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Monessen Senior High School

Q: Is Monessen Senior High School a good school?

Monessen Senior High School ranks in the bottom 2.1% of Pennsylvania high schools.

Q: How many students attend Monessen Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Monessen Senior High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Monessen Senior High School?

Students at Monessen Senior High School are 44% African American, 39% White, 12% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into Monessen Senior High School?

Monessen Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Monessen Elementary Center Middle : Monessen Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 2% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Monessen Senior High School is a public high school in Monessen, Pennsylvania, serving 179 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Monessen City School District, which is ranked 575 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Monessen Senior High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania high schools, with rankings ranging from 503 out of 537 schools in 2020-2021 to 667 out of 681 schools in 2024-2025. The school has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very poor academic performance. Its proficiency rates on the Keystone Exams are significantly below the state averages, with only 2.5% in Algebra I, 7.7% in Biology, and 12.5% in Literature, compared to state averages of 44.3%, 49.3%, and 62.1%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for specific student subgroups, such as male students and African American students.

Compared to nearby schools, Monessen Senior High School's academic outcomes are significantly lower. For example, Bentworth Senior High School, located about 8 miles away, ranked 376 out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools in 2024-2025 and had much higher proficiency rates on the Keystone Exams. Additionally, Monessen Senior High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.5% and 87.9% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average, and the school's dropout rate has been relatively high, ranging from 1.0% to 4.1%. Despite the school's poor performance, there is little evidence of significant improvement over the years.

193

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$173

Per pupil spending ?

77.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1245 State Rd
Monessen, PA 15062-2524

(724) 684-7100

District: Monessen City School District

Feeder schools for Monessen Senior High School:

Elementary:	Monessen Elementary Center
Middle:	Monessen Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.5%

White:

38.9%

Two or more races:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (8% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg8%

Pennsylvania avg52%

667^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

575^th of 606Monessen City 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	667 of 681	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	652 of 686	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	637 of 674	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	503 of 537	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	617 of 693	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	534 of 673	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	596 of 663	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.4	524 of 677	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	572 of 680	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.4	528 of 580	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	515 of 591	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.3	577 of 664	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.6	517 of 660	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	62.9	272 of 649	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.7	450 of 632	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.3	363 of 621	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.5	453 of 615	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	57.3	314 of 604	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.2	327 of 593	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.5	268 of 590	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	68.8	180 of 583	69.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	275 of 276	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	279 of 284	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	617 of 657	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	602 of 665	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	644 of 651	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	644 of 664	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	617 of 652	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	660 of 660	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	652 of 662	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	0.4	580 of 583	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	585 of 595	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.5	577 of 577	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature12%-50 vs state

Biology8%-42 vs state

Algebra I2%-42 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monessen Senior High School	Public	9-12	1245 State Rd	Monessen	15062	Westmoreland County	Monessen City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 684-7100	193	18	10.8	77.7%	75 (38.9%)	84 (43.5%)	10 (5.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.9%)	2.3	667^th of 681 public high schools	2.1%		3.9	652^nd of 686 public high schools	5.0%	15	2.5	7.7	12.5	$173	$28	$145
Mon Valley Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	Five Guttman Avenue	Charleroi	15022	Washington County	Mon Valley Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(724) 489-9581	9	16	.5	66.7%	9 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Charleroi Area High School	Public	9-12	100 Fecsen Dr	Charleroi	15022	Washington County	Charleroi School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 483-3600	450	28	15.8	47.8%	311 (69.1%)	63 (14.0%)	16 (3.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.2%)	46.6	416^th of 681 public high schools	38.9%		33.9	489^th of 686 public high schools	28.7%	73	42.2	37.8	61.8	$12,738	$840	$11,898
Belle Vernon Area High School	Public	9-12	425 Crest Ave	Belle Vernon	15012	Westmoreland County	Belle Vernon Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 808-2500	735	43	17.2	99.6%	638 (86.8%)	25 (3.4%)	32 (4.4%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	53.4	353^rd of 681 public high schools	48.2%		61.3	280^th of 686 public high schools	59.2%	73	32.0	50.3	69.2	$16,799	$753	$16,046
Ringgold Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Ram Drive	Monongahela	15063	Washington County	Ringgold School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 258-2200	810	58	13.9	46.8%	678 (83.7%)	49 (6.0%)	28 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.4%)	39.9	457^th of 681 public high schools	32.9%		43	447^th of 686 public high schools	34.8%	10	30.7	39.7	60.2	$18,783	$453	$18,329
Frazier High School	Public	9-12	142 Constitution St	Perryopolis	15473	Fayette County	Frazier School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 736-9507	309	22	14.3	49.5%	290 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	65.4	250^th of 681 public high schools	63.3%		24	543^rd of 686 public high schools	20.8%	293	55.7	59.5	58.2	$15,504	$850	$14,654
California Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	11 Trojan Way	Coal Center	15423	Washington County	California Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-5800	290	21	14.0	99.0%	243 (83.8%)	14 (4.8%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.9%)	27.5	513^th of 681 public high schools	24.7%		22.2	547^th of 686 public high schools	20.3%	34	26.2	35.6	49.2	$20,921	$2,012	$18,909
Bentworth Senior High School	Public	9-12	75 Bearcat Dr	Bentleyville	15314	Washington County	Bentworth School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 239-5911	359	67	5.3	98.6%	334 (93.0%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	50	376^th of 681 public high schools	44.8%		67.9	225^th of 686 public high schools	67.2%	151	42.4	51.7	53.6	$16,831	$192	$16,638
Elizabeth Forward Senior High School	Public	9-12	1000 Weigles Hill Road	Elizabeth	15037	Allegheny County	Elizabeth Forward School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 896-2349	763	52	14.7	38.0%	684 (89.6%)	31 (4.1%)	16 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	66.9	241^st of 681 public high schools	64.6%		70.5	201^st of 686 public high schools	70.7%	40	58.8	57.2	59.9	$22,329	$182	$22,147
Brownsville Area High School	Public	9-12	One Falcon Drive	Brownsville	15417	Fayette County	Brownsville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 785-8200	457	29	15.7	93.0%	359 (78.6%)	28 (6.1%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.9%)	21	548^th of 681 public high schools	19.5%		24.7	539^th of 686 public high schools	21.4%	9	17.9	34.9	44.4	$16,557	$3,232	$13,325

Frequently Asked Questions about Monessen Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Monessen Senior High School?

Students at Monessen Senior High School are 44% African American, 39% White, 12% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Is Monessen Senior High School a good school?

Monessen Senior High School ranks in the bottom 2.1% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What district is Monessen Senior High School in?

Monessen City School District

What schools feed into Monessen Senior High School?

Monessen Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Monessen Elementary Center
Middle : Monessen Middle School

How many students attend Monessen Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Monessen Senior High School.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

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