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Schools in Cassandra

Cassandra’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.3K
▼ 16% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
740 students on the public path
In brief

Cassandra’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Cassandra’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Portage Area El Sch places highest (better than 76%); Portage Area JSHS lowest (57%). 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 Cassandra, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Portage Area El Schin PortageA−
7–12Portage Area JSHSin PortageB

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

Portage Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 740 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,286PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 55.1% · 417 students tested
Math52%
State average 36.1% · 383 students tested

Cassandra vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cassandra—Portage Area
Washington—Penn Cambria
PortageAPortage Area

Every school in Cassandra

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).

Also serving Cassandrain other towns
Portage Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Portage
A−
401 students11:1Rate it →
Portage Area JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Portage
B
339 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Cassandra’s schools

Are Cassandra’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cassandra. Portage Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cassandra. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cassandra in?

Portage Area School District.

Where do Cassandra kids go to high school?

Portage Area JSHS.

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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.