Highlands El Sch

Elementary school·Grades 1-4 Tarentum, Pennsylvania·15084
Score
34.0/100
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#909
Among 1,377 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Top 67%
In Pennsylvania

Score 34.0/100: better than 34% of Pennsylvania elementary schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
45%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 52%, better than 35% of them
249 students tested
Math
46%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 53%, better than 33% of them
250 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 6 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3PSSA50.4123
English language artsGrade 4PSSA39.7126
English language artsAll gradesPSSA45249
MathGrade 3PSSA49.6123
MathGrade 4PSSA41.7127
MathAll gradesPSSA45.6250

School profile

Grades
1-4
Students
585
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
585
Typical elementary school: 422
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Allegheny County

Contact

Address
101 East 9th Ave
Tarentum, PA 15084
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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Highlands El Sch at a glance

Highlands El Sch is a public elementary school in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, serving grades 1-4. It is part of the Highlands SD school district. It has about 585 students (a typical Pennsylvania elementary school has 422).

In 2024-25 state tests, 45% in English language arts (similar schools: 52%) and 46% in math (similar schools: 53%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania elementary schools, it scores 34.0 out of 100: better than 34% of them, ranking #909 of 1,377. Its English language arts result rose by 3 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.