Best Public Schools in Zip Code 15317

Summary:

The 15317 zip code area is home to 11 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools, across two school districts - Canon-McMillan School District and Peters Township School District. The schools in the Peters Township School District, such as Peters Township High School and Peters Township Middle School, consistently outperform the schools in the Canon-McMillan School District across a variety of metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios.

The standout schools in the area include Peters Township High School and Peters Township Middle School, which are part of the highly-ranked Peters Township School District, as well as McMurray Elementary School, which also belongs to the Peters Township School District and has exceptional test scores. In contrast, the schools in the Canon-McMillan School District, such as Canon-McMillan Senior High School and Canon-McMillan Middle School, have lower test scores and higher free and reduced lunch rates.

The data highlights the significant differences in educational quality and outcomes between the two school districts in the 15317 zip code area. The Peters Township School District, ranked 3rd out of 610 districts in Pennsylvania, is able to provide its students with more resources and better educational opportunities compared to the Canon-McMillan School District, which is ranked 66th out of 610. This disparity is reflected in the consistently higher performance of the Peters Township schools across various metrics.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	PSSA Math (2024)							PSSA Science (2024)			PSSA English Language Arts (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
North Strabane Intrmd School	Public	5-6	20 Giffin Drive	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 873-5252	415	27	15.3	32.3%	346 (83.4%)	15 (3.6%)	15 (3.6%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)								(n/a)						75.5	56.8			66.2						75.0	68.0			71.5	$14,092	$172	$13,920
Canon-McMillan Senior High School	Public	9-12	314 Elm St Extension	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-1400	1,683	97	17.3	29.9%	1,430 (85.0%)	71 (4.2%)	57 (3.4%)	34 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (5.2%)	80.9	109^th of 686 public high schools	84.1%		88.3	52^nd of 674 public high schools	92.3%	57	57.6	65.5	76.7																		$13,434	$168	$13,266
South Central Elementary	Public	K-4	230 S Central Ave	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 745-4475	438	31	13.9	49.3%	340 (77.6%)	29 (6.6%)	14 (3.2%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.6%)	62.7	645^th of 1526 public elementary schools	57.7%		69.5	507^th of 1534 public elementary schools	66.9%	138				60.5	61.0					60.7	79.3		79.3	67.5	46.3					57.1	$14,809	$626	$14,183
Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School	Public	K-4	50 Mayview Rd	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-8390	253	15	16.4	26.1%	210 (83.0%)	10 (4.0%)	7 (2.8%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	85.3	189^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.6%		92.2	54^th of 1534 public elementary schools	96.5%	135				67.3	81.0					73.0	97.6		97.6	81.1	69.1					76.0	$13,664	$179	$13,485
Canon-McMillan Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Big Mac Boulevard	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-9030	800	57	13.9	27.0%	692 (86.5%)	23 (2.9%)	22 (2.8%)	18 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.4%)	90.1	62^nd of 891 public middle schools	93.0%		92	46^th of 893 public middle schools	94.8%	16								58.1	48.8	53.8		72.9	72.9					77.9	68.8	73.6	$15,839	$163	$15,677
Muse Elementary School	Public	K-4	40 Muse School St	Muse	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 745-9014	760	47	16.0	31.6%	636 (83.7%)	31 (4.1%)	16 (2.1%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.4%)	79.2	306^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.9%		79.2	298^th of 1534 public elementary schools	80.6%	8				72.2	65.5					68.9	86.6		86.6	77.8	65.8					71.8	$13,219	$492	$12,727
Borland Manor Elementary School	Public	K-4	30 Giffin Dr	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Canon-McMillan School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 745-2700	264	21	12.2	22.7%	225 (85.2%)	5 (1.9%)	11 (4.2%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	82.7	231^st of 1526 public elementary schools	84.9%		89.1	115^th of 1534 public elementary schools	92.5%	116				76.8	68.2					72.4	88.6		88.6	86.0	66.0					75.8	$16,966	$181	$16,785
McMurray Elementary School	Public	4-5	626 E McMurray Rd	McMurray	15317	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 941-5020	614	42	14.6	12.1%	553 (90.1%)	7 (1.1%)	14 (2.3%)	21 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	93.4	23^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	98.5%		92.9	38^th of 1534 public elementary schools	97.5%	15					86.0	83.7				84.8	95.8		95.8		83.2	85.5				84.5	$16,066	$505	$15,561
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	K-3	250 E McMurray Rd	McMurray	15317	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 941-6260	495	28	17.4	11.5%	458 (92.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)								(n/a)				93.8						93.8				93.8						93.8	$14,931	$518	$14,413
Peters Township High School	Public	9-12	121 Rolling Hills Dr.	McMurray	15317	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 941-6250	1,231	82	15.0	11.5%	1,130 (91.8%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.5%)	42 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.9%)	95.1	17^th of 686 public high schools	97.5%		94.6	16^th of 674 public high schools	97.6%	1	78.4	81.6	89.1																		$17,894	$182	$17,712
Peters Township Middle School	Public	6-8	264 E McMurray Rd	McMurray	15317	Washington County	Peters Township School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 941-2688	925	63	14.7	10.9%	837 (90.5%)	4 (0.4%)	16 (1.7%)	38 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.7%)	98	7^th of 891 public middle schools	99.2%		97.5	11^th of 893 public middle schools	98.8%	4							76.3	82.7	69.9	76.3		91.7	91.7				86.1	87.2	87.5	86.9	$16,925	$182	$16,743
Western Area CTC (of Washington County)	Public	9-12	688 Western Ave	Canonsburg	15317	Washington County	Western Area Career and Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(724) 746-2890	8	17	.4		8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 15317

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Canonsburg	1.01 mi	7	120^th
McMurray	1.66 mi	4	8^th
Muse	2.94 mi	1	132^nd
Houston	4.26 mi	2	129^th
Pittsburgh	4.4 mi	151	524^th

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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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