Summary:
The 17830 zip code area is home to two schools, Line Mountain High School and Line Mountain Middle School, both part of the Line Mountain School District. While the high school has maintained a strong performance with a 3-star rating and high proficiency rates on state exams, the middle school faces some challenges, with a lower 2-star rating and lower proficiency rates compared to the state average.
Line Mountain High School stands out for its high 4-year graduation rate of 87.5% and low dropout rate of 1.6%. The school also outperformed the state average on Keystone Exams in Literature, Biology, and Algebra I. In contrast, Line Mountain Middle School performed better than the state average on PSSA Science exams but underperformed on PSSA Math and English Language Arts exams.
The data also reveals that Line Mountain Middle School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (48.21%) compared to Line Mountain High School (34.14%), suggesting that the middle school may face greater socioeconomic challenges. However, both schools have similar per-student spending and student-teacher ratios, indicating that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the performance differences.
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