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Schools in Cherry Township · Sullivan County School District

Cherry Township’s public schools score below 66% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Cherry Township’s districts is 29%, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cherry Township, 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 95% 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
55%
▼ 0 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 7 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–8 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.0K
▲ 24% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
620 students on the public path
In brief

Cherry Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1887 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cherry Township’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 55% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Cherry Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $26,972 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 Sullivan Co JSHS. 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 Cherry Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 34% of Pennsylvania school districts. Both inputs trail the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1887)Better than 12%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 323 test results and a graduating class of 45 could put Cherry Township anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Cherry Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (312 in math, 334 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Sullivan Co El Schin LaporteC+
7–12Sullivan Co JSHSin LaporteC

Cherry Township’s public schools are run by Sullivan County School District, which also serves Colley, Davidson, Dushore and Eagles Mere and others. 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.

Sullivan County School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 620 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$26,972PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 55.1% · 334 students tested
Math29%
State average 36.1% · 312 students tested

Cherry Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cherry TownshipCSullivan County
Colley—Sullivan County
Laporte—Sullivan County
Forks—Sullivan County
Albany—Wyalusing Area

3 of the 4 neighbors share Sullivan County with Cherry Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Cherry Township

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 Cherry Townshipin other towns
Sullivan Co El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Laporte
C+
306 students12:1Rate it →
Sullivan Co JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Laporte
C
314 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Cherry Township’s schools

Are Cherry Township’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cherry Township children attend score below 66% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cherry Township in?

Sullivan County School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 620 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Cherry Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Sullivan County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Cherry Township spend per student?

$26,972 in Sullivan County School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Cherry Township families are saying about school.

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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.