Best Public Schools in Spring Church, PA

Summary:

The city of Spring Church, Pennsylvania is home to three schools that are part of the Apollo-Ridge School District: Apollo-Ridge Elementary School, Apollo-Ridge High School, and Apollo-Ridge Middle School. The district is ranked 312 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Among the three schools, Apollo-Ridge High School stands out as a top performer, ranking 245 out of 686 Pennsylvania high schools for the 2023-2024 school year and achieving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the previous year. The high school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.5% and outperforms the district and state averages in Keystone Exam proficiency for 11th-grade students in Biology and Literature. In contrast, Apollo-Ridge Elementary School performs better than the district and state averages in PSSA Science proficiency and has a relatively low dropout rate of 1.6%.

Despite these standout performances, the schools in the Apollo-Ridge School District generally perform at similar levels, with all three schools scoring below the state averages in PSSA Math proficiency for all grades. Additionally, all three schools have 100% of their students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of poverty in the community, which may be a contributing factor to the overall academic performance of the 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
Apollo-Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1831 State Route 56	Spring Church	15686	Armstrong County	Apollo-Ridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 478-6000	533	43	12.4	100.0%	491 (92.1%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	49.4	874^th of 1526 public elementary schools	42.7%		49.7	874^th of 1534 public elementary schools	43.0%					48.2	43.6	44.4				45.5	79.3		79.3	52.4	48.3	50.0				50.2	$20,186	$299	$19,887
Apollo-Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1825 State Route 56	Spring Church	15686	Armstrong County	Apollo-Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 478-6000	308	43	7.1	104.2%	284 (92.2%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	65.3	245^th of 686 public high schools	64.3%		90.4	37^th of 674 public high schools	94.5%	208	27.6	68.9	72.2																		$31,327	$427	$30,900
Apollo-Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1829 State Route 56	Spring Church	15686	Armstrong County	Apollo-Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 478-6000	262	24	10.8	100.0%	242 (92.4%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	52.7	431^st of 891 public middle schools	51.6%		47.6	498^th of 893 public middle schools	44.2%	67							22.4	29.0	17.1	23.1		61.0	61.0				59.7	49.5	53.7	53.7	$16,517	$299	$16,218

Cities Near Spring Church

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Vandergrift	6.51 mi	3	383^rd
Elderton	7.44 mi	1	440^th
Apollo	8.03 mi	1
Leechburg	8.23 mi	4	164^th
Saltsburg	9.09 mi	1	170^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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