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Schools in Clifford Township · Mountain View School District

Clifford Township’s public schools outscore 55% of Pennsylvania districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Clifford 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.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% 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
57%
▲ 2 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 2 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.5K
▲ 3% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
904 students on the public path
In brief

Clifford Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1896 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Clifford Township’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 57% and math 34% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $22,489 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 Mountain View 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 Clifford Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ 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 (1896)Better than 45%
Towns in Susquehanna County (27)Better than 44%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 439 test results and a graduating class of 74 could put Clifford Township anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Clifford Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (427 in math, 451 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Mountain View El Schin KingsleyC
7–12Mountain View JSHSin KingsleyB

Clifford Township’s public schools are run by Mountain View School District, which also serves Brooklyn, Gibson, Harford and Hop Bottom 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.

Mountain View School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 904 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$22,489PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 55.1% · 451 students tested
Math34%
State average 36.1% · 427 students tested

Clifford Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clifford TownshipBMountain View
GreenfieldA−Lakeland
LenoxBMountain View
Herrick—Forest City Regional
Union Dale—Forest City Regional
FellCCarbondale Area
Forest CityBForest City Regional
ClintonBWestern Wayne PK–12 · Forest City Regional PK–12
GibsonBMountain View

2 of the 8 neighbors share Mountain View with Clifford Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Clifford 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 Clifford Townshipin other towns
Mountain View El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kingsley
C
494 students13:1Rate it →
Mountain View JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Kingsley
B
410 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Clifford Township’s schools

Are Clifford Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Pennsylvania: the public schools Clifford Township children attend outscore 55% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Clifford Township in?

Mountain View School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 904 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Clifford Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Mountain View School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Clifford Township spend per student?

$22,489 in Mountain View 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.