Academic Achievement
Norwin School District was ranked 32nd out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts in 2011 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on five years of student academic performance on the PSSAs for: math, reading, writing and three years of science.
- 2010 - 27th
- 2009 - 33rd
- 2008 - 41st
- 2007 - 63rd
In 2009, the academic achievement of students in the Norwin School District was in the 91st percentile of 500 Pennsylvania School Districts. Scale - (0-99; 100 is state best)
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