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Schools in Burnside Township

Burnside Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.4K
▼ 6% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,482 students on the public path
In brief

Burnside Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Burnside Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Howard El Sch places highest (better than 94%); Wingate El Sch lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Burnside Township, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Bald Eagle Area MS/SHS. 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 Burnside Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
6–12Bald Eagle Area MS/SHSin WingateB−

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

Bald Eagle Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,482 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,417PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 55.1% · 754 students tested
Math45%
State average 36.1% · 757 students tested

Burnside Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Burnside Township—Bald Eagle Area
Karthaus—West Branch Area
CooperCWest Branch Area
West Keating—West Branch Area
East Keating—Keystone Central
Snow ShoeB+Bald Eagle Area
Beech Creek—Keystone Central
Noyes—Keystone Central
Curtin—Keystone Central

Every school in Burnside Township

5 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 Burnside Townshipin other towns
Wingate El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wingate
C+
365 students11:1Rate it →
Mountaintop Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Snow Shoe
A
104 students11:1Rate it →
Port Matilda El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Port Matilda
A−
94 students10:1Rate it →
Howard El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Howard
A
87 students10:1Rate it →
Bald Eagle Area MS/SHS
High · Grades 6–12 · Wingate
B−
832 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Burnside Township’s schools

Are Burnside Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Burnside Township. Bald Eagle Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Burnside Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Burnside Township in?

Bald Eagle Area School District.

Where do Burnside Township kids go to high school?

Bald Eagle Area MS/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.