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Schools in Bell Acres · Quaker Valley School District

Bell Acres’s public schools outscore 95% of Pennsylvania districts

Math proficiency in Bell Acres’s districts is 66%, above the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bell Acres, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
84%
▲ 29 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
66%
▲ 30 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.8K
▲ 18% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,784 students on the public path
In brief

Bell Acres’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 194 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bell Acres’s, its schools beat 71%, lower than their 95% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 84% and math 66% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $25,781 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Quaker Valley MS, then Quaker Valley HS. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bell Acres’s grade

A+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

A+: better than 95% of Pennsylvania school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 95%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (194)Better than 71%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 947 test results and a graduating class of 139 could put Bell Acres anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Bell Acres’s students in the tested grades sat them (937 in math, 957 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bell Acres, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
6–8Quaker Valley MSin SewickleyA−
9–12Quaker Valley HSin LeetsdaleA+

Bell Acres’s public schools are run by Quaker Valley School District, which also serves Aleppo, Edgeworth, Glen Osborne and Glenfield and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Quaker Valley School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,784 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$25,781PA $21,758 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading84%
State average 55.1% · 957 students tested
Math66%
State average 36.1% · 937 students tested

Bell Acres vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bell AcresA+Quaker Valley
EconomyCAmbridge Area
LeetA+Quaker Valley
Sewickley Heights—Quaker Valley
Franklin ParkA+North Allegheny
EdgeworthA+Quaker Valley
HarmonyCAmbridge Area

3 of the 6 neighbors share Quaker Valley with Bell Acres, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bell Acres

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 Bell Acresin other towns
Edgeworth El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sewickley
A
412 students12:1Rate it →
Osborne El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sewickley
A
397 students14:1Rate it →
Quaker Valley MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sewickley
A−
425 students9:1Rate it →
Quaker Valley HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Leetsdale
A+
550 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Bell Acres’s schools

Are Bell Acres’s schools good?

By Pennsylvania’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bell Acres children attend outscore 95% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bell Acres in?

Quaker Valley School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,784 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Bell Acres kids go to high school?

Quaker Valley HS in Leetsdale, with 550 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Bell Acres’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Quaker Valley School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Bell Acres spend per student?

$25,781 in Quaker Valley School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.