Best Public Schools in Alverton, PA

Summary:

The city of Alverton, Pennsylvania is home to two schools - Southmoreland Senior High School and Southmoreland Primary Center. These schools serve students from grades K-1 and 9-12, respectively, and are part of the Southmoreland School District.

Southmoreland Senior High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 446 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 477 out of 681 in 2024-2025. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% is slightly below the state average, and student performance on Keystone Exams is below the state average across Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. However, the school has a relatively high percentage of students (54.05%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to these academic challenges.

In contrast, Southmoreland Primary Center, the only elementary school in the data set, has an even higher percentage of students (66.42%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch. While the school does not have any statewide ranking history provided, the high rate of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggests that the student population may face significant socioeconomic challenges. The district as a whole is ranked 349 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating room for improvement in educational outcomes across the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southmoreland Primary Center	Public	K-1	1431 Water St	Alverton	15612	Westmoreland County	Southmoreland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 887-2026	277	19	14.6	64.3%	254 (91.7%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)								(n/a)				$13,369	$3,444	$9,925
Southmoreland Senior High School	Public	9-12	2351 Route 981	Alverton	15612	Westmoreland County	Southmoreland School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 887-2010	566	38	15.0	53.0%	531 (93.8%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	35.2	477^th of 681 public high schools	30.0%		30.6	508^th of 686 public high schools	25.9%	31	38.7	36.3	49.3	$15,973	$597	$15,376

Cities Near Alverton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mount Pleasant	1.55 mi	4	329^th
Scottdale	2.08 mi	2	402^nd
Connellsville	5.04 mi	6	652^nd
Ruffs Dale	6.58 mi	2	414^th
New Stanton	7.04 mi	2	146^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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