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Kiski Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 524 students in Kiski Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Kiski Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 60% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
6 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
3,303 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
199 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Kiski Area School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#154 out of 684 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
36%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
55%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
76%
57%

Graduation Rate
95%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.65
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
76 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
17%
# Black Students
200 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
6%
20%
# White Students
2,934 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
89%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
87 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
222
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
247
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
232
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
220
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
241
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
266
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
265
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
255
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
269
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
275
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
293
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
260
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
258
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,527 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,429 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$61 MM
$39,541 MM

Spending
$58 MM
$38,578 MM

Revenue / Student
$18,527
$23,696

Spending / Student
$17,429
$23,119

Best Kiski Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kiski Area Ihs
(Math: 23% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
260 Hyde Park Rd
Vandergrift, PA 15690
(724) 845-2219
Vandergrift, PA 15690
(724) 845-2219
Grades: 7-8
| 524 students
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