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Schools in Cotton Town

Cotton Town’s public schools

Claysburg-Kimmel School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cotton Town. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.9K
▼ 9% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
714 students on the public path
In brief

Cotton Town’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Cotton Town’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch places highest (better than 51%); Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS lowest (42%). 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 Cotton Town, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Claysburg-Kimmel El Schin ClaysburgB−
7–8Claysburg-Kimmel Jr HSin ClaysburgNo scores
9–12Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HSin ClaysburgC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Claysburg-Kimmel 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.

Claysburg-Kimmel School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 714 students, down 6% since 2022–23 · 12.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,885PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 55.1% · 422 students tested
Math36%
State average 36.1% · 415 students tested

Cotton Town vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cotton Town—Claysburg-Kimmel

Every school in Cotton Town

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 Cotton Townin other towns
Claysburg-Kimmel El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Claysburg
B−
346 students12:1Rate it →
Claysburg-Kimmel Jr HS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Claysburg
102 students11:1Rate it →
Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Claysburg
C+
266 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Cotton Town’s schools

Are Cotton Town’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cotton Town. Claysburg-Kimmel School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cotton Town. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Cotton Town in?

Claysburg-Kimmel School District.

Where do Cotton Town kids go to high school?

Claysburg-Kimmel Sr HS.

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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.