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Schools in Versailles · McKeesport Area School District

Versailles’s public schools score below 86% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

In Versailles, 14% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Versailles, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 91% 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.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 26 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
14%
▼ 22 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
▼ 10 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▼ 13% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
2,883 students on the public path
In brief

Versailles’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 458 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Versailles’s, its schools beat 6%, lower than their 14% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 91% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

77% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,959 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Founders Hall Middle Sch, then McKeesport Area SHS. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny CS is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Versailles’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 14% of Pennsylvania school districts. Both inputs trail the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 14%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (458)Better than 6%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,363 test results and a graduating class of 220 could put Versailles anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 91% of Versailles’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,320 in math, 1,406 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Versailles, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C
6–8Founders Hall Middle Schin McKeesportD
9–12McKeesport Area SHSin McKeesportC−

Versailles’s public schools are run by McKeesport Area School District, which also serves Dravosburg, McKeesport, South Versailles and White Oak. 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.

McKeesport Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 2,883 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,959PA $21,758 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 55.1% · 1406 students tested
Math14%
State average 36.1% · 1320 students tested

Versailles vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
VersaillesDMcKeesport Area
McKeesportDMcKeesport Area
ElizabethAElizabeth Forward
Lincoln—South Allegheny

Every school in Versailles

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 Versaillesin other towns
Francis McClure El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · McKeesport
C
668 students13:1Rate it →
Twin Rivers El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · McKeesport
D
607 students11:1Rate it →
Founders Hall Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McKeesport
D
642 students10:1Rate it →
McKeesport Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · McKeesport
C−
966 students17:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny CS
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pittsburgh
C−
Charter
316 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Versailles’s schools

Are Versailles’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Versailles children attend score below 86% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 6%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Versailles in?

McKeesport Area School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 2,883 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Versailles kids go to high school?

McKeesport Area SHS in McKeesport, with 966 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Versailles’s graduation rate?

77% of the class of 2023 in McKeesport Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Versailles spend per student?

$18,959 in McKeesport Area School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.