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Schools in Mountain Top

Mountain Top’s public schools

Crestwood School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mountain Top. 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 89% 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
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 34% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.9
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,726 students on the public path
In brief

Mountain Top’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Mountain Top’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Crestwood Secondary Campus places highest (better than 63%); Rice El Sch lowest (57%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Mountain Top, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Crestwood Secondary Campus. 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 Mountain Top, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB
7–12Crestwood Secondary CampusCrestwood School DistrictB

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

Crestwood School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 2,726 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 19.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$14,387PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 55.1% · 1418 students tested
Math43%
State average 36.1% · 1384 students tested

Mountain Top vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mountain Top—Crestwood
WrightA−Crestwood
RiceA−Crestwood

All 2 neighbors share Crestwood with Mountain Top, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Mountain Top

3 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 Mountain Topin other towns
Rice El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6
B
735 students19:1Rate it →
Fairview El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Mountaintop
B
612 students19:1Rate it →
Crestwood Secondary Campus
High · Grades 7–12
B
1,379 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Mountain Top’s schools

Are Mountain Top’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mountain Top. Crestwood School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mountain Top. 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 Mountain Top in?

Crestwood School District.

Where do Mountain Top kids go to high school?

Crestwood Secondary Campus.

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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.