Summary:
The Hermitage School District is home to one high school, Hickory High School, which serves grades 9-12. This school has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, ranking in the top 12% of Pennsylvania high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two school years.
Hickory High School outperforms the state average in several key academic areas, including PSSA/Math, PSSA/Science, PSSA/English Language Arts, and Keystone Exams. The school's proficiency rates are particularly impressive in Keystone Exams, with 81.6% of students proficient or better in Literature, 75.1% in Biology, and 54.7% in Algebra I. Compared to the Hermitage School District as a whole, Hickory High School's performance is generally on par or slightly lower, suggesting the district is performing well overall.
Hickory High School's strong academic performance is further supported by its lower student-teacher ratio of 13.4, which is slightly better than the state average, and its higher per-student spending of $15,586, which is also above the state average. While the school has a moderate level of economic disadvantage, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 40.44%, it continues to excel and provide a high-quality education to its students.
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