Summary:
The Greater Johnstown School District in Pennsylvania has only one elementary school, Greater Johnstown Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school and district have faced significant challenges, with the elementary school consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past three years.
Greater Johnstown Elementary School's academic performance is well below the state average across all subjects and grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Math (16.2%) and English Language Arts (22.3%) were less than half the state averages (40.4% and 53%, respectively). The school's Science proficiency rates, while higher than Math and ELA, are still well below the state average (45.6% vs. 65.8%). Additionally, the school district's overall ranking of 588 out of 610 in Pennsylvania suggests that the district as a whole is struggling to provide high-quality education to its students.
Demographic and socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's challenges, as 100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income population. The school's student-teacher ratio of 17.6 is slightly higher than the state average, which may impact the level of individual attention and support students receive. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $15,724 in the 2021-2022 school year, the academic outcomes remain poor, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources within the school and district.
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