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Schools in Upper Turkeyfoot Township · Rockwood Area School District

Upper Turkeyfoot Township’s public schools outscore 87% of Pennsylvania districts

Reading proficiency in Upper Turkeyfoot Township’s districts is 69%, above the Pennsylvania average (55%). The grade covers the public school district serving Upper Turkeyfoot Township, 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 98% 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
69%
▲ 14 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▲ 8 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 8–12 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.3K
▼ 2% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.9
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
566 students on the public path
In brief

Upper Turkeyfoot Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 2047 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Upper Turkeyfoot Township’s, its schools beat 93%, higher than their 87% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 69% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,279 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 Rockwood Area JSHS. Enrollment is down 15% since 2020–21. 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 Upper Turkeyfoot Township’s grade

A− Test scoresA− Graduation

A: better than 87% of Pennsylvania school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Pennsylvania average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 87%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (2047)Better than 93%
Towns in Somerset County (25)Better than 80%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 316 test results and a graduating class of 69 could put Upper Turkeyfoot Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Upper Turkeyfoot Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (304 in math, 327 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Upper Turkeyfoot Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Rockwood Area El Schin RockwoodB−
7–12Rockwood Area JSHSin RockwoodB

Upper Turkeyfoot Township’s public schools are run by Rockwood Area School District, which also serves Black, Casselman, Middlecreek and Milford 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.

Rockwood Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 566 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$21,279PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 55.1% · 327 students tested
Math44%
State average 36.1% · 304 students tested

Upper Turkeyfoot Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Upper Turkeyfoot TownshipARockwood Area
Lower Turkeyfoot—Turkeyfoot Valley Area
Addison—Turkeyfoot Valley Area
Black—Rockwood Area
Middlecreek—Rockwood Area
MilfordARockwood Area
Casselman—Rockwood Area
SpringfieldC−Connellsville Area

4 of the 7 neighbors share Rockwood Area with Upper Turkeyfoot Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Upper Turkeyfoot 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 Upper Turkeyfoot Townshipin other towns
Rockwood Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Rockwood
B−
295 students11:1Rate it →
Rockwood Area JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Rockwood
B
271 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Upper Turkeyfoot Township’s schools

Are Upper Turkeyfoot Township’s schools good?

By Pennsylvania’s own tests, yes: the public schools Upper Turkeyfoot Township children attend outscore 87% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Upper Turkeyfoot Township in?

Rockwood Area School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 566 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Upper Turkeyfoot Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Rockwood Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Upper Turkeyfoot Township spend per student?

$21,279 in Rockwood Area 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.