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Schools in Rush Township

Rush Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 32% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
930 students on the public path
In brief

Rush Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Rush Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Williams Valley El Sch places highest (better than 25%); Williams Valley JSHS lowest (23%). 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 Rush Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Williams Valley El Schin Tower CityC
7–12Williams Valley JSHSin Tower CityC−

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

Williams Valley School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 930 students · 13.3 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$14,706PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 55.1% · 476 students tested
Math17%
State average 36.1% · 427 students tested

Rush Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rush Township—Williams Valley
Jefferson—Upper Dauphin Area
East HanoverB+Lower Dauphin
Middle PaxtonC+Central Dauphin

Every school in Rush 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 Rush Townshipin other towns
Williams Valley El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Tower City
C
497 students13:1Rate it →
Williams Valley JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Tower City
C−
433 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Rush Township’s schools

Are Rush Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rush Township. Williams Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rush Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Rush Township in?

Williams Valley School District.

Where do Rush Township kids go to high school?

Williams Valley JSHS.

Parents talk

What Rush 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). Stars are from neighbors.