Best Public Schools in Pleasant Gap, PA

Summary:

The city of Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania is home to two schools: Pleasant Gap Elementary School, an elementary school, and Central PA Institute of Science & Techno, a high school. While the student population is predominantly white across both schools, Pleasant Gap Elementary School stands out with its strong academic performance, low student-teacher ratio, and more diverse student body compared to the high school.

Pleasant Gap Elementary School consistently outperforms the Bellefonte Area School District and the state of Pennsylvania on PSSA tests, with 78.8% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 57.6% for the district and 46.5% for the state. The school also has the lowest student-teacher ratio in the district at 9.3, which may contribute to its academic success.

In contrast, Central PA Institute of Science & Techno has a very small enrollment of only 07 students, raising questions about the educational opportunities available to high school students in the Pleasant Gap area. The school also has a 100% white student population, highlighting a disparity in racial diversity compared to the more diverse Pleasant Gap Elementary School.

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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 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pleasant Gap Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 S Main St	Pleasant Gap	16823	Centre County	Bellefonte Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 359-2739	193	21	9.3	25.4%	178 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	67.7	541^st of 1534 public elementary schools	64.7%		59.1	710^th of 1534 public elementary schools	53.7%	169	69.0	78.8	48.6	65.0	81.8	81.8	48.2	69.7	51.4	56.7	$24,943	$2,506	$22,437
Central PA Institute of Science and Technology	Public	9-12	540 North Harrison Road	Pleasant Gap	16823	Centre County	Central PA Institute of Science and Technology	No	No	No	No	(814) 359-2793	7	16	.4		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Pleasant Gap

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bellefonte	2.69 mi	5	265^th
Wingate	4.69 mi	2	405^th
Howard	6.29 mi	1	50^th
Centre Hall	6.67 mi	1	162^nd
State College	9.51 mi	12	97^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 Pleasant Gap, PA

Pleasant Gap Elementary School

Central PA Institute of Science and Technology

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