Best Public Schools in Zip Code 15068

Summary:

The 15068 zip code area is home to 9 schools across two school districts, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 3 high schools. While the schools in the New Kensington-Arnold School District generally perform below state averages, the Burrell School District schools, such as Bon Air Elementary School and Burrell High School, stand out with higher proficiency rates and graduation rates.

Bon Air Elementary School in the Burrell School District has the highest proficiency rates in Math (66.9%) and English Language Arts (59.1%) among all the schools, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. Burrell High School also excels, with the highest graduation rate at 95.7% and the lowest dropout rate at 1.0% among the high schools. Additionally, Burrell High School's performance on Keystone Exams is above the district and state averages in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature.

In contrast, the schools in the New Kensington-Arnold School District, such as Valley Junior/Senior High School, have particularly low proficiency rates, ranking in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania high schools. These schools also have a significantly higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients, with several schools at 100%, highlighting the socioeconomic challenges faced by the district.

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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 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
Bon Air Elementary School	Public	K-3	3260 Leechburg Rd	Lower Burrell	15068	Westmoreland County	Burrell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 334-1463	497	31	15.8	42.7%	454 (91.3%)	5 (1.0%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)								(n/a)				66.9						66.9				59.1						59.1	$13,950	$1,066	$12,884
Stewart Elementary School	Public	4-5	2880 Leechburg Rd	Lower Burrell	15068	Westmoreland County	Burrell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 334-1483	252	19	13.0	41.3%	228 (90.5%)	9 (3.6%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	39.7	1024^th of 1534 public elementary schools	33.2%		46.9	942^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	38.6%	82					40.5	32.2				36.5	79.4		79.4		37.9	38.4				38.2	$16,426	$1,091	$15,335
Charles A Huston Middle School	Public	6-8	1020 Puckety Church Rd	Lower Burrell	15068	Westmoreland County	Burrell School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 334-1443	416	29	14.1	39.7%	379 (91.1%)	8 (1.9%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	42.3	534^th of 893 public middle schools	40.2%		43.5	528^th of 883 public middle schools	40.2%	6							25.6	24.8	20.4	23.7		55.2	55.2				48.0	41.0	44.4	44.5	$15,790	$506	$15,283
Burrell High School	Public	9-12	1021 Puckety Church Rd	Lower Burrell	15068	Westmoreland County	Burrell School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 334-1403	579	39	14.9	28.2%	529 (91.4%)	11 (1.9%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	51.8	364^th of 674 public high schools	46.0%		66.9	233^rd of 634 public high schools	63.2%	131	42.2	41.4	62.7																		$17,824	$516	$17,308
Martin School	Public	PK-K	1800 Seventh Street Rd	New Kensington	15068	Westmoreland County	New Kensington-Arnold School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 335-4401	153	11	13.9	99.3%	68 (44.4%)	41 (26.8%)	8 (5.2%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (22.2%)								(n/a)																					$13,782	$2,773	$11,009
Berkey School	Public	1-2	1739 Victoria Ave	Arnold	15068	Westmoreland County	New Kensington-Arnold School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 335-1713	294	26	11.3	100.0%	123 (41.8%)	88 (29.9%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (24.5%)								(n/a)																					$15,995	$3,948	$12,047
Roy A. Hunt Elementary School	Public	3-6	1701 Alcoa Dr	Arnold	15068	Westmoreland County	New Kensington-Arnold School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 335-2511	607	49	12.3	100.0%	249 (41.0%)	226 (37.2%)	28 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	102 (16.8%)	16.2	1261^st of 1534 public elementary schools	17.8%		20	1211^th of 1534 public elementary schools	21.1%	50				26.6	17.1	18.3	23.7			21.4	52.3		52.3	27.1	24.1	22.8	38.7			27.6	$17,069	$2,346	$14,723
Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	703 Stevenson Blvd	New Kensington	15068	Westmoreland County	New Kensington-Arnold School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 337-4536	869	58	14.9	90.0%	397 (45.7%)	290 (33.4%)	23 (2.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (17.6%)	8	614^th of 674 public high schools	8.9%		42.9	435^th of 634 public high schools	31.4%	179	4.0	14.1	35.7					8.2	12.4	10.2		39.5	39.5					33.3	43.6	38.4	$15,675	$1,470	$14,206
Northern Westmoreland Career & Technology Center	Public	9-12	705 Stevenson Boulevard	New Kensington	15068	Westmoreland County	Northern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(724) 335-9389	6	15	.4		5 (83.3%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 15068

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lower Burrell	0.9 mi	4	577^th
New Kensington	1.42 mi	3	709^th
Arnold	1.94 mi	2	710^th
Tarentum	2.56 mi	2	649^th
Brackenridge	2.57 mi	1

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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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