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Armstrong Junior/Senior High School

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Armstrong Junior/Senior High School ranks 159 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 77% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Armstrong Junior/Senior High School is a public high school located in Kittanning, PA, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,440 students. The school is part of the Armstrong School District, which is ranked 203 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Armstrong Junior/Senior High School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Pennsylvania high schools over the past several years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school maintains a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.8% to 93.0% in recent years, which is above the state average. While the school generally performs above the state and district averages in PSSA and Keystone Exam proficiency rates, particularly in English Language Arts and Science, its Math proficiency rates are slightly lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance is relatively strong across different student subgroups, with the exception of students with disabilities, who have lower proficiency rates compared to other subgroups.

When compared to other nearby high schools, such as Kiski Area High School and Leechburg Area High School, Armstrong Junior/Senior High School generally performs better, particularly in terms of statewide ranking and test scores. However, some schools, like Freeport Area Senior High School, outperform Armstrong in certain areas, such as Keystone Exam proficiency rates. The school's spending per student has increased over the past few years, and its student-teacher ratio has decreased, which may contribute to its overall academic success.

1,374

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,536

Per pupil spending ?

109.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Buffington Dr
Kittanning, PA 16201

(724) 548-7600

District: Armstrong School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.1%

African American:

1.7%

Hispanic:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2018 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Pennsylvania high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg49%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Middle school

255^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 15 pts since 2018

From top 44% (2018) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

159^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 11 pts since 2018

From top 35% (2018) to top 23% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Armstrong School District

203^rd of 606Armstrong School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	255 of 873	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	345 of 891	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	309 of 893	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	289 of 883	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.0	209 of 797	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	336 of 891	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	382 of 861	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	204 of 643	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	293 of 672	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	423 of 660	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	244 of 835	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	342 of 860	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	219 of 843	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	333 of 877	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	343 of 874	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	279 of 839	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	330 of 870	62.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	307 of 649	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	396 of 673	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	368 of 681	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	159 of 681	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	114 of 686	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	133 of 674	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	154 of 634	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	72 of 537	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	82 of 693	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	234 of 673	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	169 of 524	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	230 of 513	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	310 of 502	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	179 of 657	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	126 of 665	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	212 of 651	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.8	109 of 664	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	155 of 652	76.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	149 of 660	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	120 of 662	81.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	198 of 583	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	141 of 595	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	158 of 577	72.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-18 vs school

High school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Biology70%+21 vs state

Literature69%+7 vs state

Algebra I52%+8 vs state

English Language Arts52%+3 vs state

Math37%-5 vs state

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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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
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
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
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
Freeport Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	625 South Pike Rd	Freeport	16055	Butler County	Freeport Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 295-5143	512	40	12.6	27.7%	487 (95.1%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	96.7	7^th of 681 public high schools	99.0%		94.4	22^nd of 686 public high schools	96.8%	15	83.2	84.0	92.4									$19,158	$39	$19,119
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
Kiski Area High School	Public	9-12	240 Hyde Park Rd	Vandergrift	15690	Westmoreland County	Kiski Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 845-8181	1,075	51	21.1	49.7%	975 (90.7%)	64 (6.0%)	23 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	66.5	244^th of 681 public high schools	64.2%		56.4	328^th of 686 public high schools	52.2%	84	51.7	56.6	65.1									$23,271	$646	$22,625
Union High School	Public	6-12	354 Baker Street Suite 1	Rimersburg	16248	Clarion County	Union School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 473-3121	287	26	11.0	102.4%	277 (96.5%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	45.7	422^nd of 681 public high schools	38.0%		63.6	257^th of 686 public high schools	62.5%	165	48.1	48.1	44.4	36.9	9.1	26.4	25.7	56.5	36.4	50.9	49.2	$22,633	$1,081	$21,552
Highlands Senior High School	Public	9-12	1500 Pacific Ave	Natrona Heights	15065	Allegheny County	Highlands School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 226-1000	665	46	14.4	106.9%	511 (76.8%)	60 (9.0%)	19 (2.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.4%)	47.1	407^th of 681 public high schools	40.2%		44.3	436^th of 686 public high schools	36.4%	29	43.4	41.0	58.6									$20,896	$3,628	$17,268
Knoch High School	Public	9-12	345 Knoch Rd	Saxonburg	16056	Butler County	Knoch School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 352-1700	704	46	15.3	33.7%	688 (97.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	46.6	414^th of 681 public high schools	39.2%		52.5	366^th of 686 public high schools	46.6%	48	34.4	49.7	57.9									$18,219	$156	$18,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Armstrong Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend Armstrong Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,374 students attended Armstrong Junior/Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Armstrong Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Armstrong Junior/Senior High School are 96% White, 2% African American, 1% Hispanic.

Is Armstrong Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Armstrong Junior/Senior High School ranks 159^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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