Academic Achievement
In 2011, the school district ranked 354th of 498 Pennsylvania school district. The ranking was based on five years of student academic performance on the PSSAs for math, reading, writing and three years of science.
- 2010 – 334th
- 2009 – 299th
- 2008 – 382nd
- 2007 – 352nd out of 501 school district for student academic achievement.
Avella Area School District ranked 68th out of 105 western Pennsylvania school districts in 2010 by the Pittsburgh Business Times.
- 2009 – 68th
- 2008 – 79th
In 2009, the academic achievement of the students of the Avella Area School DIstrict was in the bottom 25th percentile among 500 Pennsylvania School Districts. Scale – (0–99; 100 is state best)
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