Keystone Oaks Elementary Schools Rank Among Pennsylvania's Best, Study Says

DORMONT, PA - The start of the new school year is a good time to find out how your local elementary schools stack up against others. Keystone Oaks School District elementary schools do fine in that regard.

Niche.com, a Pittsburgh-based website that analyzes neighborhoods, school districts and colleges, has released its annual rankings of the best elementary schools in the country and across Pennsylvania. All three Keystone Oaks elementary schools were ranked in the top 500 in Pennsylvania - Aiken was 276th, Dormont was 357th and Myrtle was 482nd.

The website says the rankings are based on "rigorous analysis" of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education, as well as reviews from students and parents. Ranking factors include state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity, teacher quality, grade school ratings, and the overall quality of the school district.

According to Niche, the best elementary school in Pennsylvania is Ithan Elementary School in the Radnor Township School District in Delaware County, which also finished in 16th place nationwide.

Twenty-one Allegheny County elementary schools cracked the top 100 in Pennsylvania. The highest ranked was Franklin the North Allegheny School District, rated the state’s sixth best elementary school. The full rankings can be found here.

Other county elementary schools that made the top 100, listed by their state rankings:

7. Hoover, Mt. Lebanon School District
10. Fairview, Fox Chapel Area School District
14. Bradford Woods, North Allegheny
15. Foster, Mt. Lebanon
16. Peebles, North Allegheny
18, Markham, Mt. Lebanon
19. Marshall, North Allegheny
20. O’Hara, Fox Chapel
24. Streams, Upper St. Clair School District
27. Lincoln, Mt. Lebanon
28. Howe, Mt. Lebanon
33. Baker, Upper St. Clair
45. Ingomar, North Allegheny
47. Eisenhower, Upper St. Clair
51 South Fayette, South Fayette School District
58. McKnight, North Allegheny
62. Jefferson, Mt. Lebanon
69. South Fayette Intermediate, South Fayette
86. Hartwood, Fox Chapel
97. Wyland, Hampton