Best Public Schools in Burgettstown, PA

Summary:

The Burgettstown, Pennsylvania area is home to two schools - Burgettstown Middle School/High School and Burgettstown Elementary Center, both part of the Burgettstown Area School District. While the elementary school demonstrates stronger academic performance, particularly in math and science, the middle/high school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years.

Burgettstown Elementary Center outperforms the middle/high school and state/district averages in many subject areas, with 49.8% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math compared to 34.4% at the middle/high school. The elementary school also spends more per student ($21,617) than the middle/high school ($16,695), which may contribute to its academic success. However, the elementary school has a higher student-teacher ratio of 13.2, compared to 10.8 at the middle/high school.

The middle/high school has seen a concerning decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 366 out of 634 Pennsylvania high schools in 2021-2022 to 490 out of 674 in 2022-2023. Additionally, the middle/high school has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (35.17%) compared to the elementary school (54.57%), which could be a factor in the academic performance gap between the two schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	PSSA Math (2024)							PSSA Science (2024)			PSSA English Language Arts (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burgettstown Elementary Center	Public	K-5	100 Bavington Rd	Burgettstown	15021	Washington County	Burgettstown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 947-8150	445	36	12.2	50.8%	403 (90.6%)	9 (2.0%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	61.8	667^th of 1526 public elementary schools	56.3%		53.5	820^th of 1534 public elementary schools	46.5%	153				47.7	57.9	42.8				49.8	89.4		89.4	60.9	67.1	47.2				58.5	$21,617	$410	$21,206
Burgettstown Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	104 Bavington Rd	Burgettstown	15021	Washington County	Burgettstown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 947-8100	518	47	11.0	39.6%	493 (95.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)	42.2	453^rd of 686 public high schools	34.0%		33.7	490^th of 674 public high schools	27.3%	37	43.5	32.9	57.2				44.6	41.1	18.1	34.4		47.2	47.2				47.7	59.0	47.3	51.7	$16,695	$1,060	$15,635

Cities Near Burgettstown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Imperial	8.92 mi	3	32^nd
Mc Donald	9.17 mi	7	116^th
Avella	9.6 mi	2	507^th
Oakdale	10.51 mi	3	29^th
Aliquippa	10.65 mi	8	556^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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