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Schools in Bairdford

Bairdford’s public schools

Deer Lakes School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bairdford. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.4K
▼ 6% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,689 students on the public path
In brief

Bairdford’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bairdford’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Deer Lakes HS places highest (better than 77%); Deer Lakes MS lowest (52%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bairdford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Curtisville Pri Ctrin TarentumNo scores
3–5East Union Intrmd Schin CheswickB
6–8Deer Lakes MSin CheswickB−
9–12Deer Lakes HSin CheswickA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Deer Lakes School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Deer Lakes School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,689 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,403PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 55.1% · 924 students tested
Math41%
State average 36.1% · 882 students tested

Bairdford vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Bairdford’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bairdford—Deer Lakes

Every school in Bairdford

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bairdfordin other towns
Curtisville Pri Ctr
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Tarentum
390 students12:1Rate it →
East Union Intrmd Sch
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Cheswick
B
335 students11:1Rate it →
Deer Lakes MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cheswick
B−
383 students11:1Rate it →
Deer Lakes HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Cheswick
A−
581 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Bairdford’s schools

Are Bairdford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bairdford. Deer Lakes School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bairdford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bairdford in?

Deer Lakes School District.

Where do Bairdford kids go to high school?

Deer Lakes HS.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.