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Schools in Montgomery Township · Purchase Line School District

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

In Montgomery Township, 23% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Montgomery 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 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
54%
▼ 1 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 13 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.1K
▲ 6% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
716 students on the public path
In brief

Montgomery Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1944 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Montgomery Township’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 54% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Montgomery Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,058 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 Purchase Line JSHS. Enrollment is down 14% 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 Montgomery 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 (1944)Better than 16%
Towns in Indiana County (24)Better than 0%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 422 test results and a graduating class of 68 could put Montgomery Township anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Montgomery Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (420 in math, 424 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Purchase Line El Schin CommodoreC+
7–12Purchase Line JSHSin CommodoreC−

Montgomery Township’s public schools are run by Purchase Line School District, which also serves Bell, Burnside, Glen Campbell and Green and others. 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.

Purchase Line School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 716 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$23,058PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 55.1% · 424 students tested
Math23%
State average 36.1% · 420 students tested

Montgomery Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Montgomery TownshipCPurchase Line
GreenCPurchase Line
Grant—Marion Center Area
Banks—Punxsutawney Area
BurnsideB−Harmony Area
Cherry Tree—Harmony Area
Glen Campbell—Purchase Line

2 of the 6 neighbors share Purchase Line with Montgomery Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Montgomery 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).

Also serving Montgomery Townshipin other towns
Purchase Line El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Commodore
C+
353 students12:1Rate it →
Purchase Line JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Commodore
C−
363 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Montgomery Township’s schools

Are Montgomery Township’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Montgomery 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 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Montgomery Township in?

Purchase Line School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 716 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Montgomery Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Purchase Line School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Montgomery Township spend per student?

$23,058 in Purchase Line School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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