Penn’s public schools beat 64% of Pennsylvania districts
The public schools Penn’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 64% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
The short version on Penn’s schools
Penn shares its schools with neighboring towns
Every school on Penn’s path is shared: Selinsgrove Area El Sch, Selinsgrove Intrmd Sch, Selinsgrove Area MS and Selinsgrove Area HS. Jackson, Washington, Selinsgrove, Union and Monroe send their kids to all the same schools. The high school earns the best grade on the path (A+); the elementary school earns the lowest (D−). See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Penn spends 21% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
The strongest schools in the area
Penn outscores all seven towns that border it. The whole area is strong: even the lowest-scoring neighbor, Middlecreek, earns B. Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Penn compares
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 Penn.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Penn vs. its neighbors
Penn’s schools rank 1st of 8 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.
Every school in Penn
1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Penn families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Penn
There’s no college in Penn, but 5 are within 30 miles. The closest is Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, 1.3 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Penn. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
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.