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Schools in Pike Township · Curwensville Area School District

Pike Township’s public schools outscore 61% of Pennsylvania districts

48% of students in Pike Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Pike 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.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to AK–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 82% 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
64%
▲ 9 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
▲ 12 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▼ 18% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
962 students on the public path
In brief

Pike Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1912 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pike Township’s, its schools beat 55%, lower than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 64% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,777 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 Curwensville Area JSHS. Enrollment is down 6% 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 Pike Township’s grade

A− Test scoresC− Graduation

B: better than 61% of Pennsylvania school districts. Test scores are above the Pennsylvania average; graduation is below it.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1912)Better than 55%
Towns in Clearfield County (30)Better than 57%
C+AA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 432 test results and a graduating class of 84 could put Pike Township anywhere from C+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 82% of Pike Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (411 in math, 454 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Curwensville Area El Schin CurwensvilleB+
7–12Curwensville Area JSHSin CurwensvilleB

Pike Township’s public schools are run by Curwensville Area School District, which also serves Curwensville, Ferguson, Grampian and Greenwood 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.

Curwensville Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 962 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,777PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 55.1% · 454 students tested
Math48%
State average 36.1% · 411 students tested

Pike Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pike TownshipBCurwensville Area
Knox—Clearfield Area
Ferguson—Curwensville Area
LawrenceCClearfield Area
Bloom—DuBois Area
PennBCurwensville Area

2 of the 5 neighbors share Curwensville Area with Pike Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Pike 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 Pike Townshipin other towns
Curwensville Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Curwensville
B+
533 students12:1Rate it →
Curwensville Area JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Curwensville
B
429 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Pike Township’s schools

Are Pike Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Pennsylvania: the public schools Pike Township children attend outscore 61% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pike Township in?

Curwensville Area School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 962 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Pike Township’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Pike Township spend per student?

$17,777 in Curwensville 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.