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Schools in Brownsville · Brownsville Area School District

Brownsville’s public schools score below 89% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

15% of students in Brownsville’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Brownsville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 80% 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
31%
▼ 24 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 21 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 14–18 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▼ 14% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,403 students on the public path
In brief

Brownsville’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 74 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brownsville’s, its schools beat 1%, lower than their 11% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 80% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Brownsville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $18,748 per student in FY2024, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. 22% of its revenue that year was federal (Pennsylvania 8%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Brownsville Area MS, then Brownsville Area HS. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. 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 Brownsville’s grade

C− Test scoresD− Graduation

D: better than 11% of Pennsylvania school districts. Both inputs trail the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 11%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (74)Better than 1%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 637 test results and a graduating class of 123 could put Brownsville anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 80% of Brownsville’s students in the tested grades sat them (608 in math, 666 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Brownsville Area El SchBrownsville Area School DistrictC−
6–8Brownsville Area MSBrownsville Area School DistrictD
9–12Brownsville Area HSBrownsville Area School DistrictB−

Brownsville’s public schools are run by Brownsville Area School District, which also serves Brownsville, Luzerne, Redstone and West Brownsville. 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.

Brownsville Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,403 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,748PA $21,758 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 55.1% · 666 students tested
Math15%
State average 36.1% · 608 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 22% of the Brownsville district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 8% across Pennsylvania, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Brownsville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrownsvilleDBrownsville Area
Brownsville Township—Brownsville Area
LuzerneDBrownsville Area
CentervilleCBethlehem-Center
West Brownsville—California Area K–12 · Brownsville Area K–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Brownsville Area with Brownsville, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Brownsville

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 Brownsvillein other towns
Brownsville Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
617 students13:1Rate it →
Brownsville Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
329 students14:1Rate it →
Brownsville Area HS
High · Grades 9–12
B−
457 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Brownsville’s schools

Are Brownsville’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Brownsville children attend score below 89% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brownsville in?

Brownsville Area School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,403 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Brownsville kids go to high school?

Brownsville Area HS, with 457 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Brownsville’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Brownsville Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Brownsville spend per student?

$18,748 in Brownsville Area School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.