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Schools in Jefferson Township · Jefferson-Morgan School District

Jefferson Township’s public schools score below 67% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 31% of Jefferson Township’s students scored proficient, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Jefferson Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
53%
▼ 2 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 5 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–8 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.1K
▼ 17% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
774 students on the public path
In brief

Jefferson Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 2034 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Jefferson Township’s, its schools beat 14%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 53% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Jefferson Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,094 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Jefferson-Morgan MS/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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Jefferson Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 33% of Pennsylvania school districts. Both inputs trail the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (2034)Better than 14%
Towns in Greene County (20)Better than 5%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 382 test results and a graduating class of 56 could put Jefferson Township anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Jefferson Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (368 in math, 395 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Jefferson Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Jefferson-Morgan El SchJefferson-Morgan School DistrictC
7–12Jefferson-Morgan MS/HSJefferson-Morgan School DistrictC

Jefferson Township’s public schools are run by Jefferson-Morgan School District, which also serves Clarksville, Jefferson, Morgan and Rices Landing. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Jefferson-Morgan School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 774 students · 12.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,094PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 55.1% · 395 students tested
Math31%
State average 36.1% · 368 students tested

Jefferson Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jefferson TownshipCJefferson-Morgan
CumberlandCCarmichaels Area
MorganCJefferson-Morgan
East BethlehemCBethlehem-Center
FranklinC+Central Greene
Rices Landing—Jefferson-Morgan
Greene—Southeastern Greene
LuzerneDBrownsville Area
Clarksville—Jefferson-Morgan
Whiteley—Central Greene

3 of the 9 neighbors share Jefferson-Morgan with Jefferson Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Jefferson Township

2 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).

District schools in Jefferson Townshipby address
Jefferson-Morgan El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Jefferson
C
391 students12:1Rate it →
Jefferson-Morgan MS/HS
High · Grades 7–12 · Jefferson
C
383 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Jefferson Township’s schools

Are Jefferson Township’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Jefferson Township children attend score below 67% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Jefferson Township in?

Jefferson-Morgan School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 774 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Jefferson Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Jefferson-Morgan School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Jefferson Township spend per student?

$18,094 in Jefferson-Morgan School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.