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Schools in Howe Township

Howe Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$34.4K
▲ 58% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.8
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
326 students on the public path
In brief

Howe Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Howe Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. East Forest El Sch places highest (better than 74%); West Forest JSHS lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Howe Township, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: West Forest JSHS and East Forest JSHS. 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 Howe Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

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

Forest Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 326 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 6.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$34,386PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 55.1% · 203 students tested
Math32%
State average 36.1% · 181 students tested

Howe Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Howe Township—Forest Area
JenksC+Forest Area
Highland—Kane Area
SheffieldC+Warren County
Cherry Grove—Warren County
WetmoreA−Kane Area
Kingsley—Forest Area

2 of the 6 neighbors share Forest Area with Howe Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Howe Township

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 Howe Townshipin other towns
West Forest El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tionesta
C+
100 students8:1Rate it →
East Forest El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Marienville
B+
70 students8:1Rate it →
West Forest JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Tionesta
C−
98 students6:1Rate it →
East Forest JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Marienville
C
58 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Howe Township’s schools

Are Howe Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Howe Township. Forest Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howe Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Howe Township in?

Forest Area School District.

Where do Howe Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: West Forest JSHS and East Forest JSHS.

Parents talk

What Howe Township 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.