Schools
Upper St. Clair Named Top School District for Seventh Time
The Pittsburgh Business Times released its annual rankings.
is ranked number one for a seventh year in a row.
The Pittsburgh Business Times released the school district rankings for the Pittsburgh area and for the entire state of Pennsylvania on Friday.
USC ranked number one out of 105 school districts in the seven-county region around Pittsburgh and as the best-performing statewide.
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The newspaper analyzed all the school districts' performance based on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment Exam results.
Superintendent Patrick O'Toole said the praise comes among tough economic times for the district. This school year the district experienced and . for the 2012-13 school year.
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Below are the top ten ranked school districts in the Pittsburgh area:
- Upper St. Clair School District
- Mt. Lebanon School District
- North Allegheny School District
- Hampton Township School District
- South Fayette Township School District
- Fox Chapel Area School District
- Quaker Valley School District
- Franklin Regional School District
- Penn-Trafford School District
The Pittsburgh Business Times also published articles Friday about 's freshman mentoring program and the renovation project.
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