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Schools in Mechanicsville

Mechanicsville’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 32% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,588 students on the public path
In brief

Mechanicsville’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Mechanicsville’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Pottsville Area HS places highest (better than 80%); Lengel MS lowest (27%). 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 Mechanicsville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Clarke El Ctrin PottsvilleC+
5–8Lengel MSin PottsvilleC
9–12Pottsville Area HSin PottsvilleA−

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

Pottsville Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 2,588 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$14,864PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 55.1% · 1172 students tested
Math34%
State average 36.1% · 1111 students tested

Mechanicsville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mechanicsville—Pottsville Area
PottsvilleC+Pottsville Area
Port CarbonC+Pottsville Area
Palo Alto—Pottsville Area

All 3 neighbors share Pottsville Area with Mechanicsville, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Mechanicsville

3 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 Mechanicsvillein other towns
Clarke El Ctr
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Pottsville
C+
892 students13:1Rate it →
Lengel MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Pottsville
C
720 students13:1Rate it →
Pottsville Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Pottsville
A−
976 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Mechanicsville’s schools

Are Mechanicsville’s schools good?

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

Pottsville Area School District.

Where do Mechanicsville kids go to high school?

Pottsville Area 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.