Summary:
The Antietam School District in Pennsylvania is home to two elementary schools: Mt Penn Elementary School and Mt Penn Primary Center. Both schools serve a high-need student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
Mt Penn Elementary School is the lower-performing of the two, ranking in the bottom 28% of Pennsylvania elementary schools and significantly underperforming the state average in PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency. However, the school performs relatively well in PSSA Science, with 72% proficiency in 4th grade compared to the state average of 77.1%. Despite the high spending per student of $21,174 and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.9, the school's overall academic performance remains a concern.
In contrast, Mt Penn Primary Center, which serves grades K-3 and feeds into the elementary school, has slightly better 3rd-grade PSSA proficiency rates than the elementary school, though still below the state average. The primary center has a lower spending per student of $10,868 and a higher student-teacher ratio of 21.3. The performance differences between the two schools suggest that the Antietam School District as a whole is facing systemic challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.
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