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Schools in Jackson Township

Jackson Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.1K
▼ 7% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
PA 13.4
Schools in town
1
985 students on the public path
In brief

Jackson Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Jackson Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Line Mountain HS places highest (better than 99%); Line Mountain MS lowest (41%). 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 Jackson Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Line Mountain El Schin TrevortonB−
5–8Line Mountain MSin HerndonC+
9–12Line Mountain HSin HerndonA+

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

Line Mountain School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 985 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,146PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 55.1% · 558 students tested
Math27%
State average 36.1% · 527 students tested

Jackson Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jackson Township—Line Mountain
Lower MahanoyB+Line Mountain
UnionBSelinsgrove Area
Washington—Line Mountain
Herndon—Line Mountain
Lower AugustaB+Line Mountain
Little Mahanoy—Line Mountain

5 of the 6 neighbors share Line Mountain with Jackson Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Jackson 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 Jackson Townshipin other towns
Line Mountain El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Trevorton
B−
355 students14:1Rate it →
Line Mountain MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Herndon
C+
319 students15:1Rate it →
Line Mountain HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Herndon
A+
311 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Schwaben Creek School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Herndon
Private · Religious
49 students26:1Rate it →

Questions about Jackson Township’s schools

Are Jackson Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Jackson Township. Line Mountain School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jackson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Jackson Township in?

Line Mountain School District.

Where do Jackson Township kids go to high school?

Line Mountain HS.

Are there private schools in Jackson Township?

Yes: Schwaben Creek School (grades K–8, 49 students).

Parents talk

What Jackson 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.