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Schools in Broad Top Township · Tussey Mountain School District

Broad Top Township’s public schools outscore 60% of Pennsylvania districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Broad Top Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Broad Top Township’s districts is 29%, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
54%
▼ 1 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 7 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 8–12 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▼ 14% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
915 students on the public path
In brief

Broad Top Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 54% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Broad Top Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,797 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Tussey Mountain MS, then Tussey Mountain HS. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Broad Top Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresA− Graduation

B: better than 60% of Pennsylvania school districts. Graduation is above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are below it.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1777)Better than 61%
Towns in Bedford County (25)Better than 20%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 460 test results and a graduating class of 69 could put Broad Top Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Broad Top Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (452 in math, 468 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Broad Top Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Tussey Mountain ELin SaxtonC
5–8Tussey Mountain MSin SaxtonC
9–12Tussey Mountain HSin SaxtonA

Broad Top Township’s public schools are run by Tussey Mountain School District, which also serves Broad Top City, Carbon, Coaldale and Coalmont and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Tussey Mountain School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 915 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,797PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 55.1% · 468 students tested
Math29%
State average 36.1% · 452 students tested

Broad Top Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Broad Top TownshipBTussey Mountain
HopewellA−Northern Bedford County
East ProvidenceC+Everett Area
LibertyBTussey Mountain
Hopewell (borough)—Northern Bedford County
Wells—Forbes Road
West ProvidenceC+Everett Area
Carbon—Tussey Mountain
Hopewell Township—Tussey Mountain

3 of the 8 neighbors share Tussey Mountain with Broad Top Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Broad Top Township

3 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 Broad Top Townshipin other towns
Tussey Mountain EL
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Saxton
C
350 students12:1Rate it →
Tussey Mountain MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Saxton
C
272 students11:1Rate it →
Tussey Mountain HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Saxton
A
293 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Broad Top Township’s schools

Are Broad Top Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Pennsylvania: the public schools Broad Top Township children attend outscore 60% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Broad Top Township in?

Tussey Mountain School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 915 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Broad Top Township kids go to high school?

Tussey Mountain HS in Saxton, with 293 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Broad Top Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Tussey Mountain School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Broad Top Township spend per student?

$18,797 in Tussey Mountain School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Broad Top 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.