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Schools in Sugarloaf Township

Sugarloaf Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.2K
▼ 3% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.2
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
608 students on the public path
In brief

Sugarloaf Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sugarloaf Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Benton Area HS places highest (better than 81%); Benton Area MS lowest (26%). 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 Sugarloaf Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6L R Appleman El Schin BentonB−
7–8Benton Area MSin BentonC
9–12Benton Area HSin BentonA−

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

Benton Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 608 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$21,173PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 55.1% · 363 students tested
Math41%
State average 36.1% · 339 students tested

Sugarloaf Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sugarloaf Township—Benton Area
Jackson—Benton Area
Davidson—Sullivan County
BentonB+Benton Area

2 of the 3 neighbors share Benton Area with Sugarloaf Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Sugarloaf Township

3 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 Sugarloaf Townshipin other towns
L R Appleman El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Benton
B−
308 students10:1Rate it →
Benton Area MS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Benton
C
100 students11:1Rate it →
Benton Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Benton
A−
200 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Sugarloaf Township’s schools

Are Sugarloaf Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sugarloaf Township. Benton Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sugarloaf Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sugarloaf Township in?

Benton Area School District.

Where do Sugarloaf Township kids go to high school?

Benton 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.