Ranked 62nd of 123 high school in western Pennsylvania for academic achievement by Pittsburgh Business Times in May 2009.
In 2009, Highlands High School's 11th grade ranked 68th out of 123 western Pennsylvania 11th grades for academic achievement on three years of PSSAs in: reading, writing, math and one year of science.
Lafayette Elementary School was ranked 290th out of 291 Western Pennsylvania 5th grades for academic achievement in reading, math and writing.
In 2010 the state ranked highest in the nation for achievement of low-income students.
Canon-McMillan High School ranked 53rd for academic achievement of the 11th graders in 2011.
In 2008, the middle school ranked 85th for academic achievement.
In 2011, the 11th grade ranked 40th among 122 western Pennsylvania school district 11th grades, for academic achievement as measured by five years of the PSSAs.
In 2011, Trinity Middle School's 7th grade ranked 51st among 148 western Pennsylvania school district 7th grades, for academic achievement as measured by five years of the PSSAs.
In 2011, Huston Middle School 8th grade ranked 44th among Western Pennsylvania 8th grades for academic achievement.
The fifth grade ranked 201st out of 287 western Pennsylvania fifth grades, by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2010 for academic achievement as reflected by four years of results on: math, reading, and writing.