2024-2025 FOX CHAPEL AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT # FCProud
Pittsburgh Business Times
For the second consecutive year, the Pittsburgh Business Times ranked the Fox Chapel Area School District as the No. 1 school district in both Southwestern Pennsylvania and the state.
The rankings are based on how students performed on standardized Pennsylvania System of School Assessments( PSSAs) administered to students in grades three through eight and Keystone Exams that high school students were given in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
All the district’ s tested grade levels ranked in either the No. 1 or No. 2 spot in the region as follows:
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6
Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 11
U. S. News & World Report
U. S. News & World Report publishes rankings of schools each year. Fox Chapel Area High School was named among the top 3 % of high schools in the nation. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation rates, and how well they prepare students for college. Dorseyville Middle School placed in the top 1.5 % of middle schools in the nation, and all elementary schools ranked in the top 7 % of elementary schools in the nation.
Fox Chapel Area High School 95.76 / 100 Overall Score Top 3 % in nation Keystone Exams Scores – Well Above Expectations Graduation Rate – 97 %( well above state median)
Dorseyville Middle School # 12 Among Pennsylvania Middle Schools # 16 Reading Proficiency Rank # 10( tie) Math Proficiency Rank Reading Performance – Well Above Expectations Math Performance – Well Above Expectations
Elementary Schools
Fairview Elementary School # 2 Among Pennsylvania Elementary Schools
Reading Performance – Well Above Expectations Math Performance – Well Above Expectations
Hartwood Elementary School # 33 Among Pennsylvania Elementary Schools Reading Performance – Well Above Expectations Math Performance – Well Above Expectations
Kerr Elementary School # 101 Among Pennsylvania Elementary Schools Reading Performance – Well Above Expectations Math Performance – Well Above Expectations
O’ Hara Elementary School # 11 Among Pennsylvania Elementary Schools Reading Performance – Well Above Expectations Math Performance – Well Above Expectations
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