Best Public Schools in Zip Code 15943


Summary:

The 15943 zip code area is home to two schools, Blacklick Valley Elementary Center and Blacklick Valley Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Blacklick Valley School District. While the district is ranked 410 out of 610 in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating, the schools themselves do not stand out as particularly high-performing.

Blacklick Valley Elementary Center serves grades PK-6 with 318 students, 99.69% of whom receive free or reduced-price lunch. The school's spending per student is $17,477, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 11.3 to 1. PSSA test scores are generally below the state average, with some exceptions in 4th grade science and math. Blacklick Valley Junior/Senior High School, serving grades 7-12 with 282 students, has 73.4% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's spending per student is $19,350, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 10 to 1. PSSA and Keystone Exam scores are mostly below the state average, with some exceptions in 7th grade ELA and Algebra I.

The high poverty levels and generally low academic performance across both schools suggest that the Blacklick Valley School District is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. While the schools have relatively high spending per student, this does not appear to be translating into improved outcomes. Further investigation would be needed to understand the root causes of these issues and identify potential solutions to support the students and community.








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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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