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Schools in East Smithfield

East Smithfield’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.9K
▼ 9% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
2,019 students on the public path
In brief

East Smithfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of East Smithfield’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Athens Area HS places highest (better than 92%); Harlan Rowe MS lowest (46%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve East Smithfield, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Athens Area HS. 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 East Smithfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
6–8Harlan Rowe MSin AthensB−
9–12Athens Area HSin AthensA

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

Athens Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 2,019 students · 13.7 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,882PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 55.1% · 1019 students tested
Math33%
State average 36.1% · 967 students tested

East Smithfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
East Smithfield—Athens Area

Every school in East Smithfield

4 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 East Smithfieldin other towns
Audrielle Lynch-Ellen Bustin El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Athens
B−
542 students13:1Rate it →
SRU El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
382 students13:1Rate it →
Harlan Rowe MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Athens
B−
496 students13:1Rate it →
Athens Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Athens
A
599 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about East Smithfield’s schools

Are East Smithfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for East Smithfield. Athens Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for East Smithfield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is East Smithfield in?

Athens Area School District.

Where do East Smithfield kids go to high school?

Athens Area HS.

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What East Smithfield 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.