Best Public Schools in Tarentum, PA

Summary:

The city of Tarentum, Pennsylvania is home to two elementary schools: Highlands Elementary School and Curtisville Pri Center. Highlands Elementary is the larger of the two, serving 610 students, while Curtisville Pri Center has a smaller enrollment of 360 students in grades K-2.

Highlands Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by PSSA test scores, is generally below the state averages in Math, Science, and English Language Arts, with some exceptions in 4th-grade Science and 3rd-grade Math. The school's statewide ranking has hovered around 1,000-1,100 out of over 1,500 elementary schools in Pennsylvania. In contrast, Curtisville Pri Center does not have available PSSA data, making it difficult to directly compare its academic performance to Highlands Elementary or state standards.

The two schools also differ in their per-student spending, with Curtisville Pri Center spending $18,634 per student, which is higher than the $17,131 spent per student at Highlands Elementary. Both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with Highlands at 13.3 and Curtisville at 13.2 students per teacher. These differences in funding and resources may contribute to the observed performance gaps between the schools, though further investigation would be needed to fully understand the factors at play.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Curtisville Pri Center	Public	K-2	1715 Saxonburg Boulevard	Tarentum	15084	Allegheny County	Deer Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 265-5340	375	28	13.5	42.4%	347 (92.5%)	5 (1.3%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)								(n/a)									$18,634	$1,242	$17,393
Highlands Elementary School	Public	1-4	101 East 9th Ave	Tarentum	15084	Allegheny County	Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 224-0300	585	46	12.8	100.0%	395 (67.5%)	78 (13.3%)	18 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (15.2%)	36.4	1051^st of 1526 public elementary schools	31.1%		36.4	1066^th of 1534 public elementary schools	30.5%	15	47.1	41.0	43.9	69.4	69.4	44.8	38.6	41.6	$17,131	$1,203	$15,928

Cities Near Tarentum

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brackenridge	1.88 mi	1
Arnold	2.15 mi	2	700^th
Natrona Heights	2.35 mi	2	576^th
New Kensington	2.87 mi	3	718^th
Lower Burrell	2.9 mi	4	644^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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