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Schools in New Jerusalem · Brandywine Heights Area School District

New Jerusalem’s public schools beat 59% of Pennsylvania districts

The public schools New Jerusalem’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

39%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 5 pts vs PA 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 1 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$23.7K
▲ 9% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade

How New Jerusalem compares

B+ Test scoresC− Graduation
Pennsylvania school districts we grade (683)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1,262)Better than 39%
Lower confidence. Built on 128 tested students and a graduating class of 122. With numbers this small, one year can move the grade.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New Jerusalem.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Brandywine Heights El Schin Topton
9–12Brandywine Heights HSin Mertztown

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math42%
State average 37.1%

Every school in New Jerusalem

0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

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Within reach

Colleges near New Jerusalem

There’s no college in New Jerusalem, but 23 are within 30 miles. The closest is Kutztown University of Pennsylvania in Kutztown, 5.2 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of New Jerusalem. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 13 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.

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