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Schools in Watts Township · Susquenita School District

Watts Township’s public schools outscore 60% of Pennsylvania districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Watts Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Watts Township, 29% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). 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 97% 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
54%
▼ 1 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 7 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 8–12 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▼ 23% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,698 students on the public path
In brief

Watts Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1577 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Watts Township’s, its schools beat 48%, lower than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 54% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Watts Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,783 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Susquenita MS, then Susquenita 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Watts Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresA− Graduation

B: better than 60% of Pennsylvania school districts. Graduation is above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are below it.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1577)Better than 48%
Towns in Perry County (21)Better than 67%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 890 test results and a graduating class of 122 could put Watts Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Watts Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (882 in math, 898 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–4Susquenita El Schin DuncannonB
5–8Susquenita MSin DuncannonC+
9–12Susquenita HSin DuncannonA

Watts Township’s public schools are run by Susquenita School District, which also serves Duncannon, Marysville, New Buffalo and Penn 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.

Susquenita School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,698 students · 12.5 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,783PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 55.1% · 898 students tested
Math29%
State average 36.1% · 882 students tested

Watts Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Watts TownshipBSusquenita
HalifaxC+Halifax Area
BuffaloB−Newport
Reed—Susquenita
Miller—Newport
New Buffalo—Susquenita
WheatfieldBSusquenita
PennBSusquenita

4 of the 7 neighbors share Susquenita with Watts Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Watts 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 Watts Townshipin other towns
Susquenita El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Duncannon
B
646 students12:1Rate it →
Susquenita MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Duncannon
C+
562 students14:1Rate it →
Susquenita HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Duncannon
A
490 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Watts Township’s schools

Are Watts Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Pennsylvania: the public schools Watts Township children attend outscore 60% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Watts Township in?

Susquenita School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,698 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Watts Township kids go to high school?

Susquenita HS in Duncannon, with 490 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Watts Township’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Watts Township spend per student?

$16,783 in Susquenita 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.