Moon Ranked Among PA's Top School Districts

MOON, PA - As the 2019-20 school year kicks off, parents and students heading to their first day of school can see how their school district stacks up against others in the state as Niche.com has released its annual rankings of school districts across the country. The research and informational research company ranks 23 southwestern Pennsylvania districts as among the top 100 in the state.

Peters ranked 47th among the state's 500 districts.

According to Niche, the best school district in southwestern Pennsylvania is Mt. Lebanon, which ranked fourth in the state. With an overall grade of A-plus, the district received A-plus grades in academics, teachers, clubs and activities, and college prep and a C grade in diversity.

To arrive at these rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data and ratings collected from Niche users. The methodology for each category of ranking varied.(Click here for more information on how Niche calculates its rankings.)

Niche assigns a standardized score for each factor, which is then weighted before an overall score is calculated for each school district. The overall scores are again standardized and some districts are disqualified from receiving a final letter grade if there isn't enough data. School districts are then ranked numerically and assigned grades.

According to Niche, these are the best school districts in the region, listed by their state ranking. Those that finished in the top 100 are listed. The area's largest district, the Pittsburgh Public Schools, was not among the 249 Pennsylvania districts that were ranked numerically of
the overall 500.

4. Mt. Lebanon

5. North Allegheny

7. Fox Chapel

10. Upper St. Clair

18. Hampton

23. Quaker Valley

26. South Fayette

41. Peters

42. Greater Latrobe

47. Moon Area

57. Franklin Regional

58. North Hills

62. Pine-Richland

64. Montour

66. Norwin

69. Seneca Valley

75. Hempfield

79. Penn-Trafford

80. Avonworth

83. Canon-McMillan

91. Bethel Park

92. Mars Area

94. Beaver Area