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Schools in Natrona

Natrona’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▼ 10% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,004 students on the public path
In brief

Natrona’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Natrona’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Highlands SHS places highest (better than 81%); Highlands MS lowest (32%). 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 Natrona, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KHighlands Early Childhood Centerin BrackenridgeNo scores
1–4Highlands El Schin TarentumC+
5–8Highlands MSin Natrona HeightsC
9–12Highlands SHSin Natrona HeightsA−

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

Highlands School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,004 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,508PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 55.1% · 1058 students tested
Math29%
State average 36.1% · 996 students tested

Natrona vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Natrona—Highlands
HarrisonCHighlands
Lower BurrellB+Burrell
BrackenridgeCHighlands

2 of the 3 neighbors share Highlands with Natrona, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Natrona

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 Natronain other towns
Highlands Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Brackenridge
205 students15:1Rate it →
Highlands El Sch
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Tarentum
C+
559 students13:1Rate it →
Highlands MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Natrona Heights
C
575 students10:1Rate it →
Highlands SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Natrona Heights
A−
665 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Natrona’s schools

Are Natrona’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Natrona. Highlands School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Natrona. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Natrona in?

Highlands School District.

Where do Natrona kids go to high school?

Highlands 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.