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Schools in Glenshaw · Shaler Area School District

Glenshaw’s public schools beat 66% of Pennsylvania districts

The public schools Glenshaw’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 66% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

55%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
36%
▼ 1 pts vs PA 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 8 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$22.4K
▲ 3% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade

How Glenshaw compares

B Test scoresB+ Graduation
Pennsylvania school districts we grade (683)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1,627)Better than 55%
High confidence. Built on 1,963 tested students and a graduating class of 336; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math36%
State average 37.1%

Glenshaw vs. its neighbors

Glenshaw’s schools rank 2nd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.

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Within reach

Colleges near Glenshaw

There’s no college in Glenshaw, but 31 are within 30 miles. The closest is La Roche University in McCandless, 3 miles away.

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La Roche UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · McCandless
3 mi2,550 students
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and MethodiusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pittsburgh
4.4 mi10 students
Triangle Tech Inc-PittsburghCommunity college · For-profit · Pittsburgh
5.7 mi90 students
Pittsburgh Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pittsburgh
5.7 mi210 students
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science IncCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Pittsburgh
6 mi185 students
Community College of Allegheny CountyCommunity college · Public · Pittsburgh
6.5 mi8,553 students
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusUniversity or college · Public · Pittsburgh
6.6 mi33,505 students
Vet Tech InstituteCommunity college · For-profit · Pittsburgh
6.7 mi199 students
Chatham UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pittsburgh
6.7 mi2,060 students
Carnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pittsburgh
6.8 mi15,082 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Glenshaw. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 21 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.

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