Summary:
The city of Port Allegany, Pennsylvania is home to two schools: Port Allegany Elementary School and Port Allegany Junior/Senior High School. Both schools are part of the Port Allegany School District, which is ranked 415th out of 610 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While the elementary school struggles with test scores that lag behind state averages, the high school has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 540th out of 634 Pennsylvania high schools in 2021-2022 to 294th out of 686 in 2023-2024, earning a 3-star rating. The high school also boasts a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.6%. On Keystone Exams, the high school outperforms the district and state in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature.
However, both schools face significant challenges, with extremely high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of poverty in the community. This likely contributes to the overall academic struggles, as the schools perform below state averages on most standardized tests. Despite these challenges, the data suggests that the Port Allegany Junior/Senior High School is making efforts to address its performance, and the relatively low student-teacher ratios at both schools could be a positive factor in supporting student learning.
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