Best Public Schools in Alverton, PA

Summary:

The city of Alverton, Pennsylvania is home to two schools - Southmoreland Senior High School and Southmoreland Primary Center, both part of the Southmoreland School District. The high school serves grades 9-12 with 584 students, while the primary center serves grades K-1 with 279 students.

Southmoreland Senior High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 173 out of 634 Pennsylvania high schools in 2021-2022 to 508 out of 686 in 2023-2024. This is reflected in the school's relatively low 4-year graduation rate of 87.5% and significantly below-average test scores in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. In contrast, the Southmoreland Primary Center does not have any statewide ranking history, but it spends more per student ($14,146) compared to the high school ($12,475) and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.7 to 15.2.

The data also reveals a notable difference in the socioeconomic status of the students between the two schools. The primary center has a much higher percentage of students (66.67%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the high school (41.78%), suggesting the elementary school serves a more economically disadvantaged population. This disparity in resources and student demographics may contribute to the performance gaps observed between the two schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southmoreland Primary Center	Public	K-1	1431 Water St	Alverton	15612	Westmoreland County	Southmoreland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 887-2026	268	20	13.7	66.4%	250 (93.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)								(n/a)				$14,146	$2,133	$12,013
Southmoreland Senior High School	Public	9-12	2351 Route 981	Alverton	15612	Westmoreland County	Southmoreland School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 887-2010	555	39	14.4	54.1%	530 (95.5%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	30.6	508^th of 686 public high schools	25.9%		42.4	446^th of 674 public high schools	33.8%	62	19.5	40.5	53.7	$12,475	$289	$12,186

Cities Near Alverton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mount Pleasant	1.55 mi	4	469^th
Scottdale	2.08 mi	2	379^th
Connellsville	5.04 mi	6	634^th
Ruffs Dale	6.58 mi	2	293^rd
New Stanton	7.04 mi	2	126^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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