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Ambridge, PA
Public School Ratings




Ambridge Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Ambridge Area Sd School District details

Ambridge Area Sd School District
901 Duss Avenue
Ambridge, PA 15003

2,198 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Ambridge Area Sd School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

4

(10 is best)

Better than 31.0% of all PA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
46%
48%
55%
28%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Ambridge Area High School
909 Duss Avenue
Ambridge, PA, 15003
09-12
Ambridge Area Middle School
401 First Street
Freedom, PA, 15042
06-08
Economy Elementary School
1000 First Street
Freedom, PA, 15042
PK-05
Highland Elementary School
1101 Highland Avenue
Ambridge, PA, 15003
PK-05
State Street Elementary School
600 Harmony Road
Baden, PA, 15005
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.9% 64.5%
Black 17.8% 15.4%
Hispanic 0.9% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,188 $20,195,000 43.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $551 $1,212,000 2.6%
Staff $218 $480,000 1.0%
General Administration $350 $769,000 1.7%
School Administration $605 $1,329,000 2.9%
Operation $1,701 $3,739,000 8.0%
Transportation $1,056 $2,322,000 5.0%
Other $405 $891,000 1.9%
Total Support $4,887 $10,742,000 23.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,081 $15,564,000 33.5%
Total Expenditures $21,156 $46,501,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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