Best Public Schools in Ford City, PA

Summary:

The city of Ford City, Pennsylvania is home to two schools - Lenape Elementary School and Lenape Technical School. Lenape Elementary School serves grades K-6, while Lenape Technical School is a high school. The schools are part of the Armstrong School District and the Lenape Technical School district.

Lenape Elementary School stands out for its relatively high math and English language arts proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages, particularly in 4th and 6th grades. The school also excels in science, with 78.8% of 4th-grade students scoring proficient or better. However, Lenape Elementary has a 100% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among its student population. In contrast, Lenape Technical School has a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 45.03%, but its Keystone Exam proficiency rates are lower than the state average, especially in Algebra I and Literature.

While Lenape Elementary School spends $19,486 per student, Lenape Technical School has a higher student-teacher ratio of 17.8 compared to Lenape Elementary's 13.3. These differences in resource allocation and student-teacher ratios may contribute to the observed variations in academic performance between the two schools. Overall, the data suggests that both schools face unique challenges and opportunities, and further investigation into the factors driving their performance could help identify targeted interventions to support student success across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lenape Elementary School	Public	K-6	2300 Center Ave	Ford City	16226	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 763-5299	691	49	14.0	100.7%	654 (94.6%)	11 (1.6%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	46	878^th of 1511 public elementary schools	41.9%		45.3	938^th of 1526 public elementary schools	38.5%	60				29.2	58.1	39.5	53.9	45.9	27.8	41.9	40.7	46.1	39.4	$18,227	$1,769	$16,458
Lenape Technical School	Public	9-12	2215 Chaplin Avenue	Ford City	16226	Armstrong County	Lenape Technical School	No	No	No	No	(724) 763-7116	586	33	17.6	45.6%	570 (97.3%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	33.5	482^nd of 681 public high schools	29.2%		44.9	431^st of 686 public high schools	37.2%	51	33.2	41.6	46.8

Cities Near Ford City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kittanning	2.47 mi	5	276^th
Freeport	8.49 mi	4	59^th
Leechburg	10.31 mi	4	312^th
Sarver	10.81 mi	2	76^th
Elderton	11.1 mi	1	370^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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