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Schools in Highland Park

Highland Park’s public schools

Mifflin County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland Park. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 24% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,085 students on the public path
In brief

Highland Park’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Highland Park’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Indian Valley El Sch places highest (better than 67%); Lewistown El Sch lowest (17%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Highland Park, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Mifflin Co 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 Highland Park, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
6–7Mifflin Co MSin LewistownC
10–12Mifflin Co HSin LewistownB

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

Mifflin County School DistrictGrades K–12 · 9 schools · 4,491 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,601PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 55.1% · 2376 students tested
Math28%
State average 36.1% · 2270 students tested

Highland Park vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Highland Park—Mifflin County
BurnhamCMifflin County
DerryCMifflin County
LewistownCMifflin County

All 3 neighbors share Mifflin County with Highland Park, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Highland Park

6 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 Highland Parkin other towns
Lewistown El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Lewistown
C−
457 students9:1Rate it →
Indian Valley El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Reedsville
B+
348 students11:1Rate it →
East Derry El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Lewistown
C
261 students11:1Rate it →
Strodes Mills El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · McVeytown
C+
254 students12:1Rate it →
Mifflin Co MS
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Lewistown
C
733 students14:1Rate it →
Mifflin Co HS
High · Grades 10–12 · Lewistown
B
1,032 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Highland Park’s schools

Are Highland Park’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Highland Park. Mifflin County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland Park. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Highland Park in?

Mifflin County School District.

Where do Highland Park kids go to high school?

Mifflin Co 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.