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Schools in New Alexandria

New Alexandria’s public schools

Derry Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Alexandria. 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 96% 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
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 21% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,791 students on the public path
In brief

New Alexandria’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of New Alexandria’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Derry Area SHS places highest (better than 97%); Derry Area MS lowest (51%). 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 New Alexandria, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Grandview El Schin DerryB
6–8Derry Area MSin DerryB−
9–12Derry Area SHSin DerryA+

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

Derry Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,791 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,278PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 55.1% · 979 students tested
Math42%
State average 36.1% · 934 students tested

New Alexandria vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Alexandria—Derry Area
DerryB+Derry Area
SalemB−Greensburg Salem

Every school in New Alexandria

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 New Alexandriain other towns
Grandview El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Derry
B
753 students13:1Rate it →
Derry Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Derry
B−
440 students12:1Rate it →
Derry Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Derry
A+
598 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about New Alexandria’s schools

Are New Alexandria’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Alexandria. Derry Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Alexandria. 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 New Alexandria in?

Derry Area School District.

Where do New Alexandria kids go to high school?

Derry Area 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.