Best Public Schools in Zip Code 17724

Summary:

The 17724 zip code area is home to two schools, Canton Area Elementary School and Canton Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Canton Area School District. While the elementary school consistently outperforms state and district averages, the high school struggles with certain academic metrics, particularly in Keystone Exam proficiency.

Canton Area Elementary School stands out as a strong performer, consistently ranking in the top 50% of Pennsylvania elementary schools with a 3-star rating. The school outperforms the state and district averages in PSSA Math, Science, and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. However, it serves a high-need student population, with 100% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.9 and spends $15,144 per student, which is higher than the state average.

In contrast, Canton Junior/Senior High School ranks in the middle of Pennsylvania high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles with Keystone Exam proficiency, particularly in Algebra I, where only 18.2% of 11th-grade students are proficient, compared to the state average of 41.6%. However, the high school outperforms the state and district averages in PSSA English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. The school maintains a relatively high graduation rate of 87.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.6%, while spending $18,045 per student and maintaining a student-teacher ratio of 12.2.

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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 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	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
Canton Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	509 E Main St	Canton	17724	Bradford County	Canton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 673-5134	373	31	12.0	100.0%	351 (94.1%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	32.6	499^th of 686 public high schools	27.3%		45.9	415^th of 674 public high schools	38.4%	84	18.2	41.4	56.0					41.4	38.0	39.8		64.0	64.0					60.4	60.8	60.5	$18,045	$3,593	$14,452
Canton Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	545 E Main St	Canton	17724	Bradford County	Canton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 673-5196	433	34	12.6	100.0%	396 (91.5%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	59	726^th of 1526 public elementary schools	52.4%		56.6	764^th of 1534 public elementary schools	50.2%	38				56.0	52.2	54.4	36.0			50.2	74.6		74.6	58.0	47.7	57.4	62.0			55.8	$15,144	$3,151	$11,993

Cities Near Zip Code 17724

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Canton	0.5 mi	2	447^th
Troy	9.15 mi	3	584^th
Blossburg	11.05 mi	1	656^th
Liberty	14.95 mi	2	450^th
Mansfield	15.76 mi	2	638^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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