Quaker Valley Makes Top 10 (Again) in Region’s School Rankings

Quaker Valley ranked 8th out of 105 districts in the region and in Western Pennsylvania, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.

The region’s top five districts were unchanged from last year. Upper St. Clair was again ranked no. 1 in the area while Mt. Lebanon and North Allegheny retained the no. 2 and no. 3 spots. Quaker Valley was also unchanged in the eighth spot on the list.

Across the state, QV ranked 27th this year, a drop from 24th last year. 

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

Here are this year's top 15:

1. Upper St. Clair School District
2. Mt. Lebanon School District
3. North Allegheny School District
4. Hampton Township School District
5. South Fayette Township School District
6. Fox Chapel Area 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

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