Best Public Schools in Zip Code 15636

Summary:

The 15636 zip code is home to a single high-performing public high school, Penn Trafford High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the highly-ranked Penn-Trafford School District. This school consistently ranks among the top high schools in Pennsylvania, with exceptional academic performance, high graduation rates, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio.

Penn Trafford High School boasts impressive Keystone Exam proficiency rates, with 86.5% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, 88.5% in Biology, and 90.6% in Literature for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% for 2023-2024 is also above the state average, and its dropout rate of 1.4% is relatively low. Additionally, the school's spending per student of $16,903 for 2022-2023 is higher than the state average, suggesting a strong investment in educational resources.

With a student-teacher ratio of 17.3 to 1 for the 2023-2024 school year, Penn Trafford High School provides a more personalized learning environment for its students. The school also serves a moderately diverse student population, with 24.09% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Overall, Penn Trafford High School stands out as a high-performing institution that is effectively meeting the educational needs of the students in the 15636 zip code.

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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
Penn Trafford High School	Public	9-12	3381 Route 130	Harrison City	15636	Westmoreland County	Penn-Trafford School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 744-4471	1,167	68	17.2	25.0%	1,070 (91.7%)	16 (1.4%)	25 (2.1%)	16 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.2%)	97.1	6^th of 681 public high schools	99.1%		95.8	10^th of 686 public high schools	98.5%	4	86.5	88.5	90.6	$18,958	$74	$18,884

Cities Near Zip Code 15636

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jeannette	1.55 mi	5	335^th
Harrison City	2.03 mi	1	2^nd
Irwin	2.44 mi	3	156^th
Murrysville	3.19 mi	4	61^st
Trafford	3.43 mi	3	49^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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