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Schools in Johnsonburg · Johnsonburg Area School District

Johnsonburg’s public schools outscore 85% of Pennsylvania districts

In Johnsonburg, 46% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Johnsonburg, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 98% 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
66%
▲ 11 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 10 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$19.3K
▼ 11% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
513 students on the public path
In brief

Johnsonburg’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1756 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Johnsonburg’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 66% and math 46% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,313 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 Johnsonburg Area HS. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. 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 Johnsonburg’s grade

A− Test scores

A: better than 85% of Pennsylvania school districts. Test scores are above the Pennsylvania average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1756)Better than 92%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 268 test results could put Johnsonburg anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Johnsonburg’s students in the tested grades sat them (261 in math, 275 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Johnsonburg Area El SchJohnsonburg Area School DistrictB+
7–12Johnsonburg Area HSJohnsonburg Area School DistrictC+

Johnsonburg’s public schools are run by Johnsonburg Area School District, which also serves Jones and Ridgway. 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.

Johnsonburg Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 513 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,313PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 55.1% · 275 students tested
Math46%
State average 36.1% · 261 students tested

Johnsonburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
JohnsonburgAJohnsonburg Area

Every school in Johnsonburg

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 Johnsonburgby address
Johnsonburg Area HS
High · Grades 7–12
C+
241 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Johnsonburgin other towns
Johnsonburg Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
272 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Johnsonburg’s schools

Are Johnsonburg’s schools good?

By Pennsylvania’s own tests, yes: the public schools Johnsonburg children attend outscore 85% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Johnsonburg in?

Johnsonburg Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 513 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Johnsonburg spend per student?

$19,313 in Johnsonburg Area 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.