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Schools in Saltsburg · Blairsville-Saltsburg School District

Saltsburg’s public schools beat 65% of Pennsylvania districts

The public schools Saltsburg’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

68%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
39%
▲ 2 pts vs PA 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 5 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$22.8K
▲ 5% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Schools
0
In brief

Saltsburg’s schools, in brief

Which school depends on your street

With two elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to River Valley MS and River Valley HS. Loyalhanna and Conemaugh send their kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓

How it compares with its neighbors

Counting the two towns on its borders, Saltsburg ranks 1st of 3. Compare ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.

The School Grade

How Saltsburg compares

B+ Test scoresC+ Graduation
Pennsylvania school districts we grade (683)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1,863)Better than 68%
High confidence. Built on 667 tested students and a graduating class of 98; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Saltsburg.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8River Valley MSin Blairsville
9–12River Valley HSin Blairsville

The district

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

Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math39%
State average 37.1%

Saltsburg vs. its neighbors

Saltsburg’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.

Every school in Saltsburg

0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

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Within reach

Colleges near Saltsburg

There’s no college in Saltsburg, but 24 are within 30 miles. The closest is Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg in Greensburg, 13.4 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Saltsburg. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 14 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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