Best Public Schools in Tarentum, PA

Summary:

The city of Tarentum, Pennsylvania is home to two elementary schools: Highlands Elementary School and Curtisville Pri Center. Highlands Elementary School serves a larger student population (585 students) across a wider grade range (1st to 4th grade), while Curtisville Pri Center has 375 students in kindergarten through 2nd grade.

Based on the available data, Highlands Elementary School appears to be the more prominent school in the area, with higher student proficiency rates in PSSA/Math and PSSA/English Language Arts compared to the Highlands School District and the state of Pennsylvania averages. However, the school's overall performance ranking has been in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past three years.

The data also reveals a significant socioeconomic divide between the two schools, with Highlands Elementary School having a very high percentage (100%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, while Curtisville Pri Center has a lower percentage (42.4%). This disparity in socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the performance gap between the schools, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support programs to address the unique challenges faced by the student population at Highlands Elementary School.

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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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Curtisville Pri Center	Public	K-2	1715 Saxonburg Boulevard	Tarentum	15084	Allegheny County	Deer Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 265-5340	390	31	12.3	40.8%	358 (91.8%)	9 (2.3%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)							$18,517	$781	$17,736
Highlands Elementary School	Public	1-4	101 East 9th Ave	Tarentum	15084	Allegheny County	Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 224-0300	559	43	12.8	104.7%	371 (66.4%)	72 (12.9%)	24 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (15.9%)	43.2	926^th of 1511 public elementary schools	38.7%		36.4	1051^st of 1526 public elementary schools	31.1%	125	49.6	41.7	45.6	50.4	39.6	45.0	$19,327	$3,356	$15,972

Cities Near Tarentum

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brackenridge	1.88 mi	1
Arnold	2.15 mi	2	714^th
Natrona Heights	2.35 mi	2	508^th
New Kensington	2.87 mi	3	722^nd
Lower Burrell	2.9 mi	4	627^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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