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Schools in New Jerusalem

New Jerusalem’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.7K
▲ 9% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,245 students on the public path
In brief

New Jerusalem’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of New Jerusalem’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS places highest (better than 74%); Brandywine Heights HS lowest (28%). 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 New Jerusalem, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Brandywine Heights El Schin ToptonNo scores
4–8Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MSin ToptonB+
9–12Brandywine Heights HSin MertztownC

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

Brandywine Heights Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,245 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$23,657PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 55.1% · 669 students tested
Math44%
State average 36.1% · 627 students tested

New Jerusalem vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Jerusalem—Brandywine Heights Area

Every school in New Jerusalem

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 New Jerusalemin other towns
Brandywine Heights El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Topton
372 students12:1Rate it →
Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Topton
B+
460 students11:1Rate it →
Brandywine Heights HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Mertztown
C
413 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about New Jerusalem’s schools

Are New Jerusalem’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Jerusalem. Brandywine Heights Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Jerusalem. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is New Jerusalem in?

Brandywine Heights Area School District.

Where do New Jerusalem kids go to high school?

Brandywine Heights HS.

Parents talk

What New Jerusalem 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). Stars are from neighbors.