Best Public Schools in Sciota, PA

Summary:

The city of Sciota, Pennsylvania has only one public elementary school, Hamilton Township Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. As the sole school in the area, Hamilton Township Elementary is the focus of this analysis, with comparisons made to the broader Stroudsburg Area School District and the state of Pennsylvania.

Hamilton Township Elementary School has consistently ranked in the middle-to-upper range of Pennsylvania elementary schools, ranking 737th out of 1,526 in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance on PSSA tests is generally above the district and state averages, particularly in science, where 87.3% of students scored proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 66.4% for the district and 65.8% for the state. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts lags behind the district and state, with only 48.7% of students scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 52.4% for the district and 53% for the state.

The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 37.71% in the 2022-2023 school year, and a student-teacher ratio of 11.5, which is lower than the state average. The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $24,243, which is higher than the state average. These factors may contribute to the school's overall performance, and further analysis of resource allocation and targeted interventions could help address the areas for potential improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSSA Math (2024)			PSSA Science (2024)		PSSA English Language Arts (2024)			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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Hamilton Township Elementary School	Public	K-4	HCR Box	Sciota	18354	Monroe County	Stroudsburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 992-4960	290	26	11.2	42.8%	224 (77.2%)	20 (6.9%)	35 (12.1%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	58.1	737^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.7%		62	656^th of 1534 public elementary schools	57.2%	81	65.4	50.8	57.4	87.3	87.3	53.8	44.5	48.7	$24,243	$2,747	$21,496

Cities Near Sciota

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pen Argyl	3.56 mi	2	443^rd
Stroudsburg	5.9 mi	7	413^th
Brodheadsville	6.24 mi	2	420^th
Bangor	6.41 mi	5	229^th
Bartonsville	6.68 mi	1

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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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