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Schools in Cambridge Springs · Penncrest School District

Cambridge Springs’s public schools outscore 55% of Pennsylvania districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Cambridge Springs, 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 97% 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
56%
▲ 1 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 4 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 6 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.1K
▼ 8% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
698 students on the public path
In brief

Cambridge Springs’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,098 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Cambridge Springs JSHS. Enrollment is down 7% 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 Cambridge Springs’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 55% of Pennsylvania school districts. Graduation is above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are below it.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 55%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1255)Better than 57%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,317 test results and a graduating class of 215 could put Cambridge Springs anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Cambridge Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,255 in math, 1,379 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Cambridge Springs El SchPenncrest School DistrictC+
7–12Cambridge Springs JSHSPenncrest School DistrictC

Cambridge Springs’s public schools are run by Penncrest School District. 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.

Penncrest School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 2,399 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,098PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 55.1% · 1379 students tested
Math32%
State average 36.1% · 1255 students tested

Cambridge Springs vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cambridge SpringsBPenncrest

Every school in Cambridge Springs

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).

District schools in Cambridge Springsby address
Cambridge Springs El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6
C+
353 students12:1Rate it →
Cambridge Springs JSHS
High · Grades 7–12
C
345 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Cambridge Springs’s schools

Are Cambridge Springs’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Pennsylvania: the public schools Cambridge Springs children attend outscore 55% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cambridge Springs in?

Penncrest School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 2,399 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

What is Cambridge Springs’s graduation rate?

93% of the class of 2023 in Penncrest School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Cambridge Springs spend per student?

$20,098 in Penncrest 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.