Derry Area School District

Summary:

The Derry Area School District in Pennsylvania operates three schools: Grandview Elementary School, Derry Area Senior High School, and Derry Area Middle School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and is located in the Derry area.

Derry Area Middle School stands out as a top performer, ranking 222 out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excels in English Language Arts proficiency, outperforming the district and state averages. Grandview Elementary School also impresses, consistently outperforming the district and state in Math and English Language Arts proficiency, and maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years.

In contrast, Derry Area Senior High School has lower Keystone Exam proficiency rates in Algebra I and Biology compared to the district and state, though it performs better in Literature. The district as a whole faces a significant challenge, with all three schools having 100% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of poverty in the community.

District Detail

982 N Chestnut Street Ext
Derry, PA 15627-7600

(724) 694-1401

SchoolDigger Rank:
266^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 1,791

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
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 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
Derry Area Middle School	Public	6-8	994 North Chestnut St Ext	Derry	15627	Westmoreland County	Derry Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 694-8231	440	37	11.8	95.7%	401 (91.1%)	10 (2.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	70.4	222^nd of 873 public middle schools	74.6%		66.9	289^th of 891 public middle schools	67.6%	67							42.7	42.2	28.7	37.8				50.4	72.8	58.1	60.2	$18,710	$1,520	$17,190
Derry Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	988 North Chestnut St Ext	Derry	15627	Westmoreland County	Derry Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 694-2780	598	45	13.1	98.3%	560 (93.6%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	49.4	381^st of 681 public high schools	44.1%		48.6	395^th of 686 public high schools	42.4%	14	35.0	42.9	68.2															$19,464	$1,141	$18,323
Grandview Elementary School	Public	K-5	188 Recreation Rd	Derry	15627	Westmoreland County	Derry Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 694-2400	753	58	12.9	100.3%	688 (91.4%)	12 (1.6%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.1%)	57.1	711^th of 1511 public elementary schools	52.9%		60.4	707^th of 1526 public elementary schools	53.7%	4				59.3	48.4	48.6				52.4	55.4	48.0	44.7				49.7	$16,763	$2,745	$14,018

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center	3.14 mi	1
Greater Latrobe School District	3.9 mi	5	99^th
Dr Robert Ketterer Charter School Inc	4.73 mi	1
Ligonier Valley School District	7.06 mi	4	299^th
Greensburg Salem School District	7.42 mi	5	296^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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