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New Kensington-Arnold School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 885 students in New Kensington-Arnold School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in New Kensington-Arnold School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 57% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
4 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,947 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
148 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
New Kensington-Arnold School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 60-64% has decreased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#541 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
57%
Graduation Rate
60-64%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.68
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
4%
17%
% Black
35%
20%
% White
41%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
20%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,717 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,418 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$40 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$40 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,717
$23,696
Spending / Student
$20,418
$23,119
Best New Kensington-Arnold School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Valley Jr. Sr. High School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
703 Stevenson Blvd
New Kensington, PA 15068
(724) 337-4536
New Kensington, PA 15068
(724) 337-4536
Grades: 7-12
| 885 students
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