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Schools in Coal Center

Coal Center’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 89% 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
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 28% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.9
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
933 students on the public path
In brief

Coal Center’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Coal Center’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. California Area SHS places highest (better than 96%); California Area MS lowest (52%). 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 Coal Center, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6California Area El SchCalifornia Area School DistrictB−
7–8California Area MSCalifornia Area School DistrictB−
9–12California Area SHSCalifornia Area School DistrictA+

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

California Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 933 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$15,655PA $21,758 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 55.1% · 446 students tested
Math24%
State average 36.1% · 401 students tested

Coal Center vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Coal Center—California Area
CaliforniaB−California Area
Newell—Frazier

Every school in Coal Center

3 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 Coal Centerin other towns
California Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6
B−
485 students15:1Rate it →
California Area MS
Middle · Grades 7–8
B−
158 students16:1Rate it →
California Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12
A+
290 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Coal Center’s schools

Are Coal Center’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Coal Center. California Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Coal Center. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Coal Center in?

California Area School District.

Where do Coal Center kids go to high school?

California Area SHS.

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What Coal Center 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). Stars are from neighbors.