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Kiski Area East Primary School

Q: Is Kiski Area East Primary School a good school?

Kiski Area East Primary School ranks 790 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

790^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Kiski Area East Primary School is an elementary school located in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, serving 414 students in grades K-4 as part of the Kiski Area School District. The school has shown a fluctuating academic performance over the years, with its ranking among Pennsylvania elementary schools ranging from 287 to 1022.

One of the school's standout achievements is its exceptional performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2022-2023 school year, Kiski Area East Primary School earned a 5-star rating for this student subgroup, suggesting the school has effective strategies in place to support and educate economically disadvantaged students. However, the school's overall performance has been more inconsistent, with proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts that vary compared to the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Kiski Area East Primary School is located just 2.37 miles away from Kiski Area North Primary School, another elementary school within the same district. Comparing the performance and practices of these two schools could provide valuable insights into the factors that contribute to academic success, which could help Kiski Area East Primary School identify areas for improvement and ensure a high-quality education for all its students.

425

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,090

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

420 Franklin Ave
Vandergrift, PA 15690-1311

(724) 567-6706

District: Kiski Area School District

Students who attend Kiski Area East Primary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kiski Area IHS
	Kiski Area Upper Elementary School
High:	Kiski Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.2%

Two or more races:

11.5%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (51% vs 45% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg45%

Pennsylvania avg45%

790^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Kiski Area School District

274^th of 606Kiski Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	790 of 1511	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.8	469 of 1526	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.9	385 of 1534	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	465 of 1534	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	914 of 1433	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1022 of 1544	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	863 of 1530	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.5	685 of 1547	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.8	734 of 1554	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	78.8	287 of 1474	80.5%	★★★★☆
2014	61.1	722 of 1467	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.1	693 of 1519	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.3	772 of 1599	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.7	954 of 1597	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	67.8	559 of 1579	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	766 of 1549	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.1	617 of 1551	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.9	693 of 1555	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.7	391 of 1545	74.7%	★★★★☆
2005	73.6	328 of 1299	74.7%	★★★★☆
2004	64.9	533 of 1308	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	77.5	310 of 1302	76.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	600 of 1030	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	82.0	135 of 1084	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	246 of 1043	76.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	747 of 1466	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.4	480 of 1488	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	444 of 1369	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.2	184 of 1432	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	64 of 1414	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	790 of 1475	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.1	466 of 1495	68.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	704 of 1201	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.8	455 of 1229	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	429 of 1236	65.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)42nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math59%+17 vs state

English Language Arts43%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kiski Area East Primary School	Public	K-4	420 Franklin Ave	Vandergrift	15690	Westmoreland County	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 567-6706	425	31	13.9	91.1%	328 (77.2%)	34 (8.0%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.5%)	52.2	790^th of 1511 public elementary schools	47.7%		70.8	469^th of 1526 public elementary schools	69.3%	321	50.6	66.3		58.9	32.9	51.9		42.7	$12,090	$1,654	$10,435
Kiski Area North Primary School	Public	K-4	1048 School Road	Leechburg	15656	Westmoreland County	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 845-2032	447	31	14.4	43.8%	407 (91.1%)	10 (2.2%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	57.9	695^th of 1511 public elementary schools	54.0%		77.2	346^th of 1526 public elementary schools	77.3%	349	61.8	55.6		58.9	51.7	45.7		48.9	$12,287	$334	$11,953
David Leech Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Siberian Ave	Leechburg	15656	Armstrong County	Leechburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 845-6071	287	25	11.5	22.0%	259 (90.2%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)	56.1	726^th of 1511 public elementary schools	52.0%		64.3	610^th of 1526 public elementary schools	60.0%	116	71.1	39.4	28.0	45.2	71.1	45.5	47.4	54.8	$19,174	$1,047	$18,128
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
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	447	34	13.1	50.8%	387 (86.6%)	6 (1.3%)	12 (2.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)								(n/a)	72.1			72.1	53.5			53.5	$16,742	$1,410	$15,332
Kiski Area South Primary School	Public	K-4	230 Mamont Dr	Export	15632	Westmoreland County	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 327-4057	308	21	14.7	45.1%	279 (90.6%)	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)	66	557^th of 1511 public elementary schools	63.1%		80.4	278^th of 1526 public elementary schools	81.8%	279	77.2	44.9		62.3	63.1	49.0		56.6	$14,946	$1,862	$13,084
Stewart Elementary School	Public	4-5	2880 Leechburg Rd	Lower Burrell	15068	Westmoreland County	Burrell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 334-1483	259	19	13.7	44.0%	233 (90.0%)	4 (1.5%)	8 (3.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	27	1114^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.3%		39.2	1016^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.4%	98		34.7	41.2	37.8		20.4	25.8	23.1	$19,546	$1,410	$18,136
South Buffalo Elementary School	Public	K-5	562 Freeport Rd	Freeport	16229	Armstrong County	Freeport Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 295-9510	221	17	13.1	41.6%	208 (94.1%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	79.3	291^st of 1511 public elementary schools	80.7%		86.5	161^st of 1526 public elementary schools	89.4%	130	100.0	68.1	53.3	72.3	78.6	61.7	50.0	62.8	$18,613	$1,338	$17,275
Highlands Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1060 Atlantic Ave	Brackenridge	15014	Allegheny County	Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 224-5880	205	14	14.8	101.0%	130 (63.4%)	18 (8.8%)	13 (6.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	41 (20.0%)								(n/a)									$27,458	$4,767	$22,690
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	147	12	12.7	112.2%	52 (35.4%)	52 (35.4%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (26.5%)								(n/a)									$19,881	$3,945	$15,936

Frequently Asked Questions about Kiski Area East Primary School

Is Kiski Area East Primary School a good school?

Kiski Area East Primary School ranks 790^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kiski Area East Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Kiski Area East Primary School.

What schools do graduates of Kiski Area East Primary School attend?

Students who attend Kiski Area East Primary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kiski Area IHS
Middle : Kiski Area Upper Elementary School
High : Kiski Area High School

What district is Kiski Area East Primary School in?

Kiski Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Kiski Area East Primary School?

Students at Kiski Area East Primary School are 77% White, 12% Two or more races, 8% African American, 3% Hispanic.

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