Best Public Schools in Zip Code 16870

Summary:

The 16870 zip code area is home to two high-performing elementary schools, Gray's Woods Elementary School and Port Matilda Elementary School, which serve students in the State College Area School District and Bald Eagle Area School District, respectively.

Both schools have earned 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger and consistently outperform the state average in PSSA Math, Science, and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. Gray's Woods Elementary School stands out with particularly strong performance in Science, while Port Matilda Elementary School excels in 3rd-grade Math. The schools also differ in their student demographics, with Gray's Woods Elementary School having a more diverse student population and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to Port Matilda Elementary School.

Despite these differences, both schools are well-resourced, with high per-student spending and favorable student-teacher ratios, suggesting that the school districts are prioritizing and investing in the education of their students. The analysis of the school data in the 16870 zip code area reveals two exceptional elementary schools that are providing quality education to their communities.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Port Matilda Elementary School	Public	K-5	209 Locust Street	Port Matilda	16870	Centre County	Bald Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 692-7429	100	10	10.2	41.0%	93 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (6.0%)	71.7	460^th of 1534 public elementary schools	70.0%		67.8	542^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	64.7%	82	76.9	46.2	65.0	63.0	84.6	84.6	69.2	30.8	80.0	63.1	$25,245	$457	$24,788
Gray's Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Brackenbourne Drive	Port Matilda	16870	Centre County	State College Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 235-6100	369	26	14.0	11.9%	330 (89.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	14 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	74.5	395^th of 1534 public elementary schools	74.3%		81.5	262^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	82.9%	133	60.3	64.3	72.1	65.8	91.1	91.1	48.4	61.4	79.4	63.7	$18,489	$608	$17,881

Cities Near Zip Code 16870

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Port Matilda	1.05 mi	2	200^th
State College	5.65 mi	12	97^th
Pine Grove Mills	8.73 mi	1	25^th
Philipsburg	11.29 mi	3	314^th
Bellefonte	13.12 mi	5	265^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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