Summary:
The 17737 zip code area is home to two schools, Hughesville Junior/Senior High School and Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School, both of which are part of the East Lycoming School District. While the high school maintains a solid performance, the elementary school stands out as a particularly strong performer, consistently outpacing state and district averages in academic proficiency, especially in science.
Hughesville Junior/Senior High School is ranked 467 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school maintains a high 4-year graduation rate of 95.2% and a low dropout rate of 0.5%. Academically, the school has mixed results, with PSSA Math proficiency rates below the state and district averages, but PSSA English Language Arts proficiency rates above the averages. In contrast, Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School is ranked 580 out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 3-star rating, and consistently outperforms the state and district in PSSA Math, Science, and English Language Arts proficiency.
Both schools have a predominantly white student population, with Hughesville Junior/Senior High School at 93.84% and Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School at 96.16% white students. The schools also differ in their socioeconomic factors, with the elementary school having a higher free/reduced lunch eligibility rate of 46.07% compared to the high school's 31.99%. Per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $15,353 for Hughesville Junior/Senior High School and $14,300 for Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School, suggesting a relatively high level of resources available to support student learning.
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