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Schools in Browntown

Browntown’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 88% 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 29% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.6
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,247 students on the public path
In brief

Browntown’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Browntown’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Pittston Area SHS places highest (better than 80%); Pittston Area MS lowest (17%). 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 Browntown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary Ctrin PittstonNo scores
3–5Pittston City Intrmd Ctrin PittstonC
6–8Pittston Area MSin PittstonC−
9–12Pittston Area SHSin PittstonA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pittston 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.

Pittston Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 3,247 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$15,433PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 55.1% · 1514 students tested
Math23%
State average 36.1% · 1422 students tested

Browntown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Browntown—Pittston Area
PittstonC+Pittston Area
Yatesville—Pittston Area

All 2 neighbors share Pittston Area with Browntown, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Browntown

4 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 Browntownin other towns
Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary Ctr
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Pittston
701 students19:1Rate it →
Pittston City Intrmd Ctr
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Pittston
C
730 students16:1Rate it →
Pittston Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pittston
C−
761 students14:1Rate it →
Pittston Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Pittston
A−
1,055 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Browntown’s schools

Are Browntown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Browntown. Pittston Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Browntown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Browntown in?

Pittston Area School District.

Where do Browntown kids go to high school?

Pittston Area SHS.

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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.