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Schools in Elco

Elco’s public schools

California Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elco. 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

Elco’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Elco’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 Elco, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6California Area El Schin Coal CenterB−
7–8California Area MSin Coal CenterB−
9–12California Area SHSin Coal CenterA+

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

Elco vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elco—California Area
Allenport—California Area
Long Branch—California Area
JeffersonB−Frazier
Roscoe—California Area
Newell—Frazier
CaliforniaB−California Area

4 of the 6 neighbors share California Area with Elco, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Elco

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

Questions about Elco’s schools

Are Elco’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elco. California Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elco. 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 Elco in?

California Area School District.

Where do Elco kids go to high school?

California Area SHS.

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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.