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Schools in Tower City · Williams Valley School District

Tower City’s public schools score below 71% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Tower City’s districts is 17%, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Tower City, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
38%
▼ 17 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 19 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs PA 88%
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

Tower City’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1996 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Tower City’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Tower City’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,706 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Williams Valley JSHS. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Tower City’s grade

C− Test scoresC+ Graduation

C: better than 29% of Pennsylvania school districts. Graduation is above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are below it.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1996)Better than 9%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 452 test results and a graduating class of 78 could put Tower City anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Tower City’s students in the tested grades sat them (427 in math, 476 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Tower City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Williams Valley El SchWilliams Valley School DistrictC
7–12Williams Valley JSHSWilliams Valley School DistrictC−

Tower City’s public schools are run by Williams Valley School District, which also serves Porter, Rush, Wiconisco and Williams and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the 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

Tower City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tower CityCWilliams Valley

Every school in Tower City

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 Tower Cityin other towns
Williams Valley El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6
C
497 students13:1Rate it →
Williams Valley JSHS
High · Grades 7–12
C−
433 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Tower City’s schools

Are Tower City’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Tower City children attend score below 71% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Tower City in?

Williams Valley School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 930 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Tower City’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Williams Valley School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Tower City spend per student?

$14,706 in Williams Valley School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.