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Schools in Montrose · Montrose Area School District

Montrose’s public schools outscore 63% of Pennsylvania districts

Set beside other towns, Montrose comes out above the Pennsylvania average (55%). The grade covers the public school district serving Montrose, 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 96% 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
63%
▲ 8 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 1 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.2K
▲ 2% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.3
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
966 students on the public path
In brief

Montrose’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1168 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Montrose’s, its schools beat 69%, higher than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 63% and math 37% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $22,152 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 Montrose Area JSHS. 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 Montrose’s grade

B+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 63% of Pennsylvania school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1168)Better than 69%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 604 test results and a graduating class of 94 could put Montrose anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Montrose’s students in the tested grades sat them (578 in math, 631 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Lathrop Street El SchMontrose Area School DistrictB−
7–12Montrose Area JSHSMontrose Area School DistrictB−

Montrose’s public schools are run by Montrose Area School District, which also serves Apolacon, Bridgewater, Choconut and Forest Lake 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.

Montrose Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,217 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$22,152PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 55.1% · 631 students tested
Math37%
State average 36.1% · 578 students tested

Montrose vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MontroseBMontrose Area

Every school in Montrose

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 Montroseby address
Lathrop Street El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6
B−
401 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Montrosein other towns
Montrose Area JSHS
High · Grades 7–12
B−
565 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Montrose’s schools

Are Montrose’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Pennsylvania: the public schools Montrose children attend outscore 63% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Montrose in?

Montrose Area School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,217 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Montrose’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Montrose Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Montrose spend per student?

$22,152 in Montrose 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.