Best Public Schools in Pleasant Gap, PA


Summary:

The city of Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania is home to two schools: Pleasant Gap Elementary School and Central PA Institute of Science and Technology. Pleasant Gap Elementary School stands out as a top-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 27% of Pennsylvania elementary schools and significantly outperforming the district and state averages on standardized tests. In contrast, the Central PA Institute of Science and Technology is a much smaller high school with limited data available, making it difficult to assess its academic standing.

Pleasant Gap Elementary School boasts impressive PSSA test scores, with 66% of students proficient or better in Math, 93.4% in Science, and 64.9% in English Language Arts, all exceeding the district and state averages. The school also has a relatively low free and reduced lunch rate of 25.39%, suggesting a more affluent student population. Additionally, Pleasant Gap Elementary spends $24,943 per student and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 9.3 to 1, indicating smaller class sizes and potentially more individualized attention for students.

In contrast, Central PA Institute of Science and Technology is a much smaller high school with only 07 students, and lacks the detailed performance data available for Pleasant Gap Elementary. However, the school's extremely low student-teacher ratio of 0.4 to 1 suggests it may have a specialized or vocational focus. Overall, the data highlights the contrast between the two schools, with Pleasant Gap Elementary School emerging as the clear standout in terms of academic achievement and school resources.






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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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