Best Public Schools in Oakdale, PA

Summary:

The city of Oakdale, Pennsylvania, is home to three schools: two elementary schools, Donaldson Elementary School and McKee Elementary School, and one high school, Parkway West Career and Technology Center. These schools serve students in the West Allegheny School District and the Parkway West Career and Technology Center district.

Among the three schools, Donaldson Elementary School stands out as an exceptional institution, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Pennsylvania and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, with significantly higher proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts compared to the district and state averages. In contrast, McKee Elementary School also performs well, but not to the same degree as Donaldson Elementary.

The data also reveals differences in student demographics between the two elementary schools. Donaldson Elementary School has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, while McKee Elementary School has a higher percentage, suggesting a larger population of economically disadvantaged students. The high school, Parkway West Career and Technology Center, appears to have a unique and specialized program, as evidenced by its very low student-to-teacher ratio, but lacks recent performance data to assess its effectiveness.

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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
Donaldson Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Donaldson Road	Oakdale	15071	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 213-1010	535	30	17.6	26.5%	480 (89.7%)	19 (3.6%)	7 (1.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	97.4	4^th of 1511 public elementary schools	99.7%		95.3	4^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.7%		94.9	92.7	91.5	93.1	83.7	91.5	89.1	87.8	$18,444	$266	$18,177
McKee Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 Oakdale Rd	Oakdale	15071	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 693-8451	521	38	13.8	39.7%	385 (73.9%)	13 (2.5%)	28 (5.4%)	55 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	91.5	91^st of 1511 public elementary schools	94.0%		85.8	175^th of 1526 public elementary schools	88.5%	84	83.9	77.5	77.5	79.8	79.3	77.5	67.8	74.7	$18,622	$265	$18,357
Parkway West Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	7101 Steubenville Pike	Oakdale	15071	Allegheny County	Parkway West Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(412) 923-1772	14	32	.4	78.6%	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Oakdale

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mc Donald	1.73 mi	7	107^th
Imperial	4.38 mi	3	46^th
Bridgeville	4.9 mi	3	307^th
Carnegie	5.86 mi	2	560^th
Moon Township	6.21 mi	10	75^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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