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Westmoreland County schools ranked by test score

Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 17 schools in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania with reported Science scores. Pennsylvania state average: 50.6%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
1Penn Trafford HS
Harrison City · Penn-Trafford SD
High88.5%+37.9pp
2Norwin HS
North Huntingdon · Norwin SD
High76.4%+25.8pp
3Franklin Regional SHS
Murrysville · Franklin Regional SD
High62.1%+11.5pp
4Greater Latrobe SHS
Latrobe · Greater Latrobe SD
High59.7%+9.1pp
5Kiski Area HS
Vandergrift · Kiski Area SD
High56.6%+6.0pp
6Hempfield Area SHS
Greensburg · Hempfield Area SD
High56.3%+5.7pp
7Mount Pleasant Area HS
Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant Area SD
High51.1%+0.5pp
8Belle Vernon Area HS
Belle Vernon · Belle Vernon Area SD
High50.3%-0.3pp
9Greensburg-Salem HS
Greensburg · Greensburg Salem SD
High43.9%-6.7pp
10Derry Area SHS
Derry · Derry Area SD
High43.0%-7.6pp
11Yough SHS
Herminie · Yough SD
High42.0%-8.6pp
12Southmoreland SHS
Alverton · Southmoreland SD
High36.3%-14.3pp
13Burrell HS
Lower Burrell · Burrell SD
High33.8%-16.8pp
14Ligonier Valley HS
Ligonier · Ligonier Valley SD
High33.7%-16.9pp
15Jeannette HS
Jeannette · Jeannette City SD
High15.5%-35.1pp
16Valley JSHS
New Kensington · New Kensington-Arnold SD
High15.5%-35.1pp
17Monessen SHS
Monessen · Monessen City SD
High7.7%-42.9pp

About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the PSSA + Keystone % Proficient or Advanced threshold on the latest available PSSA + Keystone Science test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.

The comparison column shows the gap to the Pennsylvania statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Pennsylvania ranking.