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Schools in Sidman

Sidman’s public schools

Forest Hills School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sidman. 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 98% 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
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 29% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,792 students on the public path
In brief

Sidman’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sidman’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Forest Hills El Sch places highest (better than 57%); Forest Hills JSHS lowest (29%). 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 Sidman, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Forest Hills El SchForest Hills School DistrictB
7–12Forest Hills JSHSForest Hills School DistrictC

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

Forest Hills School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,792 students · 14.2 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$15,506PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 55.1% · 868 students tested
Math44%
State average 36.1% · 815 students tested

Sidman vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sidman—Forest Hills
AdamsA−Forest Hills
CroyleA−Forest Hills

All 2 neighbors share Forest Hills with Sidman, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Sidman

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 Sidmanin other towns
Forest Hills El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
994 students14:1Rate it →
Forest Hills JSHS
High · Grades 7–12
C
798 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Sidman’s schools

Are Sidman’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sidman. Forest Hills School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sidman. 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 Sidman in?

Forest Hills School District.

Where do Sidman kids go to high school?

Forest Hills 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.