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Cornell High School

Public Grades 7-12

557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 18% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Cornell High School is a public high school located in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 241 students. The school is part of the Cornell School District, which is ranked 472 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cornell High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools, with a statewide ranking between 444 and 588 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state averages, with only 11.7% of students proficient or better in PSSA/Math and 32.5% in PSSA/English Language Arts. Cornell High School also has a slightly lower four-year graduation rate compared to the state average, ranging from 87.5% to 94.1% over the past few years, and a higher dropout rate, ranging from 0.4% to 1.6%. When compared to nearby higher-performing schools like Quaker Valley High School, Montour High School, and Moon Area Senior High School, Cornell High School's academic achievement, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios are significantly lower, while its spending per student is higher.

The school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with a very high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 86.31% to 100% over the past few years. This suggests that the school's low academic performance, particularly in math and science, as well as the disparities in performance among different student subgroups, may be related to these socioeconomic factors. Addressing these issues through targeted interventions, professional development for teachers, and community partnerships could be beneficial for improving student outcomes and providing a more equitable education for all students at Cornell High School.

252

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,951

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1099 Maple St
Coraopolis, PA 15108

(412) 264-5010

District: Cornell School District

Feeder schools for Cornell High School:

Elementary:

Cornell Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.4%

Hispanic:

20.6%

African American:

19.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (25% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg31%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Middle school

645^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

557^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

472^nd of 606Cornell 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	24.0	645 of 873	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	718 of 891	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	627 of 893	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	626 of 883	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	630 of 797	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	699 of 891	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	635 of 861	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.1	614 of 877	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.3	597 of 870	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.6	624 of 835	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.3	554 of 728	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.7	560 of 758	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.1	571 of 834	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.4	623 of 825	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	622 of 835	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	656 of 860	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	555 of 843	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	676 of 877	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	514 of 874	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	624 of 839	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	721 of 870	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	504 of 649	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	513 of 681	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	557 of 681	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	565 of 686	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	588 of 674	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	527 of 634	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	444 of 537	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	561 of 693	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	567 of 673	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.8	532 of 663	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.4	497 of 677	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.3	497 of 680	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.6	441 of 580	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.7	492 of 591	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.1	511 of 664	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	558 of 660	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	425 of 657	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.3	556 of 665	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	263 of 287	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	460 of 651	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	506 of 664	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	536 of 652	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	615 of 660	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	541 of 662	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	373 of 583	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	414 of 595	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	3.7	564 of 577	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

High school

White (2025)36th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-16 vs state

Literature32%-30 vs state

Biology31%-19 vs state

Algebra I28%-16 vs state

Math12%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Cornell High School

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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
Cornell High School	Public	7-12	1099 Maple St	Coraopolis	15108	Allegheny County	Cornell School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 264-5010	252	24	10.4	95.6%	112 (44.4%)	48 (19.0%)	52 (20.6%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.9%)	18.7	557^th of 681 public high schools	18.2%		18.2	565^th of 686 public high schools	17.6%	8	27.8	30.6	32.4	16.3	5.9	11.7	34.9	29.4	32.5	$29,951	$1,985	$27,966
Moon Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	8353 University Blvd	Moon Township	15108	Allegheny County	Moon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 264-9440	1,211	88	13.8	29.2%	865 (71.4%)	73 (6.0%)	103 (8.5%)	70 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (8.1%)	83.3	87^th of 681 public high schools	87.2%		79.3	117^th of 686 public high schools	82.9%	30	65.5	65.3	75.8							$18,679	$142	$18,537
Montour High School	Public	9-12	223 Clever Rd	Mc Kees Rocks	15136	Allegheny County	Montour School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 490-6500	1,004	63	15.8	29.9%	799 (79.6%)	74 (7.4%)	42 (4.2%)	26 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (6.1%)	81.8	101^st of 681 public high schools	85.2%		76.8	144^th of 686 public high schools	79.0%	43	65.5	69.7	70.1							$23,367	$593	$22,774
Quaker Valley High School	Public	9-12	625 Beaver St	Leetsdale	15056	Allegheny County	Quaker Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 749-6000	550	49	11.1	24.5%	453 (82.4%)	22 (4.0%)	26 (4.7%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.7%)	92.3	34^th of 681 public high schools	95.0%		90.2	47^th of 686 public high schools	93.1%	13	77.0	75.7	82.9							$26,398	$541	$25,857
Parkway West Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	7101 Steubenville Pike	Oakdale	15071	Allegheny County	Parkway West Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(412) 923-1772	14	32	.4	78.6%	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Avonworth High School	Public	9-12	304 Josephs Lane	Pittsburgh	15237	Allegheny County	Avonworth School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 366-6360	579	53	10.9	21.2%	502 (86.7%)	16 (2.8%)	18 (3.1%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.7%)	79.8	118^th of 681 public high schools	82.7%		87	63^rd of 686 public high schools	90.8%	55	59.7	61.0	77.3							$18,081	$18	$18,063
Sto-Rox Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1105 Valley St	Mc Kees Rocks	15136	Allegheny County	Sto-Rox School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 771-3213	422	33	12.6	112.6%	93 (22.0%)	245 (58.1%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.7%)	3.6	651^st of 681 public high schools	4.4%		1.9	677^th of 686 public high schools	1.3%	26	1.8	3.3	30.0	14.3	0.0	6.4	16.3	7.4	11.4	$18,419	$4,949	$13,470
Northgate Middle/High School	Public	7-12	589 Union Ave	Pittsburgh	15202	Allegheny County	Northgate School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 732-3300	476	39	12.3	95.8%	288 (60.5%)	104 (21.8%)	26 (5.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.5%)	26.9	517^th of 681 public high schools	24.1%		25.6	531^st of 686 public high schools	22.6%	14	25.1	39.0	45.7	31.9	14.9	23.6	41.4	55.2	48.2	$26,161	$429	$25,732
West Allegheny Senior High School	Public	9-12	205 W Allegheny Rd	Imperial	15126	Allegheny County	West Allegheny School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 695-5245	1,031	57	18.1	31.6%	868 (84.2%)	37 (3.6%)	41 (4.0%)	33 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.9%)	78.9	131^st of 681 public high schools	80.8%		81.3	104^th of 686 public high schools	84.8%	27	62.7	60.2	73.9							$18,699	$266	$18,433
Ambridge Area High School	Public	9-12	909 Duss Avenue	Ambridge	15003	Beaver County	Ambridge Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 266-2833	705	32	22.1	98.3%	545 (77.3%)	112 (15.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.8%)	22.6	542^nd of 681 public high schools	20.4%		25.6	532^nd of 686 public high schools	22.4%	10	27.2	29.0	45.5							$15,710	$1,562	$14,149

Frequently Asked Questions about Cornell High School

What schools feed into Cornell High School?

Cornell High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cornell Elementary School

How many students attend Cornell High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Cornell High School.

What district is Cornell High School in?

Cornell School District

Is Cornell High School a good school?

Cornell High School ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cornell High School?

Students at Cornell High School are 44% White, 21% Hispanic, 19% African American, 14% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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