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The highest-performing public high schools in science in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in science in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 18 qualifying public high schools. Penn Trafford High School leads the list at 88.5%, against a median of 43.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Science)

88.5%

Median % Proficient (Science)

43.5%

BEST IN SCIENCE · WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)	Rank change
1	Penn Trafford High School	Harrison City, PA	Penn-Trafford SD	High	1,167	88.5%	no change
2	Norwin High School	North Huntingdon, PA	Norwin SD	High	1,671	76.4%	no change
3	Franklin Regional SHS	Murrysville, PA	Franklin Regional SD	High	1,101	62.1%	no change
4	Greater Latrobe SHS	Latrobe, PA	Greater Latrobe SD	High	1,115	59.7%	no change
5	Kiski Area High School	Vandergrift, PA	Kiski Area SD	High	1,075	56.6%	▲ 3
6	Hempfield Area SHS	Greensburg, PA	Hempfield Area SD	High	1,228	56.3%	▼ 1
7	Mount Pleasant Area High School	Mount Pleasant, PA	Mount Pleasant Area SD	High	597	51.1%	▲ 4
8	Belle Vernon Area High School	Belle Vernon, PA	Belle Vernon Area SD	High	735	50.3%	▼ 2
9	Greensburg-Salem High School	Greensburg, PA	Greensburg Salem SD	High	784	43.9%	no change
10	Derry Area SHS	Derry, PA	Derry Area SD	High	598	43.0%	no change
11	Yough SHS	Herminie, PA	Yough SD	High	592	42.0%	▲ 4
12	Southmoreland SHS	Alverton, PA	Southmoreland SD	High	566	36.3%	no change
13	Burrell High School	Lower Burrell, PA	Burrell SD	High	566	33.8%	▲ 1
14	Ligonier Valley High School	Ligonier, PA	Ligonier Valley SD	High	434	33.7%	▼ 7
15	Jeannette High School	Jeannette, PA	Jeannette City SD	High	405	15.5%	▼ 2
16	Valley JSHS	New Kensington, PA	New Kensington-Arnold SD	High	905	15.5%	no change
17	Dr Robert Ketterer CS Inc	Latrobe, PA	Dr Robert Ketterer CS Inc	High	127	12.5%	—
18	Monessen SHS	Monessen, PA	Monessen City SD	High	193	7.7%	no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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