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Schools in Trooper · Methacton School District

Trooper’s public schools beat 86% of Pennsylvania districts

The public schools Trooper’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

62%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 14 pts vs PA 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 6 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$24.3K
▲ 11% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Schools
0
In brief

Trooper’s schools, in brief

Strong statewide, typical for its income level

Statewide, Trooper’s schools beat 86% of districts. Compared with the 503 towns that have similar household incomes, that drops to 62%. Some of the strong showing reflects who lives here, so families moving from a similar town shouldn’t expect a big step up. How it compares ↓

Which school depends on your street

With four elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Arcola Intrmd Sch and Methacton HS. See the path ↓

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.

The School Grade

How Trooper compares

A Test scoresB Graduation
Pennsylvania school districts we grade (683)Better than 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (503)Better than 62%
High confidence. Built on 2,222 tested students and a graduating class of 362; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change 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 Trooper.

4 schools teach K in Trooper’s district. Which one depends on your address: Worcester El Sch, Woodland El Sch, Arrowhead El Sch and Eagleville El Sch.
The path, start to finish
K–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Arcola Intrmd Schin Eagleville
9–12Methacton HSin Eagleville

The district

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

Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math51%
State average 37.1%

Every school in Trooper

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 Trooper

There’s no college in Trooper, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Ursinus College in Collegeville, 4.3 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Trooper. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 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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