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Schools in Lawson Heights

Lawson Heights’s public schools

Greater Latrobe School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lawson Heights. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 26% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,285 students on the public path
In brief

Lawson Heights’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Lawson Heights’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Greater Latrobe SHS places highest (better than 95%); Greater Latrobe JHS lowest (62%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Lawson Heights, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Greater Latrobe SHS. 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 Lawson Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
7–8Greater Latrobe JHSin LatrobeB
9–12Greater Latrobe SHSin LatrobeA+

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

Greater Latrobe School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 3,285 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,019PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 55.1% · 1816 students tested
Math52%
State average 36.1% · 1661 students tested

Lawson Heights vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lawson Heights—Greater Latrobe
UnityAGreater Latrobe
LatrobeAGreater Latrobe

All 2 neighbors share Greater Latrobe with Lawson Heights, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lawson Heights

5 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 Lawson Heightsin other towns
Latrobe El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Latrobe
B+
627 students14:1Rate it →
Mountain View El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Greensburg
A−
534 students15:1Rate it →
Baggaley El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Latrobe
B+
510 students13:1Rate it →
Greater Latrobe JHS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Latrobe
B
499 students11:1Rate it →
Greater Latrobe SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Latrobe
A+
1,115 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Lawson Heights’s schools

Are Lawson Heights’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lawson Heights. Greater Latrobe School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lawson Heights. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lawson Heights in?

Greater Latrobe School District.

Where do Lawson Heights kids go to high school?

Greater Latrobe SHS.

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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.