Best Public Schools in Zip Code 15323

Summary:

The 15323 zip code area is home to 3 schools in the McGuffey School District, including 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school. While the schools share a predominantly white student population, they exhibit varying levels of academic performance, with Claysville Elementary School standing out as the top performer in the district.

Claysville Elementary School impresses with its strong PSSA proficiency rates, particularly in Science (82% proficient or better) and English Language Arts (58.8% proficient or better), outpacing both the district and state averages. In contrast, McGuffey Middle School struggles with below-average PSSA Math proficiency, especially in 6th grade (27.3% proficient or better), suggesting an area for improvement. Meanwhile, McGuffey High School maintains a high 4-year graduation rate of 94.7% and a low dropout rate of 0.8%, but its Keystone Exam proficiency rates are mixed, with Literature outperforming Algebra I and Biology.

Socioeconomic disparities are evident, with Claysville Elementary School having a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 49.7%, compared to 30.55% at McGuffey High School. This suggests the need to address the unique challenges faced by economically disadvantaged students and ensure equitable resource allocation across the district. Overall, the data analysis highlights the academic strengths of Claysville Elementary, the strong graduation and low dropout rates at McGuffey High, and the opportunities for improvement, particularly at the middle school level.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)							PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McGuffey High School	Public	9-12	86 McGuffey Drive	Claysville	15323	Washington County	McGuffey School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 948-3328	491	37	13.2	30.5%	471 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	45.3	421^st of 674 public high schools	37.5%					(n/a)	30.6	37.5	63.5																		$21,314	$1,013	$20,301
McGuffey Middle School	Public	6-8	86 McGuffey Drive	Claysville	15323	Washington County	McGuffey School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 948-3323	343	32	10.8	46.6%	331 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	64.8	303^rd of 893 public middle schools	66.1%		43.6	527^th of 883 public middle schools	40.3%	224							27.3	35.2	38.2	33.5		62.7	62.7				56.9	57.3	60.8	58.2	$17,950	$592	$17,358
Claysville Elementary School	Public	K-5	119 Main St	Claysville	15323	Washington County	McGuffey School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 663-7772	501	40	12.3	49.7%	480 (95.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	60.2	699^th of 1534 public elementary schools	54.4%		61.1	663^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	56.8%	36				65.5	33.7	45.2				48.6	82.0		82.0	63.2	56.6	56.2				58.8	$16,534	$778	$15,757

Cities Near Zip Code 15323

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Claysville	1.48 mi	3	427^th
Washington	5.46 mi	10	310^th
Avella	9.74 mi	2	400^th
Houston	10.98 mi	2	103^rd
Canonsburg	11.32 mi	7	71^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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