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Schools in South Heights

South Heights’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 27% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,186 students on the public path
In brief

South Heights’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of South Heights’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Economy El Sch places highest (better than 78%); Highland El Sch lowest (12%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve South Heights, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Ambridge Area HS. 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 South Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
6–8Ambridge Area MSin FreedomC−
9–12Ambridge Area HSin AmbridgeC

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

Ambridge Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,186 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$15,947PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 55.1% · 1084 students tested
Math27%
State average 36.1% · 990 students tested

South Heights vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Heights—Ambridge Area
HopewellB+Hopewell Area
AmbridgeCAmbridge Area

Every school in South Heights

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 South Heightsin other towns
Economy El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Freedom
A−
456 students14:1Rate it →
Highland El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ambridge
D
284 students11:1Rate it →
State Street El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baden
C
241 students14:1Rate it →
Ambridge Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Freedom
C−
500 students16:1Rate it →
Ambridge Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Ambridge
C
705 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about South Heights’s schools

Are South Heights’s schools good?

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

Ambridge Area School District.

Where do South Heights kids go to high school?

Ambridge Area HS.

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What South Heights 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.