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Schools in Smithton

Smithton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 21% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
1,818 students on the public path
In brief

Smithton’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Smithton’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Yough SHS places highest (better than 92%); Yough Intrmd/MS Sch lowest (27%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Smithton, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Yough SHS. 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 Smithton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
5–8Yough Intrmd/MS Schin RuffsdaleC
9–12Yough SHSin HerminieA

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

Yough School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,818 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,279PA $21,758 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 55.1% · 923 students tested
Math33%
State average 36.1% · 841 students tested

Smithton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Smithton—Yough
South HuntingdonBYough
RostraverB−Belle Vernon Area

Every school in Smithton

5 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 Smithtonin other towns
H W Good El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Herminie
B
270 students14:1Rate it →
Mendon El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Ruffsdale
C+
234 students14:1Rate it →
West Newton El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · West Newton
B
181 students12:1Rate it →
Yough Intrmd/MS Sch
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Ruffsdale
C
541 students12:1Rate it →
Yough SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Herminie
A
592 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Smithton’s schools

Are Smithton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Smithton. Yough School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smithton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Smithton in?

Yough School District.

Where do Smithton kids go to high school?

Yough SHS.

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What Smithton families are saying about school.

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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.