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Schools in Carrolltown

Carrolltown’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.3K
▼ 16% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,223 students on the public path
In brief

Carrolltown’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Carrolltown’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Cambria Heights SHS places highest (better than 89%); Cambria Heights MS lowest (33%). 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 Carrolltown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Cambria Heights El SchCambria Heights School DistrictB−
6–8Cambria Heights MSin PattonC
9–12Cambria Heights SHSin PattonA

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

Cambria Heights School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,223 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,255PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 55.1% · 578 students tested
Math32%
State average 36.1% · 617 students tested

Carrolltown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carrolltown—Cambria Heights
East CarrollB+Cambria Heights
West CarrollB+Cambria Heights

All 2 neighbors share Cambria Heights with Carrolltown, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Carrolltown

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).

District schools in Carrolltownby address
Cambria Heights El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
533 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Carrolltownin other towns
Cambria Heights MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Patton
C
271 students10:1Rate it →
Cambria Heights SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Patton
A
419 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Benedict School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
87 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Carrolltown’s schools

Are Carrolltown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Carrolltown. Cambria Heights School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carrolltown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Carrolltown in?

Cambria Heights School District.

Where do Carrolltown kids go to high school?

Cambria Heights SHS.

Are there private schools in Carrolltown?

Yes: St. Benedict School (grades PK–8, 87 students).

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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.