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McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania (31157890926)Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Schools in McKees Rocks · Sto-Rox School District

McKees Rocks’s public schools score below 92% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

In McKees Rocks, 4% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving McKees Rocks, 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.

#1,026of 1,037 Pennsylvania townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 88% 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
18%
▼ 37 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
4%
▼ 32 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 8–12 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.9K
▼ 9% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
739 students on the public path
In brief

McKees Rocks’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 369 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of McKees Rocks’s, its schools beat 1%, lower than their 8% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 4% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 88% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports McKees Rocks’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,884 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 Sto-Rox JSHS. Enrollment is down 19% since 2020–21. 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 McKees Rocks’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 8% of Pennsylvania school districts, #1,026 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Both inputs trail the Pennsylvania average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 8%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (369)Better than 1%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 555 test results and a graduating class of 90 could put McKees Rocks anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 88% of McKees Rocks’s students in the tested grades sat them (538 in math, 572 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–3Sto-Rox Primary CtrSto-Rox School DistrictD
7–12Sto-Rox JSHSSto-Rox School DistrictD−

McKees Rocks’s public schools are run by Sto-Rox School District, which also serves Stowe. 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.

Sto-Rox School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 932 students, down 19% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,884PA $21,758 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading18%
State average 55.1% · 572 students tested
Math4%
State average 36.1% · 538 students tested

McKees Rocks vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
McKees RocksDSto-Rox
PittsburghCPittsburgh
StoweDSto-Rox
KennedyAMontour

Every school in McKees Rocks

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 McKees Rocksin other towns
Sto-Rox Primary Ctr
Elementary · Grades K–3
D
317 students16:1Rate it →
Sto-Rox JSHS
High · Grades 7–12
D−
422 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about McKees Rocks’s schools

Are McKees Rocks’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools McKees Rocks children attend score below 92% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #1,026 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is McKees Rocks in?

Sto-Rox School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 932 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is McKees Rocks’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Sto-Rox School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does McKees Rocks spend per student?

$19,884 in Sto-Rox 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.