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Deer Lakes SD Schools
Deer Lakes SD is a public school district in Pennsylvania, based in Allegheny County (Cheswick). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Deer Lakes SD on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Deer Lakes SD
3 of 4 schools in Deer Lakes SD carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 2
Best schools in Deer Lakes SD
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- East Union Intrmd Sch (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Deer Lakes MS (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B Deer Lakes HS (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Deer Lakes SD
All schools, A to Z (4)
- Curtisville Pri Ctr, Tarentum
- B Deer Lakes HS, Cheswick
- B+ Deer Lakes MS, Cheswick
- A- East Union Intrmd Sch, Cheswick
Where Deer Lakes SD schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Pennsylvania
- County: Allegheny County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,753 students with 131 full-time-equivalent teachers and 251 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4207540
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Highlands SD (4 schools, 6 mi)
- Fox Chapel Area SD (6 schools, 6 mi)
- Hampton Township SD (5 schools, 6 mi)
- New Kensington-Arnold SD (4 schools, 6 mi)
- Riverview SD (3 schools, 7 mi)
- Pine-Richland SD (6 schools, 8 mi)
- Mars Area SD (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Knoch SD (4 schools, 9 mi)
Questions about Deer Lakes SD
How many schools are in Deer Lakes SD?
SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Deer Lakes SD, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Deer Lakes SD serve?
The largest by graded schools: Cheswick, Tarentum.
How good are the schools in Deer Lakes SD?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 52.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 53.3%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Deer Lakes SD?
1,753 students were enrolled in Deer Lakes SD in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Deer Lakes SD?
Deer Lakes SD is in Pennsylvania, based in Allegheny County, with its district office in Cheswick. Its boundary covers about 40.5 sq mi.