Summary:
The Forest City Regional School District in Pennsylvania operates two schools: Forest City Regional Elementary School and Forest City Regional High School. The district serves a predominantly white student population, with both schools facing socioeconomic challenges as indicated by high free and reduced-price lunch rates.
The standout elements of the district include the high school's impressive 96.3% four-year graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, as well as the elementary school's strong performance on the 4th grade PSSA Science exam, where 81.8% of students scored proficient or better. However, the district faces challenges in academic achievement, particularly in mathematics, where both schools lag behind state averages. The elementary school's 6th grade PSSA Math proficiency rate of 20.7% is significantly lower than the state average of 36.4%.
Despite these academic challenges, the district has maintained similar per-student spending and student-teacher ratios at both the elementary and high school levels. However, the schools have seen their statewide rankings decline in recent years, with the elementary school dropping from 788th in 2021-2022 to 1017th in 2022-2023, and the high school dropping from 301st to 460th over the same period. Addressing these performance gaps and reversing the declining rankings will be crucial for the district to support the success of all its students.
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