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Schools in Pleasant Gap

Pleasant Gap’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▼ 14% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,579 students on the public path
In brief

Pleasant Gap’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Pleasant Gap’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Bellefonte Area HS places highest (better than 95%); Bellefonte Area MS lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Pleasant Gap, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Bellefonte Area HS. 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 Pleasant Gap, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–8Bellefonte Area MSin BellefonteC+
9–12Bellefonte Area HSin BellefonteA+

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

Bellefonte Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 2,579 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,792PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 55.1% · 1135 students tested
Math44%
State average 36.1% · 1211 students tested

Pleasant Gap vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pleasant Gap—Bellefonte Area

Every school in Pleasant Gap

6 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 Pleasant Gapin other towns
Marion-Walker El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bellefonte
A−
353 students13:1Rate it →
Bellefonte El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bellefonte
B
318 students10:1Rate it →
Benner El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bellefonte
A−
252 students13:1Rate it →
Pleasant Gap El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5
A−
215 students9:1Rate it →
Bellefonte Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bellefonte
C+
591 students12:1Rate it →
Bellefonte Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Bellefonte
A+
850 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Pleasant Gap’s schools

Are Pleasant Gap’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pleasant Gap. Bellefonte Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Gap. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pleasant Gap in?

Bellefonte Area School District.

Where do Pleasant Gap kids go to high school?

Bellefonte Area HS.

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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.