Summary:
The 15920 zip code area is home to two schools, United Elementary School and United Junior/Senior High School, both part of the United School District. While United Elementary School serves grades PK-6, United Junior/Senior High School stands out as a high-performing secondary school, ranking in the top 50 high schools in Pennsylvania with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
United Junior/Senior High School boasts impressive academic achievements, with Keystone Exam proficiency rates well above state averages in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. The school also maintains a high graduation rate of 95.8% and a low dropout rate of 0.4%. In contrast, United Elementary School, while still performing above state averages on PSSA exams, has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (54%) compared to the high school (33.73%), indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage among the younger students.
The data suggests that the United School District allocates more resources to the secondary school, with United Junior/Senior High School spending $26,751 per student compared to $21,256 per student at United Elementary School. This additional funding may contribute to the high school's exceptional academic performance. However, the district may want to consider ways to address the socioeconomic and academic disparities between the elementary and secondary schools, as the data shows a slight decline in PSSA proficiency rates from the elementary to the high school level, particularly in math.
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