiency rates in Math (48.3%) and English Language Arts (45.9%) falling below the state averages (40.4% and 53%, respectively) in 2023-2024. However, the school's Science proficiency rate (76.2%) was significantly higher than the state average (65.8%). Compared to the East Lycoming School District, the school's proficiency rates were generally lower, except for 3rd and 5th grade Math and 4th grade Science.

The school has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 37.76% in 2022-2023, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $14,127, which is higher than the state average, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 16.6 to 1, slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the district is allocating significant resources to the school, but the declining performance indicates that these resources may not be translating into improved academic outcomes, and the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and utilization strategies.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George A Ferrell Elementary School	Public	K-6	34 Court Street	Picture Rocks	17762	Lycoming County	East Lycoming School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 584-3341	143	9	16.6	37.8%	138 (96.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	50.8	850^th of 1526 public elementary schools	44.3%		62.4	649^th of 1534 public elementary schools	57.7%	201	60.0	47.6	60.0	29.2	48.3	76.2	76.2	60.0	42.9	60.0	25.0	45.9	$14,127	$215	$13,912

Cities Near Picture Rocks

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hughesville	2.89 mi	3	365^th
Lairdsville	6.1 mi	1	389^th
Muncy	6.54 mi	2	147^th
Montoursville	10.21 mi	5	212^th
Montgomery	11.05 mi	2	264^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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