Port Allegany School District

The Port Allegany School District in Pennsylvania operates two schools: Port Allegany Elementary School and Port Allegany Junior/Senior High School. Both schools face significant academic challenges, with consistently low proficiency rates on standardized tests compared to state averages.

Port Allegany Elementary School is ranked 1101 out of 1526 Pennsylvania elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles with low proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts, with the highest proficiency rate being 49.1% for 6th grade ELA. The school has a very high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 99.58%, indicating a predominantly low-income student population. Despite the academic challenges, the school spends a relatively high amount per student at $14,948 and maintains a small student-teacher ratio of 12.4.

In contrast, Port Allegany Junior/Senior High School performs better, ranking 294 out of 686 Pennsylvania high schools with a 3-star rating. The school has a graduation rate of 87.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.6%. However, its Keystone Exam proficiency rates are mixed, with Literature being the strongest at 61.2%. The school also struggles with low PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates, similar to the elementary school. Like the elementary school, the junior/senior high school has a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 80.24% and spends a relatively high amount per student at $15,565, with a student-teacher ratio of 13.1.