#1Upper St. Clair Township
Allegheny County · 20,466 peopleSchools grade, graded within the state·Overall A+ · #90 of 1,032 in PA
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Upper St. Clair Township, #1 on this list · Gilfillan Farm · Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Upper St. Clair Township ranks first on schools among Pennsylvania’s 1,037 towns of 2,500+; 373 of the 1,037 grade A− or better (schools are graded within each state).
The Schools grade: state test results and graduation rates of the districts serving each town, compared with the state’s other districts (U.S. Department of Education). How grades work
#1Schools grade, graded within the state·Overall A+ · #90 of 1,032 in PA
#2Schools grade, graded within the state·Overall A+ · #77 of 1,032 in PA
#T3Schools grade, graded within the state·Overall A · #135 of 1,032 in PA
Schools grade, best first (graded within Pennsylvania). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 879 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
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Upper St. Clair Township (Allegheny County) ranks first on schools among 1,037 towns, with an A+; Peters Township and Aspinwall follow. Schools are compared within Pennsylvania, so the letter is a state grade.
The Schools grade: state test results and graduation rates of the districts serving each town, compared with the state’s other districts (U.S. Department of Education). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a schools grade (1,037 in Pennsylvania). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Pennsylvania page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.