Summary:
Kiski Area School District has a single high school, Kiski Area High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 213 out of 634 Pennsylvania high schools in 2021-2022 and 401 out of 674 in 2022-2023. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 3 stars out of 5 to 2 stars out of 5 over the past few years.
Academically, Kiski Area High School's proficiency rates on the Keystone Exams have been mixed. In 2023-2024, the school performed slightly below the state average in Algebra I (40.2% vs. 41.6%) and Literature (63% vs. 63.2%), but exceeded the state average in Biology (53.1% vs. 50.5%). However, in the previous year, the school's Algebra I proficiency rate was significantly lower at 12.6% compared to the state average of 34.1%.
The Kiski Area School District spends $21,845 per student, which is relatively high, and the high school has a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 30.64%, indicating a significant socioeconomic need among its student population. The school's student-teacher ratio of 21.6 is also worth noting as a potential factor in its academic performance.
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