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Schools in Sturgeon · West Allegheny School District, South Fayette Township School District

Sturgeon’s public schools beat 97% of Pennsylvania districts

The public schools Sturgeon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 97% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

97%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
67%
▲ 30 pts vs PA 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 7 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$18.6K
▼ 15% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade

How Sturgeon compares

A+ Test scoresB Graduation
Pennsylvania school districts we grade (683)Better than 97%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (877)Better than 97%
High confidence. Built on 3,508 tested students and a graduating class of 249; 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.

Two districts serve Sturgeon

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

Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math · K–12, South Fayette Township School District67%
State average 37.1%
Math · K–12, West Allegheny School District64%
State average 37.1%

Sturgeon vs. its neighbors

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

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Within reach

Colleges near Sturgeon

There’s no college in Sturgeon, but 34 are within 30 miles. The closest is Rosedale Technical College in Kennedy, 7.5 miles away.

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Rosedale Technical CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Kennedy
7.5 mi405 students
Robert Morris UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Moon
9.5 mi4,194 students
Community College of Allegheny CountyCommunity college · Public · Pittsburgh
11.4 mi8,553 students
Point Park UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pittsburgh
11.8 mi2,217 students
Triangle Tech Inc-PittsburghCommunity college · For-profit · Pittsburgh
12 mi90 students
Vet Tech InstituteCommunity college · For-profit · Pittsburgh
12.1 mi199 students
Duquesne UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pittsburgh
12.2 mi7,554 students
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and MethodiusUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pittsburgh
12.6 mi10 students
Carlow UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pittsburgh
13.8 mi1,544 students
Penn Commercial Business/Technical SchoolCommunity college · For-profit · Washington
13.9 mi223 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Sturgeon. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 24 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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