Best Public Schools in Zip Code 15084

Summary:

The 15084 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: Highlands Elementary School and Curtisville Pri Center. These schools serve students in grades K-5 and are part of the Highlands School District and Deer Lakes School District, respectively.

Highlands Elementary School has a larger enrollment of 610 students, but consistently underperforms the state average on PSSA assessments in Math, Science, and English Language Arts. The school also has a very high free/reduced lunch rate of 100%, indicating a high-need student population. In contrast, Curtisville Pri Center has a smaller enrollment of 360 students and a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 37.5%, suggesting a more economically diverse student population.

The data also reveals significant differences in the school districts' rankings, with Deer Lakes School District ranked higher at 253 out of 610 in Pennsylvania, compared to Highlands School District at 429 out of 610. This disparity in district support and resources may contribute to the performance gap between the two schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSSA Math (2024)			PSSA Science (2024)		PSSA English Language Arts (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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Curtisville Pri Center	Public	K-2	1715 Saxonburg Boulevard	Tarentum	15084	Allegheny County	Deer Lakes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 265-5340	375	28	13.5	42.4%	347 (92.5%)	5 (1.3%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)								(n/a)									$18,634	$1,242	$17,393
Highlands Elementary School	Public	1-4	101 East 9th Ave	Tarentum	15084	Allegheny County	Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 224-0300	585	46	12.8	100.0%	395 (67.5%)	78 (13.3%)	18 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (15.2%)	36.4	1051^st of 1526 public elementary schools	31.1%		36.4	1066^th of 1534 public elementary schools	30.5%	15	47.1	41.0	43.9	69.4	69.4	44.8	38.6	41.6	$17,131	$1,203	$15,928

Cities Near Zip Code 15084

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tarentum	1.01 mi	2	652^nd
Brackenridge	1.88 mi	1
Arnold	2.15 mi	2	700^th
Natrona Heights	2.35 mi	2	576^th
New Kensington	2.87 mi	3	718^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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