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Schools in Taylorstown

Taylorstown’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▼ 10% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,513 students on the public path
In brief

Taylorstown’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Taylorstown’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. McGuffey HS places highest (better than 70%); McGuffey MS lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Taylorstown, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: McGuffey 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 Taylorstown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
6–8McGuffey MSin ClaysvilleC−
9–12McGuffey HSin ClaysvilleB+

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

McGuffey School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,513 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,564PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 55.1% · 816 students tested
Math32%
State average 36.1% · 696 students tested

Taylorstown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Taylorstown—McGuffey

Every school in Taylorstown

4 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 Taylorstownin other towns
Claysville El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Claysville
B−
478 students13:1Rate it →
Joe Walker El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Washington
B
199 students11:1Rate it →
McGuffey MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Claysville
C−
342 students12:1Rate it →
McGuffey HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Claysville
B+
494 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Taylorstown’s schools

Are Taylorstown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Taylorstown. McGuffey School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Taylorstown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Taylorstown in?

McGuffey School District.

Where do Taylorstown kids go to high school?

McGuffey HS.

Parents talk

What Taylorstown 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.