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Schools in Armstrong County, PA

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Schools

8,803

Students

Districts

5-star school

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

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Biggest riser

Elderton Elementary School up 72 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Grace Christian School Of Armstrong County 8.2 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	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
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
Apollo-Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1825 State Route 56	Spring Church	15686	Armstrong County	Apollo-Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 478-6000	327	25	12.9	98.2%	300 (91.7%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	58.3	307^th of 681 public high schools	54.9%		65.3	245^th of 686 public high schools	64.3%	62	34.8	58.2	67.2															$32,652	$1,808	$30,844
Apollo-Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1829 State Route 56	Spring Church	15686	Armstrong County	Apollo-Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 478-6000	264	19	14.0	99.2%	245 (92.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	50.2	431^st of 873 public middle schools	50.6%		52.7	431^st of 891 public middle schools	51.6%								24.3	19.4	25.5	23.5				48.8	49.3	53.6	50.8	$17,146	$1,806	$15,340
West Shamokin Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	178 Wolf Drive	Rural Valley	16249	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 783-7040	526	50	10.4	106.1%	514 (97.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	78.8	133^rd of 681 public high schools	80.5%		84.8	82^nd of 686 public high schools	88.0%	51	61.0	64.4	71.2					33.3	18.9	26.6					54.6	76.8	65.1	$24,238	$881	$23,357
Dayton Elementary School	Public	K-6	175 E. Grant Avenue	Dayton	16222	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 257-8816	194	17	11.3	100.0%	190 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	69.3	483^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	68.0%		73.8	422^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	72.3%	61				67.8	61.1	53.7	50.0			58.0	60.7	55.6	48.8	55.0			54.2	$20,841	$1,368	$19,473
West Hills Primary School	Public	K-3	181 Heritage Park Drive	Kittanning	16201	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 548-7651	522	43	12.0	102.9%	500 (95.8%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)								(n/a)				68.6						68.6	51.1						51.1	$18,337	$1,790	$16,546
West Hills Intermediate School	Public	4-6	175 Heritage Park Drive	Kittanning	16201	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 543-1121	424	37	11.3	102.8%	402 (94.8%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)								(n/a)					55.9	28.7	55.0			47.5		44.4	26.1	57.8			43.9	$18,531	$1,699	$16,833
Lenape Elementary School	Public	K-6	2300 Center Ave	Ford City	16226	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 763-5299	691	49	14.0	100.7%	654 (94.6%)	11 (1.6%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	46	878^th of 1511 public elementary schools	41.9%		45.3	938^th of 1526 public elementary schools	38.5%	60				29.2	58.1	39.5	53.9			45.9	27.8	41.9	40.7	46.1			39.4	$18,227	$1,769	$16,458
Elderton Elementary School	Public	K-6	239 S. Lytle Street	Elderton	15736	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 354-2131	199	19	10.5	104.0%	189 (95.0%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	60.3	647^th of 1511 public elementary schools	57.2%		59.6	719^th of 1526 public elementary schools	52.9%	72				61.6	60.8	66.7	55.0			60.7	38.5	53.6	39.4	40.0			42.5	$21,487	$1,238	$20,250
Shannock Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	210 Cowanshannock Avenue	Rural Valley	16249	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 783-6991	310	27	11.4	108.4%	310 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.9	579^th of 1511 public elementary schools	61.7%		70	493^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	67.7%	86				68.3	57.9	43.9	47.7			54.3	65.9	47.4	46.3	52.3			53.0	$18,137	$1,424	$16,712
Armstrong Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Buffington Dr	Kittanning	16201	Armstrong County	Armstrong School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 548-7600	1,374	115	11.9	109.8%	1,320 (96.1%)	24 (1.7%)	15 (1.1%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	75.4	159^th of 681 public high schools	76.7%		79.9	114^th of 686 public high schools	83.4%	45	52.2	69.8	69.2					38.1	35.2	36.6					45.1	58.3	51.5	$19,536	$932	$18,604
Lenape Technical School	Public	9-12	2215 Chaplin Avenue	Ford City	16226	Armstrong County	Lenape Technical School	No	No	No	No	(724) 763-7116	586	33	17.6	45.6%	570 (97.3%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	33.5	482^nd of 681 public high schools	29.2%		44.9	431^st of 686 public high schools	37.2%	51	33.2	41.6	46.8
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
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
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
Kiski Area North Primary School	Public	K-4	1048 School Road	Leechburg	15656	Armstrong 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
Leechburg Area High School	Public	9-12	215 1st St	Leechburg	15656	Armstrong County	Leechburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 842-0571	177	18	9.9	55.9%	164 (92.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	83	91^st of 681 public high schools	86.6%		93	31^st of 686 public high schools	95.5%	60	52.5	76.9	80.6															$23,137	$1,040	$22,097
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
Leechburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	215 1st St.	Leechburg	15656	Armstrong County	Leechburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 845-7701	147	10	14.0	45.6%	135 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	57.7	362^nd of 873 public middle schools	58.5%		68.8	262^nd of 891 public middle schools	70.6%	100							47.2	33.3	38.6	40.2				43.3	38.1	47.7	43.2	$20,455	$932	$19,523
Divine Redeemer School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-6	726 4th Ave	Ford City	16226	Armstrong County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(724) 763-3761	147	10	8.8		83 (56.5%)	3 (2.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Grace Christian School Of Armstrong County	Private, Brethren	K-12	215 Arthur St	Kittanning	16201	Armstrong County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(724) 543-4019	102	12	8.2		97 (95.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Lutheran Church Schools	Private, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	PK-K	134 W Main St	Worthington	16262	Armstrong County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(724) 297-5600	68	1	14.0		13 (19.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Nhs Schools- Apollo	Private, Nonsectarian	K	109 Owens View Ave	Apollo	15613	Armstrong County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(724) 478-2223																			(n/a)
Daybrook School	Private, Amish	1-8	304 Town Rd	Dayton	16222	Armstrong County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)		20	1	20.0		20 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Orchard Hills Chrst Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-11	385 Kings Rd	Apollo	15613	Armstrong County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(724) 478-3084																			(n/a)
Deerview School	Private, Amish	1-8	922 W Market St	Mayport	16240	Armstrong County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(814) 952-1967	21	1	21.0		21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Maple Leaf Amish School	Private, Amish	1-8	401 State Roote 1023	Dayton	16222	Armstrong County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)		30	1	30.0		30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Meadow View School	Private, Amish	1-8	136 Mahoning Rd	Dayton	16222	Armstrong County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)		25	1	25.0		25 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Whipporwill School	Private, Amish	1-8	209 Whippoorwill Rd	Dayton	16222	Armstrong County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)		28	1	28.0		28 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Adelphoi Education At Kittanning	Private, Nonsectarian	8-12	351 N Jefferson St	Kittanning	16201	Armstrong County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(724) 543-4238	71	8	8.8		60 (84.5%)	7 (9.9%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)								(n/a)
Merakey Education Center	Private, Nonsectarian	K-11	1 Kiski Ave Ext Ste 100	Leechburg	15656	Armstrong County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(724) 845-1101	27	5	5.4		12 (44.4%)	11 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.1%)								(n/a)
Shannock Valley Amish School	Private, Amish	1-8	227 Sunrise Rd	Dayton	16222	Armstrong County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(717) 442-0952	31	2	15.5		31 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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