West Chester Ranked 35 In State For PSSA Scores

West Chester Area School District ranks 35 among 500 school districts in Pennsylvania, based off of their performance on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) Exam, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.

The Pittsburgh Business Times recently released its 2012 Guide of Western Pennsylvania Schools. The guide lists the school district rankings on the PSSA scores statewide.

The formula for the ranking takes into account three years of PSSA test scores in math, reading, writing and science, according to The Business Journals. Three years of scores are considered, with the current year given the most weight.

West Chester Area School District ranked in the middle in comparison to other Chester County school districts. West Chester ranked five out of 12 school districts in Chester County.

This year, West Chester moved up their PSSA ranking from 41 out of 500 school districts in 2011 to 35 this year.

Here's how West Chester ranked against other Chester County school districts:

• Unionville-Chadds Ford – 2 out of 500
• Tredyffrin-Easttown – 3 out of 500
• Great Valley – 14 out of 500
• Downingtown – 25 out of 500
• West Chester – 35 out of 500
• Avon Grove – 53 out of 500
• Owne J. Roberts – 55 out of 500
• Phoenixville – 98 out of 500
• Kennett – 108 out of 500
• Oxford – 237 out of 500
• Octorara – 340 out of 500
• Coatesville – 418 out of 500

In the Top 15 school districts category in Pennsylvania, Allegheny County was the number one county with six school districts represented, followed by Chester County with three school districts, Delaware County with two school districts and Montgomery County with two school districts.

For 2012 rankings, Upper St. Clair School District holds onto its first place title for the seventh year in a row, with Tredyffrin-Easttown Township School District dropping to third place and Unionville-Chadds Ford School District taking second place. Radnor Township School District stays in fourth place, Mt. Lebanon, North Allegheny and Hampton school districts came in at Nos. 5, 6 and 7, respectively. Lower Merion and Central Bucks school districts were next, with South Fayette rounding out the top 10.