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Best Public Schools in Sarver, PA

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Schools

992

Students

5-star school

Top rankedFreeport Area Middle School83^rd of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Biggest riser

Buffalo Elementary School up 37 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Sarver, Pennsylvania is home to two schools: Buffalo Elementary School and Freeport Area Middle School. Both schools are part of the highly-ranked Freeport Area School District, which is ranked 39th out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buffalo Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently ranking among the top 25% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania with a 4-star rating. The school's math and English language arts proficiency rates significantly exceed state averages, and it spends $14,015 per student, higher than the state average. In contrast, while Freeport Area Middle School also performs well, ranking in the top 20% of middle schools in Pennsylvania, it does not demonstrate the same level of academic excellence as its elementary counterpart.

The data suggests that the two schools serve student populations with differing socioeconomic backgrounds, with Buffalo Elementary School having a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 25.82% compared to 29.11% at Freeport Area Middle School. This indicates that the middle school serves a more economically diverse student population. Overall, the educational landscape in Sarver, Pennsylvania appears to be strong, with both schools performing well and the district as a whole being highly ranked.

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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 (2025)	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 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
Buffalo Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Sarver Rd	Sarver	16229	Armstrong County	Freeport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 353-9577	564	37	15.1	26.4%	531 (94.1%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	83.3	230^th of 1511 public elementary schools	84.8%		80.9	267^th of 1526 public elementary schools	82.5%	37	80.5	73.8	65.3				73.4	76.8	55.0	60.0				65.0	$14,778	$104	$14,674
Freeport Area Middle School	Public	6-8	629 South Pike Rd.	Sarver	16229	Armstrong County	Freeport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 295-9020	428	30	14.3	29.0%	416 (97.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	88.9	83^rd of 873 public middle schools	90.5%		89.8	64^th of 891 public middle schools	92.8%	19				66.7	46.8	41.5	51.6				70.6	73.3	76.4	73.4	$16,497	$76	$16,421

Cities Near Sarver

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Freeport	1.8 mi	4	59^th
Saxonburg	4.6 mi	4	299^th
Natrona Heights	6.63 mi	2	508^th
Tarentum	6.93 mi	2	585^th
Brackenridge	6.98 mi	1

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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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