Pleasant Grove School · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Mount Joy Township’s public schools outscore 58% of Pennsylvania districts
In Mount Joy Township, 43% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Mount Joy 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.
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.
Mount Joy Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1589 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mount Joy Township’s, its schools beat 44%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 60% and math 43% across both districts in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Gettysburg Area spends $20,381 per student and Littlestown Area $17,653, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Hoffman Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Mount Joy Township’s grade
B: better than 58% of Pennsylvania school districts, #577 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mount Joy Township, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Mount Joy Township · depends on your address
Gettysburg Area MS
Grades 6–8 · 646 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gettysburg
Maple Avenue MS
Grades 6–8 · 413 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Littlestown
7th grade in Mount Joy Township · depends on your address
Gettysburg Area MS
Grades 6–8 · 646 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gettysburg
Maple Avenue MS
Grades 6–8 · 413 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Littlestown
8th grade in Mount Joy Township · depends on your address
Gettysburg Area MS
Grades 6–8 · 646 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Gettysburg
Maple Avenue MS
Grades 6–8 · 413 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Littlestown
9th grade in Mount Joy Township · depends on your address
Gettysburg Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,069 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Gettysburg
Littlestown SHS
Grades 9–12 · 532 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Littlestown
10th grade in Mount Joy Township · depends on your address
Gettysburg Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,069 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Gettysburg
Littlestown SHS
Grades 9–12 · 532 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Littlestown
11th grade in Mount Joy Township · depends on your address
Gettysburg Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,069 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Gettysburg
Littlestown SHS
Grades 9–12 · 532 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Littlestown
12th grade in Mount Joy Township · depends on your address
Gettysburg Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,069 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Gettysburg
Littlestown SHS
Grades 9–12 · 532 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Littlestown
Mount Joy Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Gettysburg Area School District). From grade K, students attend the Littlestown Area School District, shared with Bonneauville, Germany, Littlestown, Mount Pleasant and Union. Its elementary school is in Littlestown. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Mount Joy Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Mount Joy Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Mount Joy Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Joy Township | B | Gettysburg Area K–12 · Littlestown Area K–12 |
| Germany | C+ | Littlestown Area |
| Cumberland | B+ | Gettysburg Area |
| Mount Pleasant | B | Conewago Valley K–12 · Littlestown Area K–12 |
| Straban | B+ | Gettysburg Area |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Littlestown Area with Mount Joy Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Mount Joy Township
9 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).
Questions about Mount Joy Township’s schools
Are Mount Joy Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Pennsylvania: the public schools Mount Joy Township children attend outscore 58% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #577 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mount Joy Township in?
Two districts: Gettysburg Area School District runs grades K–12, and Littlestown Area School District runs grades K–12, shared with Bonneauville, Germany, Littlestown, Mount Pleasant and Union.
Where do Mount Joy Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Gettysburg Area HS and Littlestown SHS.
What is Mount Joy Township’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Gettysburg Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.
How much does Mount Joy Township spend per student?
$20,381 in Gettysburg Area School District and $17,653 in Littlestown Area School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Mount Joy Township?
Yes: Hoffman Academy (special education, grades 2–12, 71 students).
Parents talk
What Mount Joy 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.