School Performance

Peters Township consistently ranks among the highest achieving districts in our region and throughout the state. Take a look at a few of the Academic Highlights from across our District. 

The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) is given to students in grades 3-8 annually in the Peters Township School District and throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Assessments in Math and English/Language Arts (ELA) are given to all six grade levels, with grades 4 and 8 taking an additional Science assessment. With all grades and subjects combined, Peters Township RANKED 3rd in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the number of students scoring Advanced or Proficient on the exams. All PT tested grades and subjects are ranked within the top 3% in the state. These rankings are among the 783 districts in Pennsylvania. Below are other notable rankings for specific grade levels:

Source: EIDEX

In 2022, U.S. News  and World Report ranked Bower Hill Elementary 2nd in Pennsylvania, with Pleasant Valley Elementary ranking 3rd. 

Additionally, Peters Township Middle School came in 13th in the state-wide rankings.

In their regional rankings for area high schools, U.S. News named Peters Township High School the best high school in the region. 

In their 2023 Annual Guide to Schools, the Pittsburgh Business Times has ranked Peters Township 3rd in our region and 6th overall across the state. 

The regional ranking includes the seven counties in Southwestern PA and the statewide ranking includes the nearly 500 districts across Pennsylvania.  

The National Merit Scholarship Program annually recognizes students nationwide based on their perfomance on the PSAT/NMSQT exam. The semifinalists represent less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors and includes the highest-scoring students in each state.

 

In 2022, Seniors Aidan Green, Zachary Griffith and Jacob McConaughy were named semifinalists and were given the opportunity to compete for National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $30 million. Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

In addition, 11 students from PTHS were named Commended Students in the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These students are: Yunjoe Chang, Kathryn Ghobrial, Raegan Herdman, Alexandra Kartsonas, Jacob Langlois, Allan Liu, Lauren Miller, Ryan Myers, Vienna Nolan, Griffin Stroud and Grace Trax. These students received a Letter of Commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise.