Armstrong School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Armstrong

District Profile

181 Heritage Park Dr Ste 2

Kittanning, PA 16201-7025

Phone 724-548-6069

Fax 724-548-7201

Includes the municipalities of Applewold Borough, Atwood Borough, Bethel Township, Boggs Township, Burrell Township, Cadogan Township, Cowanshannock Township, Dayton Borough, East Franklin Township, Elderton Borough, Ford City Borough, Ford Cliff Borough, Kittanning Borough, Kittanning Township, Manor Township, Manorville Borough, North Buffalo Township, Pine Township, Plumcreek Township, Rayburn Township, Rural Valley Borough, Smicksburg Borough, South Bend Township, Valley Township, Washington Township, Wayne Township, West Franklin Township, West Kittanning Borough, West Mahoning Township, Worthington Borough.

Square Miles

444.20

Students Enrolled

5,084

Total Number of Schools:

8
  • Armstrong JSHS (7-12)
  • Dayton El Sch (K-6)
  • Elderton El Sch (K-6)
  • Lenape El Sch (K-6)
  • Shannock Valley El Sch (K-6)
  • West Hills Intermediate Sch (4-6)
  • West Hills Primary Sch (K-3)
  • West Shamokin JSHS (7-12)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

5,084

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
0.30%
Black
1.10%
Latino
0.70%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
0.30%
White
97.50%

Gender

Male
52.20%
Female
47.80%

Other Statistics

Special Education
19.51%
English Learner
0.10%

Financials

Median Household Income

$45,860.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $38,096,893.26 39.19%
State Revenues $54,933,871.60 56.51%
Federal $4,116,796.69 4.23%
Other $51,141.84 0.05%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$29,141,883.25
Property Values Within District
$97,600.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

88.12%

Rigorous Courses

17
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

13.19%
College/University
0.69%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 66.30% 65.46% N/A
Grade 4 61.07% 47.70% 87.15%
Grade 5 62.41% 58.03% N/A
Grade 6 66.99% 53.92% N/A
Grade 7 62.57% 35.03% N/A
Grade 8 65.13% 23.14% 58.10%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 72.95% 82.33% 80.00%

Staff

371

Teachers

14

Administrators

164

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Chris DeVivo

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Dr. Paul Lobby
Board President
9 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Stanley Berdell
Board Vice President
9 2019-2023
Tracy Bowser
3 2017-2021
Jason Elkin
3 2017-2021
Todd Luke
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Timothy Scaife
7 2017-2021
Brady Shafer
2 2019-2023
Douglas Smith
3 2017-2021
Samantha Starr
1 2020-2021

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.