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Schools in Laurel Mountain

Laurel Mountain’s public schools

Ligonier Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Laurel Mountain. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.2K
▼ 3% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,335 students on the public path
In brief

Laurel Mountain’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Laurel Mountain’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Ligonier Valley HS places highest (better than 92%); Ligonier Valley MS lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Laurel Mountain, graded from C to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Ligonier 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
6–8Ligonier Valley MSin LigonierC
9–12Ligonier Valley HSin LigonierA

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

Ligonier Valley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,335 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$21,176PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 55.1% · 670 students tested
Math30%
State average 36.1% · 636 students tested

Laurel Mountain vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Laurel Mountain—Ligonier Valley

Every school in Laurel Mountain

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 Laurel Mountainin other towns
Mellon El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ligonier
B−
395 students14:1Rate it →
Laurel Valley El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Florence
C
238 students12:1Rate it →
Ligonier Valley MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ligonier
C
268 students12:1Rate it →
Ligonier Valley HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Ligonier
A
434 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Laurel Mountain’s schools

Are Laurel Mountain’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Laurel Mountain. Ligonier Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Laurel Mountain. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Laurel Mountain in?

Ligonier Valley School District.

Where do Laurel Mountain kids go to high school?

Ligonier Valley HS.

Parents talk

What Laurel Mountain families are saying about school.

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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.