Summary:
The 17024 zip code in Pennsylvania is home to two schools, West Perry Senior High School and West Perry Middle School, both part of the West Perry School District. While the high school outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency, particularly in Literature, the middle school serves a more economically disadvantaged population with a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
West Perry Senior High School boasts a 89.0% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.4% dropout rate, with students performing well on Keystone Exams, especially in Biology and Literature. In contrast, West Perry Middle School has a 0.0% dropout rate but lags behind the high school in academic performance, with mixed results on PSSA exams compared to district and state averages. The significant disparity in per-student spending between the two schools, with the high school receiving nearly $31,000 more per student, may contribute to these differences in academic outcomes.
Both schools have a predominantly white student population, with over 90% of students identifying as white, suggesting a lack of racial diversity that the district may want to address. Overall, the West Perry School District appears to be performing reasonably well, but there is room for improvement in ensuring equitable distribution of resources and addressing the socioeconomic and demographic disparities between the high school and middle school.
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