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Kiski Area School District


At a glance
274thof 606 Pennsylvania districts▼ 96
Better than 54% of Pennsylvania districts
200 Poplar Street
Vandergrift, PA 15690-1466
·(724) 845-2022·All Pennsylvania district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 54.8% of districts
6
Schools
3,275
Students
Top rankedKiski Area High School244th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools
Biggest riser
Kiski Area High School up 84 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Kiski Area East Primary School 13.9 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
3★
2★
1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The Kiski Area School District in Pennsylvania operates 6 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, serving students from preschool through 12th grade. The district demonstrates a mix of academic performance, with some standout elementary schools and room for improvement at the secondary level.

The top-performing schools in the district are Kiski Area North Primary School and Kiski Area South Primary School, which consistently exceed district and state averages on PSSA Math and English Language Arts tests. These elementary schools also have relatively low free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a more advantaged student population. In contrast, Kiski Area East Primary School has a much higher free/reduced lunch rate of 93.48%, suggesting greater socioeconomic diversity within the district.

At the secondary level, Kiski Area High School has a graduation rate of 87.9%, slightly below the state average, while both the high school and Kiski Area IHS have low dropout rates of 1.4%. However, the district and its schools generally perform at or above the state averages on Keystone Exams and PSSA tests, with some room for improvement, particularly in Math. Overall, the Kiski Area School District maintains a consistent ranking of 274 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ranking:
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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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