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Schools in West Middletown

West Middletown’s public schools

Avella Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Middletown. 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 96% 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
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.2K
▲ 6% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.3
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
470 students on the public path
In brief

West Middletown’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of West Middletown’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Avella Area JSHS places highest (better than 71%); Avella El Center lowest (42%). 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 West Middletown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Avella El Centerin AvellaC+
7–12Avella Area JSHSin AvellaB+

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

Avella Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 470 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$23,165PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 55.1% · 258 students tested
Math31%
State average 36.1% · 239 students tested

West Middletown vs. its neighbors

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

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West Middletown—Avella Area

Every school in West Middletown

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 West Middletownin other towns
Avella El Center
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Avella
C+
242 students10:1Rate it →
Avella Area JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Avella
B+
228 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about West Middletown’s schools

Are West Middletown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Middletown. Avella Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Middletown. 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 West Middletown in?

Avella Area School District.

Where do West Middletown kids go to high school?

Avella Area JSHS.

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What West Middletown 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.