Canon-McMillan Second Top-Scoring District in Washington County

Canon-McMillan is the second top-scoring district in Washington County—behind Peters Township, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.

The newspaper released its annual list of top western Pennsylvania school districts and top Pennsylvania school districts Friday.

Canon-McMillan ranks No. 20 out of all the western PA schools—up from the No. 22 ranking last year. The district also moved up in the state ranking—from No. 79 to No. 62.

The rankings are based on three years of PSSA test scores in math, reading and science.

Below are the top 20 districts in western PA:

1. Upper St. Clair School District
2. Mount Lebanon School District
3. North Allegheny School District
4. Hampton Township School District
5. South Fayette Township School District
6. Fox Chapel School District
7. Peters Township School District
8. Quaker Valley School District
9. Franklin Regional School District
10. Pine-Richland School District
11. Penn-Trafford School District
12. Seneca Valley School District
13. Bethel Park School District
14. Norwin School District
15. West Jefferson Hills School District
16. Moon Area School District
17. Beaver Area School District
18. Greater Latrobe School District
19. Mars Area School District
20. Canon-McMillan School District