High Schools in Armstrong School District

Summary:

The Armstrong School District in Pennsylvania is home to two high-performing high schools: Armstrong Junior/Senior High School and West Shamokin Junior/Senior High School. Both schools have consistently ranked in the top 20-25% of Pennsylvania high schools, with West Shamokin even ranking in the top 6% in the 2022-2023 school year.

Armstrong Junior/Senior High School has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a high 4-year graduation rate of 87.9%, while West Shamokin Junior/Senior High School has outperformed the district and state averages in English Language Arts proficiency and Keystone Exam performance. Both schools serve a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced lunch rates over 100%.

The strong academic performance of these two high schools within the Armstrong School District suggests that the district is providing quality educational opportunities for its students. The district may benefit from facilitating collaboration and the sharing of best practices between the two schools to further enhance student outcomes.

District Detail

181 Heritage Park Drive
Kittanning, PA 16201-7025

(724) 548-7200

SchoolDigger Rank:
203^rd of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 4,240

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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	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 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
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
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marion Center Area School District	10.79 mi	3	304^th
Indiana Area School District	12.71 mi	6	84^th
Indiana County Technology Center	12.87 mi	1
Lenape Technical School	13.25 mi	1	461^st
Redbank Valley School District	14.74 mi	3	301^st

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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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