Best Public Schools in Spring Church, PA

Summary:

The city of Spring Church, Pennsylvania is home to three schools that are part of the Apollo-Ridge School District, which is ranked 322 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The schools serve students from elementary through high school and include Apollo-Ridge Elementary School, Apollo-Ridge High School, and Apollo-Ridge Middle School.

Among the standout schools, Apollo-Ridge High School stands out with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.9%. The school also performs well on Keystone Exams, with 67.2% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Literature. Apollo-Ridge Elementary School also performs above the district and state averages in several PSSA test areas, such as 4th-grade Math and English Language Arts, and has a low dropout rate of 1.4%.

However, Apollo-Ridge Middle School lags behind the district and state averages in Math proficiency, with only 23.5% of students proficient or better. Additionally, all three schools have a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 100% to 104.22%, indicating significant economic challenges faced by the student population. The district's spending per student also varies, with Apollo-Ridge High School spending the most at $31,511 per student.

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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 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th 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 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
Apollo-Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1831 State Route 56	Spring Church	15686	Armstrong County	Apollo-Ridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 478-6000	545	41	13.1	97.8%	502 (92.1%)	6 (1.1%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	46.3	873^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	42.2%		49.4	874^th of 1526 public elementary schools	42.7%	1				51.7	51.2	38.9				47.2	30.6	54.1	41.1				41.9	$22,703	$1,830	$20,873
Apollo-Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1825 State Route 56	Spring Church	15686	Armstrong County	Apollo-Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 478-6000	327	25	12.9	98.2%	300 (91.7%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	58.3	307^th of 681 public high schools	54.9%		65.3	245^th of 686 public high schools	64.3%	62	34.8	58.2	67.2															$32,652	$1,808	$30,844
Apollo-Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1829 State Route 56	Spring Church	15686	Armstrong County	Apollo-Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 478-6000	264	19	14.0	99.2%	245 (92.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	50.2	431^st of 873 public middle schools	50.6%		52.7	431^st of 891 public middle schools	51.6%								24.3	19.4	25.5	23.5				48.8	49.3	53.6	50.8	$17,146	$1,806	$15,340

Cities Near Spring Church

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Vandergrift	6.51 mi	3	395^th
Elderton	7.42 mi	1	370^th
Apollo	8.02 mi	1
Leechburg	8.23 mi	4	312^th
Saltsburg	9.09 mi	1	227^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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