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Slippery Rock Area High School

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Slippery Rock Area High School ranks 177 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 74% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Slippery Rock Area High School is a public high school serving 640 students in grades 9-12 in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. The school is part of the Slippery Rock Area School District, which is ranked 109 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Slippery Rock Area High School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Pennsylvania high schools, with a current ranking of 177 out of 681 schools. The school's performance on Keystone Exams is strong, with students outperforming the state average in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. For example, in 2024-2025, 79.6% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Literature, compared to the state average of 62.1%. The school's graduation rate has ranged from 87.5% to 97.5% over the past few years, and its dropout rate is low, ranging from 0.2% to 1.6%.

Compared to nearby schools like Neshannock Junior/Senior High School, Mercer Area Senior High School, and New Castle Senior High School, Slippery Rock Area High School's performance is generally stronger, with higher rankings, test scores, and graduation rates. However, nearby schools like Laurel High School and Moniteau Junior/Senior High School also demonstrate strong academic performance, with rankings and test scores that are comparable to or even exceed Slippery Rock's in some areas.

627

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,198

Per pupil spending ?

41.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Kiester Rd
Slippery Rock, PA 16057-1601

(724) 794-2960

District: Slippery Rock Area School District

Feeder schools for Slippery Rock Area High School:

Elementary:	Moraine Elementary School
	Slippery Rock Area Elementary School
Middle:	Slippery Rock Area Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Two or more races:

2.9%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (62% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg61%

Pennsylvania avg52%

177^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

109^th of 606Slippery Rock Area 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	73.4	177 of 681	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	113 of 686	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	168 of 674	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	149 of 634	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	222 of 537	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	284 of 693	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.3	177 of 673	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	69.2	244 of 663	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	83.8	56 of 677	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	83.4	71 of 680	89.6%	★★★★☆
2014	67.7	185 of 580	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.7	112 of 591	81.0%	★★★★☆
2012	73.3	160 of 664	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	69.1	218 of 660	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.7	192 of 649	70.4%	★★★★☆
2009	66.9	218 of 632	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.3	188 of 621	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.0	274 of 615	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.3	244 of 604	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	42.6	420 of 593	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	54.4	317 of 590	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	56.8	291 of 583	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	96 of 524	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	136 of 513	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	94 of 502	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	223 of 657	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.0	87 of 665	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	118 of 651	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	126 of 664	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	94 of 652	85.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	148 of 660	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	164 of 662	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	221 of 583	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	152 of 595	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	216 of 577	62.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2025)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature80%+17 vs state

Biology54%+5 vs state

Algebra I53%+9 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 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
Slippery Rock Area High School	Public	9-12	201 Kiester Rd	Slippery Rock	16057	Butler County	Slippery Rock Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 794-2960	627	55	11.4	41.6%	592 (94.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	73.4	177^th of 681 public high schools	74.0%		80.2	113^th of 686 public high schools	83.5%	64	52.9	53.9	79.6							$13,198	$39	$13,159
Moniteau Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1810 W Sunbury Rd	West Sunbury	16061	Butler County	Moniteau School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 637-2091	511	40	12.7	107.6%	492 (96.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	61.9	280^th of 681 public high schools	58.9%		59.1	306^th of 686 public high schools	55.4%	26	46.2	51.4	68.2	43.9	40.4	42.0	47.6	73.1	61.1	$21,548	$1,735	$19,813
Grove City Area High School	Public	9-12	511 Highland Ave	Grove City	16127	Mercer County	Grove City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 458-5456	649	45	14.3	43.5%	570 (87.8%)	29 (4.5%)	20 (3.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	69.2	224^th of 681 public high schools	67.1%		64.8	250^th of 686 public high schools	63.6%	26	46.7	60.3	71.0							$21,742	$940	$20,802
Laurel High School	Public	9-12	2497 Harlansburg Rd	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 658-9056	313	29	10.8	33.5%	300 (95.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	78.6	136^th of 681 public high schools	80.0%		75.8	153^rd of 686 public high schools	77.7%	17	56.4	75.3	68.3							$19,662	$406	$19,256
Butler Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	120 Campus Lane	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 287-8721	1,956	113	17.3	41.5%	1,793 (91.7%)	41 (2.1%)	39 (2.0%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (3.6%)	40.3	455^th of 681 public high schools	33.2%		50.5	384^th of 686 public high schools	44.0%	71	42.2	35.1	54.9							$17,277	$388	$16,890
Butler County Area Vocational Technical School	Public	9-12	210 Campus Lane	Butler	16001	Butler County	Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School	No	No	No	No	(724) 282-0735	26	20	1.3	88.5%	25 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Shenango High School	Public	7-12	2550 Ellwood Rd	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Shenango Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 658-5537	449	35	12.7	96.2%	420 (93.5%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	80.9	108^th of 681 public high schools	84.1%		84	89^th of 686 public high schools	87.0%	19	60.6	70.9	71.0	37.2	36.7	36.9	53.8	53.2	53.5	$23,189	$51	$23,137
Neshannock Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3834 Mitchell Rd	New Castle	16105	Lawrence County	Neshannock Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 658-5513	545	33	16.6	28.3%	505 (92.7%)	6 (1.1%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.3%)	92.4	32^nd of 681 public high schools	95.3%		92.3	38^th of 686 public high schools	94.5%	6	80.0	69.5	88.6	48.5	39.4	44.1	55.7	73.0	63.9	$23,540	$117	$23,423
Mercer Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	545 W Butler St	Mercer	16137	Mercer County	Mercer Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 662-5104	282	21	13.2	110.3%	268 (95.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	86.4	68^th of 681 public high schools	90.0%		72.8	179^th of 686 public high schools	73.9%	111	62.9	70.4	80.9							$16,700	$957	$15,743
New Castle Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 E Lincoln Ave	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	New Castle Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 656-4700	740	48	15.4	98.9%	374 (50.5%)	176 (23.8%)	55 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (17.7%)	24.5	527^th of 681 public high schools	22.6%		27.5	517^th of 686 public high schools	24.6%	10	32.7	29.5	42.9							$19,484	$3,231	$16,253

Frequently Asked Questions about Slippery Rock Area High School

What district is Slippery Rock Area High School in?

Slippery Rock Area School District

What schools feed into Slippery Rock Area High School?

Slippery Rock Area High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Moraine Elementary School
Elementary : Slippery Rock Area Elementary School
Middle : Slippery Rock Area Middle School

Is Slippery Rock Area High School a good school?

Slippery Rock Area High School ranks 177^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Slippery Rock Area High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended Slippery Rock Area High School.

What is the racial makeup of Slippery Rock Area High School?

Students at Slippery Rock Area High School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

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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

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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