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Schools in Wells Township

Wells Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.0K
▼ 8% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
377 students on the public path
In brief

Wells Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Wells Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Forbes Road El Sch places highest (better than 52%); Forbes Road JSHS lowest (47%). 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 Wells Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Forbes Road El Schin WaterfallB−
7–12Forbes Road JSHSin WaterfallB−

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

Forbes Road School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 377 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,000PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 55.1% · 173 students tested
Math47%
State average 36.1% · 166 students tested

Wells Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wells Township—Forbes Road
East ProvidenceC+Everett Area
TaylorA−Forbes Road
Broad TopBTussey Mountain
Brush Creek—Southern Fulton
Wood—Tussey Mountain
Valley-Hi—Southern Fulton

Every school in Wells 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 Wells Townshipin other towns
Forbes Road El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Waterfall
B−
219 students11:1Rate it →
Forbes Road JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Waterfall
B−
158 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Wells Township’s schools

Are Wells Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wells Township. Forbes Road School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wells Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wells Township in?

Forbes Road School District.

Where do Wells Township kids go to high school?

Forbes Road JSHS.

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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.