Summary:
The city of West Sunbury, Pennsylvania is home to two schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Dassa McKinney Elementary School and Moniteau Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Moniteau School District. While the schools share some similarities, they also exhibit distinct strengths and areas for improvement based on the available data.
Dassa McKinney Elementary School stands out for its consistently high performance on PSSA Math and English Language Arts assessments, with proficiency rates exceeding state and district averages across multiple grade levels. The school also boasts exceptional science proficiency, with 94.7% of 4th graders scoring proficient or better, well above the state average. However, the school faces the challenge of serving a high-need student population, with 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
In contrast, Moniteau Junior/Senior High School maintains a strong 94.3% four-year graduation rate, outperforming the state average, and has a low 0.7% dropout rate, suggesting effective student retention efforts. However, the school struggles with PSSA Math proficiency, with only 14.4% and 22.9% of 7th and 8th graders, respectively, scoring proficient or better, well below the state averages. The school also performs better on Keystone Exams in Literature than in Algebra I and Biology, indicating a need for targeted interventions in mathematics.
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