Best Public Schools in Zip Code 17881

Summary:

The 17881 zip code has only one school, Line Mountain Elementary School, which is part of the Line Mountain School District. The district is ranked 337 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Line Mountain Elementary School has 368 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.7, which is slightly lower than the state average. The school's spending per student for the 2021-2022 school year was $17,548, higher than the state average. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had proficiency rates of 44.1% in math (below state average), 83.9% in science (above state average), and 41.7% in English Language Arts (below state average). The school's performance has been mixed, with improvements in science but declines in math and English language arts over the past few years.

The school has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 48.37% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating a relatively low-income student population. Targeted interventions and support programs could be beneficial in addressing the needs of this student population. Overall, Line Mountain Elementary School appears to have strengths in science but struggles in math and English language arts, suggesting the need for a closer examination of the school's curriculum, teaching methods, and support systems to address these areas of concern.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Line Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	542 W Shamokin St	Trevorton	17881	Northumberland County	Line Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 797-3825	368	25	14.7	48.4%	348 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	43.4	971^st of 1526 public elementary schools	36.4%		54.5	795^th of 1534 public elementary schools	48.2%	176	52.6	36.8	44.1	83.9	83.9	49.2	35.3	41.7	$17,548	$1,519	$16,029

Cities Near Zip Code 17881

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Trevorton	0.17 mi	1	489^th
Coal Township	4.55 mi	3	683^rd
Shamokin	4.85 mi	2	682^nd
Sunbury	6.83 mi	3	631^st
Klingerstown	7.61 mi	1	637^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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