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Bethel Park School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 558 students in Bethel Park School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Bethel Park School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 77% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Asian and Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
8 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
3,996 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
305 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Bethel Park School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has decreased from 97% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#33 out of 684 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)59%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
79%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
77%
57%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
6%
4%
% Hispanic
2%
17%
% Black
2%
20%
% White
86%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,778 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,855 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$91 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$87 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,778
$23,696
Spending / Student
$21,855
$23,119
Best Bethel Park School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Independence Middle School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
2807 Bethel Church Rd
Bethel Park, PA 15102
(412) 854-8677
Bethel Park, PA 15102
(412) 854-8677
Grades: 7-8
| 558 students
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