Best Public Schools in Butler County, Pennsylvania & Rankings

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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
Mars Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	520 Route 228	Mars	16046	Butler County	Mars Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 625-1581	1,054	70	15.1	11.8%	997 (94.6%)	10 (0.9%)	20 (1.9%)	22 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	84.1	88^th of 686 public high schools	87.2%		80.6	109^th of 674 public high schools	83.8%	21	59.5	71.6	77.0																		$13,920	$236	$13,683
Mars Area Middle School	Public	7-8	1775 Three Degree Rd	Mars	16046	Butler County	Mars Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 625-3145	484	37	13.2	10.5%	457 (94.4%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	85.6	94^th of 891 public middle schools	89.5%		87.2	86^th of 893 public middle schools	90.4%	8								48.9	38.4	44.0		73.0	73.0					76.4	68.5	72.8	$12,649	$163	$12,486
Mars Area Centennial School	Public	5-6	100 Winfield Manor Dr	Mars	16046	Butler County	Mars Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 625-2601	540	33	16.6	11.7%	507 (93.9%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.7%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)						64.3	62.1			63.3						75.9	72.7			74.4	$11,239	$83	$11,155
Haine Middle School	Public	5-6	1516 Haine School Road	Cranberry Twp	16066	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 776-1325	494	42	11.6	19.8%	387 (78.3%)	22 (4.5%)	24 (4.9%)	29 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)								(n/a)						58.6	64.8			61.7						73.4	67.3			70.4	$16,453	$821	$15,632
Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 Pittsburgh St	Zelienople	16063	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 452-8280	744	50	14.9	16.9%	684 (91.9%)	12 (1.6%)	14 (1.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.5%)	77.5	341^st of 1526 public elementary schools	77.7%		79.8	286^th of 1534 public elementary schools	81.4%	55				58.1	74.5					66.7	95.1		95.1	58.8	80.1					69.9	$14,329	$803	$13,526
Rowan Elementary School	Public	K-4	8051 Rowan Rd	Cranberry Twp	16066	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 776-1518	527	37	14.3	14.0%	449 (85.2%)	13 (2.5%)	13 (2.5%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	84.1	208^th of 1526 public elementary schools	86.4%		84.9	192^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	87.5%	16				76.9	70.5					73.7	91.5		91.5	72.1	77.2					74.7	$15,103	$812	$14,291
Haine Elementary School	Public	K-4	1516 Haine School Rd	Cranberry Twp	16066	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 776-1581	813	57	14.3	20.8%	610 (75.0%)	29 (3.6%)	71 (8.7%)	58 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.4%)	76.6	358^th of 1526 public elementary schools	76.5%		76.5	342^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	77.7%	16				67.4	58.8					63.1	92.2		92.2	66.0	73.5					69.7	$14,328	$928	$13,400
Butler County Area Vocational Technical School	Public	9-12	210 Campus Lane	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(724) 282-0735	22	21	1.0		22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9	609^th of 686 public high schools	11.2%					(n/a)	13.2	23.3	24.1
Emily Brittain Elementary School	Public	K-5	338 North Washington Street	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	253	25	10.2	71.1%	203 (80.2%)	19 (7.5%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.1%)	47.3	901^st of 1526 public elementary schools	41.0%		43.2	971^st of 1534 public elementary schools	36.7%	70				58.8	38.1	43.2				46.0	64.3		64.3	64.7	40.4	54.0				52.2	$15,677	$1,048	$14,630
Mcquistion Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 Mechling Drive	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	534	40	13.2	62.4%	481 (90.1%)	10 (1.9%)	25 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	67	554^th of 1526 public elementary schools	63.7%		64.8	600^th of 1534 public elementary schools	60.9%	46				68.9	63.4	43.0				58.4	84.2		84.2	62.8	64.6	51.3				59.6	$15,675	$1,048	$14,628
Northwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	124 Staley Avenue	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	403	30	13.4	48.9%	379 (94.0%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	80.6	272^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	82.2%		79.9	283^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	81.6%	11				70.2	60.0	55.2				61.4	87.7		87.7	77.2	78.2	77.6				77.7	$15,675	$1,048	$14,628
Center Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	950 Mercer Road	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	631	51	12.3	40.3%	599 (94.9%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	74.9	396^th of 1526 public elementary schools	74.0%		77.7	327^th of 1534 public elementary schools	78.7%	69				68.8	59.8	48.6				58.6	85.4		85.4	73.0	66.0	71.5				70.2	$15,676	$1,048	$14,628
Butler Area IHS	Public	6-8	551 Fairground Hill Road	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 287-8721	1,342	115	11.6	47.2%	1,233 (91.9%)	26 (1.9%)	30 (2.2%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.4%)	73.4	213^th of 891 public middle schools	76.1%		67.9	269^th of 893 public middle schools	69.9%	56							44.7	38.9	31.5	38.3		62.2	62.2				66.5	65.5	61.3	64.4	$15,635	$676	$14,960
Butler Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	120 Campus Lane	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 287-8721	1,989	110	18.0	30.9%	1,835 (92.3%)	34 (1.7%)	41 (2.1%)	9 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (3.3%)	50.5	384^th of 686 public high schools	44.0%		52.4	359^th of 674 public high schools	46.7%	25	40.6	48.6	58.4																		$15,650	$676	$14,974
Broad Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Broad St	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 214-3630	212	18	11.5	92.5%	163 (76.9%)	14 (6.6%)	12 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.8%)	25.6	1147^th of 1526 public elementary schools	24.8%		22.7	1194^th of 1534 public elementary schools	22.2%	47				26.5	23.7	34.5				27.7	50.0		50.0	41.2	35.0	55.1				42.7	$15,676	$1,048	$14,628
Slippery Rock Area Elementary School	Public	K-5	470 N Main St	Slippery Rock	16057	Butler County	Slippery Rock Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 794-2960	452	31	14.6	43.8%	418 (92.5%)	8 (1.8%)	9 (2.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	78.2	326^th of 1526 public elementary schools	78.6%		84.3	209^th of 1534 public elementary schools	86.4%	117				69.6	54.6	74.2				65.6	88.4		88.4	82.3	55.9	79.0				72.0	$9,282	$416	$8,865
Slippery Rock Area High School	Public	9-12	201 Kiester Rd	Slippery Rock	16057	Butler County	Slippery Rock Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 794-2960	626	53	11.8	35.0%	587 (93.8%)	9 (1.4%)	10 (1.6%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	80.2	113^th of 686 public high schools	83.5%		73.7	168^th of 674 public high schools	75.1%	55	57.6	60.5	80.3																		$12,971	$38	$12,934
Slippery Rock Area Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Kiester Rd	Slippery Rock	16057	Butler County	Slippery Rock Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 794-2960	460	38	12.0	40.9%	430 (93.5%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	85.4	96^th of 891 public middle schools	89.2%		90.5	60^th of 893 public middle schools	93.3%	36							69.5	57.5	37.8	53.9		72.1	72.1				71.3	69.4	62.8	67.6	$9,911	$203	$9,707
Knoch Middle School	Public	6-8	754 Dinnerbell Rd	Saxonburg	16056	Butler County	Knoch School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 352-1700	499	35	14.4	32.1%	484 (97.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	65.6	306^th of 891 public middle schools	65.7%		73	217^th of 893 public middle schools	75.7%	89							44.7	34.0	22.8	33.1		59.3	59.3				58.5	65.3	57.9	60.5	$16,478	$820	$15,658
Knoch Primary School	Public	K-3	328 Knoch Road	Saxonburg	16056	Butler County	Knoch School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 352-1700	514	32	16.0	33.5%	485 (94.4%)	6 (1.2%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)								(n/a)				72.5						72.5				68.6						68.6	$14,374	$900	$13,475
Knoch Intermediate Elementary School	Public	4-5	340 Knoch Road	Saxonburg	16056	Butler County	Knoch School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 352-1700	308	27	11.4	30.2%	303 (98.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	81.6	254^th of 1526 public elementary schools	83.4%		79.9	284^th of 1534 public elementary schools	81.5%	30					71.4	68.5				69.8	90.3		90.3		60.9	72.7				67.5	$17,536	$1,321	$16,214
Knoch High School	Public	9-12	345 Knoch Rd	Saxonburg	16056	Butler County	Knoch School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 352-1700	698	48	14.6	23.6%	679 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	52.5	366^th of 686 public high schools	46.6%		53.1	354^th of 674 public high schools	47.5%	12	25.1	57.4	64.3																		$17,394	$903	$16,491
Ehrman Crest Middle School	Public	5-6	2070A Ehrman Rd	Cranberry Twp	16066	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 538-8800	615	40	15.4	18.4%	556 (90.4%)	10 (1.6%)	8 (1.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)								(n/a)						43.4	55.8			49.6						61.5	68.5			65.0	$16,094	$1,020	$15,074
Moraine Elementary School	Public	K-5	350 Main St	Prospect	16052	Butler County	Slippery Rock Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 865-2010	347	28	12.4	44.7%	332 (95.7%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	81.5	256^th of 1526 public elementary schools	83.2%		85.7	179^th of 1534 public elementary schools	88.3%	77				66.6	68.9	71.4				68.9	95.5		95.5	65.0	75.6	71.4				70.2	$10,213	$603	$9,609
Ryan Gloyer Middle School	Public	7-8	122 Seneca School Rd	Harmony	16037	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 452-6043	1,123	95	11.8	21.4%	966 (86.0%)	24 (2.1%)	43 (3.8%)	26 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.7%)	78.2	158^th of 891 public middle schools	82.3%		80.4	146^th of 893 public middle schools	83.7%	12								49.1	29.5	39.4		66.4	66.4					69.3	64.6	67.0	$19,847	$674	$19,174
Seneca Valley High School	Public	9-12	128 Seneca School Rd	Harmony	16037	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 452-6041	2,307	169	13.6	18.5%	2,051 (88.9%)	45 (2.0%)	73 (3.2%)	67 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (3.1%)	65.3	246^th of 686 public high schools	64.1%		75.3	149^th of 674 public high schools	77.9%	97	40.6	64.9	65.3																		$19,000	$617	$18,383
Ehrman Crest Elementary School	Public	K-4	2070 Ehrman Rd	Cranberry Twp	16066	Butler County	Seneca Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 538-3680	758	51	14.7	18.9%	663 (87.5%)	9 (1.2%)	34 (4.5%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.6%)	79.1	308^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.8%		76.7	338^th of 1534 public elementary schools	78.0%	30				72.9	61.6					67.4	89.5		89.5	72.2	70.0					71.0	$15,286	$940	$14,346
Connoquenessing Elementary School	Public	K-5	102 Connoquenessing School Roa	Renfrew	16053	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 287-8721	300	20	15.2	29.7%	291 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	77	350^th of 1526 public elementary schools	77.1%		87.3	150^th of 1534 public elementary schools	90.2%	200				61.9	73.6	75.6				70.8	83.9		83.9	71.4	61.4	65.2				65.5	$15,676	$1,048	$14,628
Summit Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	351 Brinker Road	Butler	16002	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 287-8721	278	19	14.4	51.1%	272 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	58.8	728^th of 1526 public elementary schools	52.3%		52.3	837^th of 1534 public elementary schools	45.4%	109				42.2	71.1	54.1				55.0	86.8		86.8	48.9	47.3	62.2				52.5	$15,676	$1,048	$14,628
Buffalo Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Sarver Rd	Sarver	16055	Butler County	Freeport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 353-9577	584	39	14.9	25.5%	555 (95.0%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	80.9	267^th of 1526 public elementary schools	82.5%		83.5	216^th of 1534 public elementary schools	85.9%	51				76.7	62.4	67.7				68.2	99.0		99.0	54.6	73.0	75.3				68.5	$13,173	$733	$12,440
Freeport Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	625 South Pike Rd	Freeport	16055	Butler County	Freeport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 295-5143	546	39	14.0	27.3%	516 (94.5%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	94.4	22^nd of 686 public high schools	96.8%		87.6	59^th of 674 public high schools	91.2%	37	76.9	79.4	89.2																		$17,967	$352	$17,615
Freeport Area Middle School	Public	6-8	629 South Pike Rd.	Sarver	16055	Butler County	Freeport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 295-9020	426	31	13.7	28.4%	414 (97.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	89.8	64^th of 891 public middle schools	92.8%		85	104^th of 893 public middle schools	88.4%	40							74.0	46.4	47.7	56.6		74.7	74.7				71.1	73.2	81.4	75.1	$14,874	$414	$14,460
Mars Area Elementary School	Public	2-4	549 Route 228	Mars	16046	Butler County	Mars Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 625-3161	907	51	17.6	12.8%	846 (93.3%)	7 (0.8%)	12 (1.3%)	34 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	85.5	181^st of 1526 public elementary schools	88.1%		87.6	146^th of 1534 public elementary schools	90.5%	35				73.3	75.1					74.2	90.0		90.0	77.8	79.6					78.7	$11,192	$106	$11,085
Mars Area Primary Center	Public	K-1	547 Route 228	Mars	16046	Butler County	Mars Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 625-1588	532	25	21.1	10.5%	493 (92.7%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)								(n/a)																					$9,789	$123	$9,666
Moniteau Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1810 W Sunbury Rd	West Sunbury	16061	Butler County	Moniteau School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 637-2091	546	42	13.1	90.5%	534 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	59.1	306^th of 686 public high schools	55.4%		52.1	362^nd of 674 public high schools	46.3%	56	37.7	47.0	75.7					32.0	14.2	23.6		52.9	52.9					47.4	55.3	51.1	$19,187	$768	$18,420
Dassa McKinney Elementary School	Public	K-6	391 Hooker Rd	West Sunbury	16061	Butler County	Moniteau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 637-2321	592	43	13.9	100.0%	570 (96.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	63.4	628^th of 1526 public elementary schools	58.8%		67.8	537^th of 1534 public elementary schools	65.0%	91				65.9	59.8	32.4	45.7			51.4	95.2		95.2	57.3	55.4	51.3	54.3			54.7	$15,233	$609	$14,624
Chicora Elementary School	Public	K-6	205 Kittanning Street	Chicora	16025	Butler County	Karns City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 445-3680	455	29	15.7	27.0%	443 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	45.7	930^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.1%		41.5	995^th of 1534 public elementary schools	35.1%	65				47.0	46.6	31.8	23.9			37.2	75.0		75.0	63.8	53.4	39.7	46.9			51.1	$14,123	$634	$13,488
Karns City High School	Public	7-12	1446 Kittanning Pike	Karns City	16041	Butler County	Karns City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 756-2030	607	48	12.6	26.9%	588 (96.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	37.2	476^th of 686 public high schools	30.6%		55.2	338^th of 674 public high schools	49.9%	138	37.9	39.6	50.0					20.0	23.1	21.6		69.5	69.5					48.9	62.5	55.7	$21,677	$700	$20,977
Victory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1819 Georgetown Rd	Harrisville	16038	Butler County	Franklin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 786-7311	223	23	9.5	100.0%	210 (94.2%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	23.3	1177^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.9%		34	1088^th of 1534 public elementary schools	29.1%	89				16.7	28.0	16.1	20.0			19.9	76.0		76.0	27.6	28.0	48.4	31.4			34.2	$18,481	$1,201	$17,280

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