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Schools in Polk Township

Polk Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.4K
▼ 11% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
833 students on the public path
In brief

Polk Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Polk Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Brockway Area Elementary Sch places highest (better than 80%); Brockway Area JSHS lowest (55%). 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 Polk Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Brockway Area Elementary Schin BrockwayA−
7–12Brockway Area JSHSin BrockwayB

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

Brockway Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 833 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,450PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 55.1% · 491 students tested
Math52%
State average 36.1% · 468 students tested

Polk Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Polk Township—Brockway Area
WarsawB+Brookville Area
Heath—Brookville Area
SnyderB+Brockway Area

Every school in Polk 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 Polk Townshipin other towns
Brockway Area Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Brockway
A−
433 students11:1Rate it →
Brockway Area JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Brockway
B
400 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Polk Township’s schools

Are Polk Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Polk Township. Brockway Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Polk Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Polk Township in?

Brockway Area School District.

Where do Polk Township kids go to high school?

Brockway Area JSHS.

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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.