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Best High Schools in Zip Code 15061

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729

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Top rankedCentral Valley High School61^st of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Central Valley High School up 63 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 15061 zip code area is home to two high schools: Central Valley High School and Beaver County Career & Technology Center. While Central Valley High School stands out as a strong-performing academic institution, Beaver County Career & Technology Center appears to be a specialized vocational school with a much smaller student population.

Central Valley High School has consistently ranked highly in the state, reaching the top 10% of Pennsylvania high schools in the 2022-2023 school year. The school boasts impressive academic outcomes, with significantly higher proficiency rates on Keystone Exams compared to the state average. In contrast, Beaver County Career & Technology Center has a very low statewide ranking and has struggled with academic performance, as evidenced by its 0 out of 5 SchoolDigger star rating.

The data also reveals a notable difference in the free/reduced lunch rates between the two schools, indicating that the student populations come from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. While Central Valley High School has a 36.38% free/reduced lunch rate, Beaver County Career & Technology Center has a much higher rate of 72.73%. This suggests that the specialized vocational school may be serving a more economically disadvantaged student population.

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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 (2025)	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
Central Valley High School	Public	9-12	160 Baker Road Ext	Monaca	15061	Beaver County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 775-4300	721	47	15.4	36.5%	608 (84.3%)	59 (8.2%)	22 (3.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.2%)	87.6	61^st of 681 public high schools	91.0%		78.6	124^th of 686 public high schools	81.9%	63	65.3	72.0	80.3	$20,927	$355	$20,572
Beaver County Career & Technology Center	Public	9-12	145 Poplar Avenue	Monaca	15061	Beaver County	Beaver County Career & Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(724) 728-5800	8	25	.3		7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 15061

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Monaca	0.56 mi	4	323^rd
Aliquippa	1.61 mi	8	599^th
Beaver	1.88 mi	4	55^th
Freedom	2.55 mi	8	582^nd
Rochester	2.61 mi	3	642^nd

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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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