Best Public Schools in Zip Code 15563

Summary:

The 15563 zip code has only one public middle school, North Star East Middle School, which serves grades 5-8 and is part of the North Star School District. While the district is ranked 175 out of 610 in Pennsylvania and has a 4-star rating, North Star East Middle School's performance metrics are generally below the state and district averages, indicating it is not a standout school in the area.

North Star East Middle School has a 1.6% dropout rate, which is slightly higher than the state average. Its math proficiency rates across all grades are significantly lower than the district and state averages, ranging from 10.4% to 51.4% proficient or better. However, the school's science proficiency rates are better, with 57.6% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, slightly above the state average. The school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are more mixed, with 5th and 8th-grade students performing slightly better than the state average, while 6th and 7th-grade students are below the state average.

The school has a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating a high-poverty student population, and its spending per student for the 2021-2022 school year was $15,627, higher than the state average. Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.1 to 1, which is better than the state average. However, the school's statewide ranking has dropped from 362 out of 893 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2022-2023 to 428 out of 891 in 2023-2024, indicating a decline in performance over the past year.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSSA Math (2024)					PSSA Science (2024)		PSSA English Language Arts (2024)					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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	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
North Star East Middle School	Public	5-8	3598 Whistler Rd	Stoystown	15563	Somerset County	North Star School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 893-5616	271	27	10.1	100.0%	265 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	52.9	428^th of 891 public middle schools	52.0%		59.7	362^nd of 893 public middle schools	59.5%	66	51.4	25.5	36.7	10.4	30.6	57.6	57.6	53.8	42.6	65.2	53.1	54.3	$15,627	$2,263	$13,364

Cities Near Zip Code 15563

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Windber	1.44 mi	3	182^nd
Johnstown	1.52 mi	15	486^th
Davidsville	5.12 mi	1	118^th
Sidman	7.68 mi	2	255^th
Cairnbrook	8.61 mi	2	558^th

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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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