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C+
Schools in Cheswick · Allegheny Valley School District

Cheswick’s public schools score below 56% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Cheswick’s districts is 23%, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cheswick, 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 95% 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
56%
▲ 1 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 13 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.5K
▼ 1% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.9
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
879 students on the public path
In brief

Cheswick’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 2058 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cheswick’s, its schools beat 30%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 23% 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 $21,463 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Springdale JSHS. 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 Cheswick’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 44% of Pennsylvania school districts. Graduation is above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are below it.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (2058)Better than 30%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 424 test results and a graduating class of 62 could put Cheswick anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Cheswick’s students in the tested grades sat them (412 in math, 437 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Acmetonia El SchAllegheny Valley School DistrictC+
7–12Springdale JSHSin SpringdaleC+

Cheswick’s public schools are run by Allegheny Valley School District, which also serves Harmar, Springdale and Springdale. 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.

Allegheny Valley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 879 students · 8.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$21,463PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 55.1% · 437 students tested
Math23%
State average 36.1% · 412 students tested

Cheswick vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CheswickC+Allegheny Valley
PlumAPlum Borough
SpringdaleC+Allegheny Valley
HarmarC+Allegheny Valley

2 of the 3 neighbors share Allegheny Valley with Cheswick, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Cheswick

2 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 Cheswickin other towns
Acmetonia El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
458 students12:1Rate it →
Springdale JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Springdale
C+
421 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Cheswick’s schools

Are Cheswick’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cheswick children attend score below 56% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cheswick in?

Allegheny Valley School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 879 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Cheswick’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Cheswick spend per student?

$21,463 in Allegheny 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.