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Schools in Ben Avon Heights

Ben Avon Heights’s public schools

Avonworth School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ben Avon Heights. 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 97% 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
75%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 24% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
1,926 students on the public path
In brief

Ben Avon Heights’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Ben Avon Heights’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Avonworth HS places highest (better than 92%); Avonworth MS lowest (77%). 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 Ben Avon Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Avonworth Primary Centerin PittsburghNo scores
3–5Avonworth El Schin PittsburghA−
6–8Avonworth MSin PittsburghA−
9–12Avonworth HSin PittsburghA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Avonworth 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.

Avonworth School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,926 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,487PA $21,758 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading75%
State average 55.1% · 954 students tested
Math62%
State average 36.1% · 933 students tested

Ben Avon Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Ben Avon Heights’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ben Avon Heights—Avonworth
Kilbuck—Avonworth

Every school in Ben Avon Heights

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 Ben Avon Heightsin other towns
Avonworth Primary Center
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Pittsburgh
423 students13:1Rate it →
Avonworth El Sch
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Pittsburgh
A−
478 students14:1Rate it →
Avonworth MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pittsburgh
A−
446 students21:1Rate it →
Avonworth HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Pittsburgh
A
579 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Ben Avon Heights’s schools

Are Ben Avon Heights’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ben Avon Heights. Avonworth School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ben Avon Heights. 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 Ben Avon Heights in?

Avonworth School District.

Where do Ben Avon Heights kids go to high school?

Avonworth 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.