Best Public Schools in Plum, PA

Summary:

The city of Plum, Pennsylvania is home to two schools - Plum Senior High School and Pivik Elementary School. While both schools are part of the Plum Borough School District, they exhibit notable differences in academic performance and other key metrics.

Pivik Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excels academically, with significantly higher proficiency rates than the state average on PSSA Math and English Language Arts tests. In contrast, Plum Senior High School lags behind the state average on Keystone Exams, with only 19.7% proficiency in Algebra I, 46.9% in Biology, and 68.3% in Literature.

Despite the high school's higher per-student spending of $18,347 compared to $12,377 at Pivik Elementary, the elementary school outperforms the high school on academic measures. Additionally, Pivik Elementary serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 27.37% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 20.8% at the high school. These findings suggest potential equity concerns and the need for further investigation to understand the factors contributing to the performance differences between the two schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	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	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 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Plum Senior High School	Public	9-12	900 Elicker Rd	Plum	15239	Allegheny County	Plum Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 795-4880	1,226	70	17.4	20.8%	1,066 (86.9%)	91 (7.4%)	18 (1.5%)	10 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.3%)	50.9	373^rd of 674 public high schools	44.7%		60.5	287^th of 634 public high schools	54.7%	86	19.7	46.9	68.3									$18,347	$472	$17,875
Pivik Elementary School	Public	K-4	151 School Rd	Plum	15239	Allegheny County	Plum Borough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 795-4580	760	40	19.1	27.4%	658 (86.6%)	30 (3.9%)	17 (2.2%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	73.4	422^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	72.5%		80.1	285^th of 1534 public elementary schools	81.4%	137				69.3	63.6	66.2	88.6	88.6	63.6	57.2	60.2	$12,377	$319	$12,058

Cities Near Plum

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pittsburgh	0.51 mi	151	509^th
Monroeville	2.13 mi	9	298^th
Murrysville	4.75 mi	4	57^th
Springdale	5 mi	1	288^th
Verona	5.03 mi	1	204^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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