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Pennsylvania Title I schools beating the odds

Pennsylvania public schools where 60%+ of students qualify for free or reduced lunch AND the school's composite proficiency ranks in the top quartile of all Pennsylvania schools. The intersection that matters most for equity.

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PENNSYLVANIA · TITLE I BEATING THE ODDS
#SchoolCityDistrict% FRL% ProficientState %ile
201Zephyr Elementary SchoolWhitehallWhitehall-Coplay SD98.3%53.1%82
202Meadville Area SHSMeadvilleCrawford Central SD99.6%53.0%82
203State Street Elementary SchoolBadenAmbridge Area SD103%53.0%82
204Pottsgrove SHSPottstownPottsgrove SD99.7%53.0%81
205Tyrone Area Elementary SchoolTyroneTyrone Area SD60.6%52.9%81
206Dobson James SchoolPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SD100%52.9%81
207Blain Elementary SchoolBlainWest Perry SD103%52.8%81
208Clara Barton Elementary SchoolWest MifflinWest Mifflin Area SD98.7%52.8%81
209Conneaut Lake-Sadsbury Elementary SchoolConneaut LakeConneaut SD80.9%52.8%81
210Lehigh Parkway Elementary SchoolAllentownAllentown City SD97.1%52.8%81
211Amos K Hutchinson Elementary SchoolGreensburgGreensburg Salem SD102%52.7%81
212Smethport Area Elementary SchoolSmethportSmethport Area SD63.1%52.7%81
213Weatherly Area High SchoolWeatherlyWeatherly Area SD76.8%52.7%81
214Blairsville Elementary SchoolBlairsvilleRiver Valley SD104%52.7%80
215Forbes Road Elementary SchoolWaterfallForbes Road SD67.1%52.7%80
216South St Marys Street Elementary SchoolSaint MarysSaint Marys Area SD97.3%52.6%80
217March Elementary SchoolEastonEaston Area SD98.6%52.6%80
218Oxford Area High SchoolOxfordOxford Area SD102%52.5%80
219Canton Area Elementary SchoolCantonCanton Area SD101%52.5%80
220Brookville JSHSBrookvilleBrookville Area SD101%52.4%80
221Salisbury Elementary SchoolGapPequea Valley SD63.6%52.4%80
222Charleroi Area El CenterCharleroiCharleroi SD60.5%52.4%80
223Southmoreland Middle SchoolScottdaleSouthmoreland SD61.0%52.4%80
224Allen Middle SchoolCamp HillWest Shore SD75.4%52.3%80
225Belle Vernon Area High SchoolBelle VernonBelle Vernon Area SD99.6%52.3%80
226Oswayo Valley JSHSShinglehouseOswayo Valley SD74.3%52.2%79
227Northern Cambria Elementary SchoolNorthern CambriaNorthern Cambria SD99.6%52.2%79
228Oak Park Elementary SchoolLansdaleNorth Penn SD62.7%52.2%79
229Strodes Mills Elementary SchoolMcVeytownMifflin County SD98.8%52.1%79
230Otto-Eldred JSHSDuke CenterOtto-Eldred SD61.5%52.1%79
231Weatherly Area Elementary SchoolWeatherlyWeatherly Area SD66.7%52.1%79
232Loesche William H SchoolPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SD92.3%52.1%79
233New Foundations CSPhiladelphiaNew Foundations CS68.5%52.1%79
234Wharton Elementary SchoolLancasterLancaster SD102%52.0%79
235Coudersport Area JSHSCoudersportCoudersport Area SD98.8%51.9%79
236Fink Elementary SchoolMiddletownMiddletown Area SD72.4%51.9%79
237Hillside Elementary SchoolNew CumberlandWest Shore SD66.7%51.9%78
238Avalon Elementary SchoolPittsburghNorthgate SD104%51.8%78
239Dunmore El CenterDunmoreDunmore SD95.9%51.7%78
240Homer-Center Elementary SchoolHomer CityHomer-Center SD63.2%51.6%78
241Paradise Elementary SchoolParadisePequea Valley SD63.6%51.6%78
242Nottingham SchoolOxfordOxford Area SD99.8%51.6%78
243Menallen SchoolUniontownUniontown Area SD99.7%51.6%78
244Brecknock Elementary SchoolMohntonGovernor Mifflin SD99.3%51.4%78
245Hanover SHSHanoverHanover Public SD66.6%51.4%78
246Robert Reid Elementary SchoolMiddletownMiddletown Area SD71.5%51.4%78
247J.E. Harrison Middle SchoolPittsburghBaldwin-Whitehall SD99.6%51.3%78
248Preston SchoolLakewoodWayne Highlands SD62.9%51.2%77
249Titusville High SchoolTitusvilleTitusville Area SD65.5%51.1%77
250Case Avenue Elementary SchoolSharonSharon City SD99.0%51.0%77
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