Best Public Schools in Vandergrift, PA

Summary:

The Kiski Area School District in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, operates three schools: one high school, one middle school, and one elementary school. While the district as a whole is ranked 179 out of 606 in Pennsylvania and rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, the individual school performance varies significantly.

Kiski Area High School maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 21.6 despite being the largest school with 1,126 students. The school has a strong 95.3% four-year graduation rate, outperforming the state average, and a low 0.6% dropout rate. However, Kiski Area High School students performed below the state averages on Keystone Exams in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature.

Kiski Area East Primary School, the district's elementary school, stands out with exceptional academic performance. The school has the lowest student-teacher ratio (14.3) among the three schools and very high proficiency rates on PSSA exams, exceeding the district and state averages in both Math and English Language Arts for grades 3 and 4. Additionally, Kiski Area East Primary School has an impressive 92.3% proficiency rate in 4th grade Science, significantly higher than the district and state averages. This success may be attributed to the school's high free/reduced lunch eligibility rate of 100%, suggesting it serves a predominantly low-income student population that benefits from targeted resources and support.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)					PSSA Science (2023)			PSSA English Language Arts (2023)					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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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 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 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
Kiski Area High School	Public	9-12	240 Hyde Park Rd	Vandergrift	15690	Westmoreland County	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 845-8181	1,126	52	21.6	30.6%	1,024 (90.9%)	73 (6.5%)	13 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	47.2	401^st of 674 public high schools	40.5%		68.8	213^th of 634 public high schools	66.4%	188	12.6	45.8	60.6														$21,845	$959	$20,886
Kiski Area IHS	Public	7-8	260 Hyde Park Rd	Vandergrift	15690	Westmoreland County	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 845-2219	543	28	19.3	55.6%	493 (90.8%)	30 (5.5%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	53.5	431^st of 893 public middle schools	51.7%		64.6	307^th of 883 public middle schools	65.2%	124						31.8	17.5	24.7		58.1	58.1			60.0	43.9	51.9	$19,498	$757	$18,740
Kiski Area East Primary School	Public	K-4	420 Franklin Ave	Vandergrift	15690	Westmoreland County	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 567-6706	423	29	14.3	100.0%	341 (80.6%)	43 (10.2%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	74.9	385^th of 1534 public elementary schools	74.9%		71.7	465^th of 1534 public elementary schools	69.7%	80				65.2	57.8			61.0	92.3		92.3	65.2	64.4			64.8	$14,883	$1,563	$13,319

Cities Near Vandergrift

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Leechburg	2.19 mi	4	201^st
Apollo	2.33 mi	1
Spring Church	4.96 mi	3	328^th
Lower Burrell	6.76 mi	4	577^th
Freeport	7.97 mi	4	64^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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Best Public Schools in Vandergrift, PA

Kiski Area East Primary School

Kiski Area IHS

Kiski Area High School

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