Total enrollment
4,240
-510 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Armstrong SD
Pennsylvania · 4,240 students · 5 cities
Public schools in the Armstrong SD system total 8 schools across Pennsylvania, with roughly 4,240 students enrolled (5 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Armstrong SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Armstrong SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,240 | #91 of 479 | #2,289 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #58 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #87 of 478 | #1,778 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.4% | #372 of 378 | #6,687 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Armstrong SD
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Dayton Elementary School at 61.5% proficient to Lenape Elementary School at 46.1%, a gap of 15.4 points. That is the 162nd widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 5,064 to 4,240 students (down 16%) and from 370 to 358 full-time teachers (down 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong JSHS | Kittanning | High | 07-12 | 1,374 |
| Lenape El Sch | Ford City | Elementary | KG-06 | 691 |
| West Shamokin JSHS | Rural Valley | High | 07-12 | 526 |
| West Hills Primary Sch | Kittanning | Elementary | KG-03 | 522 |
| West Hills Intermediate Sch | Kittanning | Middle | 04-06 | 424 |
| Shannock Valley El Sch | Rural Valley | Elementary | KG-06 | 310 |
| Elderton El Sch | Elderton | Elementary | KG-06 | 199 |
| Dayton El Sch | Dayton | Elementary | KG-06 | 194 |
About Armstrong SD
Across 8 schools, Armstrong SD enrolls about 4,240 students in Pennsylvania. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
In terms of grade levels, Armstrong SD is made up of 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Armstrong SD has contracted 11% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 4,750 students to 4,240.
On this page, the community for Armstrong SD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.