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Charles W Longer Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, serving 395 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. It is part of the Hollidaysburg Area School District, which is ranked 113 out of 610 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.
Charles W Longer Elementary School consistently performs above the state average in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests for Math, Science, and English Language Arts across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's overall proficiency rates were 56.8% in Math, 88.3% in Science, and 68.7% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 40.4%, 65.8%, and 53%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in Science, where it outperforms the district and state by a significant margin. Additionally, the school's low-socioeconomic status (SES) students ranked 219 out of 1,432 Pennsylvania elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, with a 4-star rating.
Charles W Longer Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.1 to 15 students per teacher over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby Foot of Ten Elementary School and Frankstown Elementary School. The school's per-student spending has also been consistently higher than the state average, ranging from $12,543 to $13,995 per student over the past few years. Over the past 10 years, Charles W Longer Elementary School has steadily improved its statewide ranking, moving from 813 out of 1,467 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 391 out of 1,526 in the 2023-2024 school year.
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