Summary:
The city of Saint Marys, Pennsylvania is home to 3 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Saint Marys Area School District. While the schools share some common challenges, such as high poverty levels with 100% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, their academic performance varies significantly.
The standout school in the district is South St Marys Street Elementary School, which consistently outperforms the district and state averages on PSSA tests in Math, Science, and English Language Arts. In contrast, St Marys Area Middle School struggles with PSSA Math performance, with only 22.1% of students proficient or better, compared to 37.1% for the district and 40.4% for the state.
At the high school level, St Marys Area Senior High School maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.6%, but its statewide ranking has dropped from 103 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 237 out of 686 in 2023-2024, with a corresponding decrease in its SchoolDigger star rating from 4 to 3. This decline in performance warrants further investigation to identify the underlying causes and implement appropriate interventions.
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