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Schools in Black Township

Black Township’s public schools

Rockwood Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Black Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.3K
▼ 2% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.9
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
566 students on the public path
In brief

Black Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Black Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Rockwood Area JSHS places highest (better than 57%); Rockwood Area El Sch lowest (52%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Black Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Rockwood Area El Schin RockwoodB−
7–12Rockwood Area JSHSin RockwoodB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rockwood Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Rockwood Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 566 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$21,279PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 55.1% · 327 students tested
Math44%
State average 36.1% · 304 students tested

Black Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Black Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Black Township—Rockwood Area
MilfordARockwood Area
Addison—Turkeyfoot Valley Area
SummitC+Meyersdale Area
Upper TurkeyfootARockwood Area
SomersetB+Somerset Area
Rockwood—Rockwood Area
Casselman—Rockwood Area
BrothersvalleyA−Berlin Brothersvalley

4 of the 8 neighbors share Rockwood Area with Black Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Black Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Black Townshipin other towns
Rockwood Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Rockwood
B−
295 students11:1Rate it →
Rockwood Area JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Rockwood
B
271 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Black Township’s schools

Are Black Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Black Township. Rockwood Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Black Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Black Township in?

Rockwood Area School District.

Where do Black Township kids go to high school?

Rockwood Area JSHS.

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What Black Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.