Best Public Schools in Zip Code 18844

Summary:

The 18844 zip code area is home to 3 schools, including 1 elementary school, 2 high schools, and 0 middle schools. The standout schools in this area are Elk Lake Elementary School and Elk Lake Junior/Senior High School, both of which demonstrate strengths in academic performance and student outcomes.

Elk Lake Elementary School outperforms the district and state averages in several PSSA test subjects, including math, science, and English language arts. It has a relatively high percentage of students proficient or better in PSSA math (47.1%) and science (86.3%) across all grades. In contrast, Elk Lake Junior/Senior High School lags behind the district and state averages in Keystone Exam proficiency, particularly in Algebra I (32.5% proficient or better) and Biology (38.2% proficient or better).

While Elk Lake Junior/Senior High School has a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 87.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.6%, it has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 300 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 458 out of 686 in 2023-2024. The presence of Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center in the 18844 zip code suggests a focus on providing vocational and technical education opportunities for students in the area.

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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
Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	2380 Elk Lake School Road	Springville	18844	Susquehanna County	Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(570) 278-9229	1	15	.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Elk Lake Elementary School	Public	K-6	2380 Elk Lake School Road	Springville	18844	Susquehanna County	Elk Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 278-1106	577	44	13.0	44.4%	525 (91.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	56.6	770^th of 1526 public elementary schools	49.5%		52.4	835^th of 1534 public elementary schools	45.6%	65				47.9	61.3	43.2	35.2			47.1	86.3		86.3	50.7	61.3	46.9	50.0			52.3	$18,420	$1,926	$16,493
Elk Lake Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2380 Elk Lake School Road	Springville	18844	Susquehanna County	Elk Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 278-1106	512	55	9.3	47.9%	450 (87.9%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	41.7	458^th of 686 public high schools	33.2%		59.4	300^th of 674 public high schools	55.5%	158	32.5	38.2	61.9					19.4	6.0	12.0		59.1	59.1					56.7	54.2	55.4	$20,894	$1,303	$19,591

Cities Near Zip Code 18844

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Springville	3.69 mi	3
Kingsley	8.84 mi	2	320^th
Montrose	8.97 mi	2	172^nd
Factoryville	9.52 mi	2	366^th
Tunkhannock	11.85 mi	4	513^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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