Best Public Schools in Zip Code 17866

The 17866 zip code area is home to 5 schools in the Shamokin Area School District, including 1 elementary school, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools. Overall, the schools in this district struggle with consistently low academic performance, with standardized test scores well below the state averages. The district as a whole is ranked 487 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

None of the schools in the 17866 zip code area stand out as high-performing. The Shamokin Area Elementary School and the two middle schools, Shamokin Area Middle School and Shamokin Area Intermediate School, all have particularly low math proficiency rates, with only 25.1%, 13.8%, and 18.8% of students, respectively, scoring proficient or better on standardized tests. The Shamokin Area High School has a relatively low 4-year graduation rate of 87.5% and a dropout rate of 1.6%.

The schools in the Shamokin Area School District also face significant economic challenges, with very high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 79.63% at the high school to 100% at the elementary and middle schools. This suggests that the student population is facing significant economic disadvantages, which may be contributing to the low academic performance. The district's spending per student and student-teacher ratios also vary across the schools, indicating uneven distribution of resources within the district.