Summary:
The Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School is the sole high school serving the Towanda Area School District in Pennsylvania. The school has seen its statewide ranking improve in recent years, moving from 457th out of 634 Pennsylvania high schools in 2021-2022 to 292nd out of 686 in 2023-2024. However, the school's performance on standardized tests is mixed compared to state averages, with below-average scores in PSSA Math and PSSA English Language Arts, but above-average scores in PSSA Science and Keystone Exams Literature.
The school's four-year graduation rate for 2022-2023 was 87.5%, slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate of 1.6% is lower than the state average. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 89.86% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $20,993, higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 17.2, slightly higher than the state average.
Overall, the data suggests that the Towanda Area Junior/Senior High School is making progress in its academic performance, but still faces challenges in certain subject areas and with its high-poverty student population. The district's investment in the school, as evidenced by the higher per-student spending, may be an effort to address these challenges and support student success.
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