Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0Vandergrift’s public schools outscore 79% of Pennsylvania districts
On the state math tests, 43% of Vandergrift’s students scored proficient, above the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Vandergrift, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.
From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Vandergrift’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1005 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Vandergrift’s, its schools beat 87%, higher than their 79% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 65% and math 43% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,121 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 7 the district’s path is Kiski Area IHS, then Kiski Area HS. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Vandergrift’s grade
A−: better than 79% of Pennsylvania school districts, #305 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Vandergrift, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Vandergrift
Kiski Area East Primary Sch
Grades K–4 · 425 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Vandergrift
Kiski Area East Primary Sch
Grades K–4 · 425 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Vandergrift
Kiski Area East Primary Sch
Grades K–4 · 425 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Vandergrift
Kiski Area East Primary Sch
Grades K–4 · 425 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Vandergrift
Kiski Area East Primary Sch
Grades K–4 · 425 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Vandergrift
Kiski Area Upper El Sch
Grades 5–6 · 502 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Apollo
6th grade in Vandergrift
Kiski Area Upper El Sch
Grades 5–6 · 502 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Apollo
7th grade in Vandergrift
Kiski Area IHS
Grades 7–8 · 518 students · 18:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Vandergrift
Kiski Area IHS
Grades 7–8 · 518 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Vandergrift
Kiski Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,075 students · 21:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Vandergrift
Kiski Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,075 students · 21:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Vandergrift
Kiski Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,075 students · 21:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Vandergrift
Kiski Area HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,075 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Vandergrift’s public schools are run by Kiski Area School District, which also serves Allegheny, Avonmore, Bell and East Vandergrift and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Vandergrift vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Vandergrift’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Vandergrift | A− | Kiski Area |
| Allegheny | A− | Kiski Area |
| Parks | A− | Kiski Area |
| East Vandergrift | — | Kiski Area |
| North Apollo | B− | Apollo-Ridge |
| Kiskiminetas | B− | Apollo-Ridge |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Kiski Area with Vandergrift, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Vandergrift
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).
Questions about Vandergrift’s schools
Are Vandergrift’s schools good?
By Pennsylvania’s own tests, yes: the public schools Vandergrift children attend outscore 79% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #305 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Vandergrift in?
Kiski Area School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 3,275 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Vandergrift kids go to high school?
Kiski Area HS, with 1,075 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Vandergrift’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Kiski Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.
How much does Vandergrift spend per student?
$17,121 in Kiski Area School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Vandergrift 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.