Best Public Schools in Zip Code 17830

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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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	PSSA Math (2024)					PSSA Science (2024)		PSSA English Language Arts (2024)					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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Line Mountain High School	Public	9-12	187 Line Mountain Road	Herndon	17830	Northumberland County	Line Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 758-2011	334	29	11.5	42.2%	322 (96.4%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	68.3	221^st of 686 public high schools	67.8%		90	39^th of 674 public high schools	94.2%	182	43.4	60.0	72.2													$14,671	$1,516	$13,155
Line Mountain Middle School	Public	5-8	187 Line Mountain Rd	Herndon	17830	Northumberland County	Line Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 758-2011	327	21	15.7	48.6%	313 (95.7%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	48.7	478^th of 891 public middle schools	46.4%		54.6	422^nd of 893 public middle schools	52.7%	56				28.9	22.7	17.0	23.7	23.0	60.5	60.5	40.9	54.6	47.7	52.6	48.6	$14,658	$1,515	$13,143

Cities Near Zip Code 17830

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Herndon	2.52 mi	2	387^th
Trevorton	8.69 mi	1	604^th
Lykens	8.76 mi	2	396^th
Selinsgrove	8.96 mi	4	187^th
Klingerstown	9.75 mi	1	623^rd

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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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