Schools in Lawrence County
23 ranked schools
Overall Score Percentile
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10/10Neshannock JSHS
Neshannock Township SD · New Castle
#1 Overall in Lawrence County
10/10 · #20 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
97%
Math
98%
Sci
89%
2
9/10Shenango HS
Shenango Area SD · New Castle
#2 Overall in Lawrence County
9/10 · #105 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
71%
Math
83%
Sci
92%
3
8/10Laurel MS
Laurel SD · New Castle
#3 Overall in Lawrence County
8/10 · #117 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
78%
Math
75%
Sci
76%
4
8/10Laurel HS
Laurel SD · New Castle
#4 Overall in Lawrence County
8/10 · #148 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
66%
Math
74%
Sci
91%
5
8/10Mohawk SHS
Mohawk Area SD · New Castle
#5 Overall in Lawrence County
8/10 · #151 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
67%
Math
87%
Sci
59%
6
8/10Hartman Intrmd Sch
Ellwood City Area SD · Ellwood City
#6 Overall in Lawrence County
8/10 · #154 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
71%
Math
67%
7
8/10Union Area HS
Union Area SD · New Castle
#7 Overall in Lawrence County
8/10 · #188 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
62%
Math
72%
Sci
76%
8
7/10Mohawk JHS
Mohawk Area SD · New Castle
#8 Overall in Lawrence County
7/10 · #191 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
64%
Math
73%
Sci
38%
9
6/10Wilmington Area JSHS
Wilmington Area SD
#9 Overall in Lawrence County
6/10 · #258 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
55%
Math
60%
Sci
62%
10
9/10Laurel El Sch
Laurel SD · New Castle
#10 Overall in Lawrence County
9/10 · #259 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
82%
Math
83%
Sci
80%
11
5/10Union Area MS
Union Area SD · New Castle
#11 Overall in Lawrence County
5/10 · #289 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
53%
Math
39%
Sci
43%
12
5/10Wilmington Area Upper El Sch
Wilmington Area SD
#12 Overall in Lawrence County
5/10 · #312 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
34%
Math
47%
Sci
49%
13
8/10Neshannock Memorial El Sch
Neshannock Township SD · New Castle
#13 Overall in Lawrence County
8/10 · #334 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
79%
Math
67%
Sci
94%
14
8/10Mohawk El Sch
Mohawk Area SD · New Castle
#14 Overall in Lawrence County
8/10 · #407 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
73%
Math
75%
Sci
70%
15
4/10Lincoln JSHS
Ellwood City Area SD · Ellwood City
#15 Overall in Lawrence County
4/10 · #431 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
35%
Math
31%
Sci
37%
16
1/10New Castle JHS
New Castle Area SD · New Castle
#16 Overall in Lawrence County
1/10 · #474 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
6%
Math
13%
Sci
9%
17
2/10New Castle SHS
New Castle Area SD · New Castle
#17 Overall in Lawrence County
2/10 · #502 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
16%
Math
27%
Sci
19%
18
2/10Lawrence County CTC
Lawrence County CTC · New Castle
#18 Overall in Lawrence County
2/10 · #532 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
14%
Math
17%
Sci
19%
19
7/10Shenango El Sch
Shenango Area SD · New Castle
#19 Overall in Lawrence County
7/10 · #537 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
77%
Math
53%
Sci
64%
20
7/10Wilmington Area El Sch
Wilmington Area SD · New Wilmington
#20 Overall in Lawrence County
7/10 · #602 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
58%
Math
63%
Sci
63%
21
6/10Union Memorial El Sch
Union Area SD · New Castle
#21 Overall in Lawrence County
6/10 · #644 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
58%
Math
62%
Sci
49%
22
6/10Perry Lower Intrmd Sch
Ellwood City Area SD · Ellwood City
#22 Overall in Lawrence County
6/10 · #672 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
60%
Math
51%
Sci
59%
23
2/10Washington Intrmd Sch
New Castle Area SD · New Castle
#23 Overall in Lawrence County
2/10 · #1274 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
13%
Math
21%
Sci
19%
About schools in Lawrence County
Nine districts and 23 ranked public schools give Lawrence County families a meaningful range of options across a relatively compact corner of western Pennsylvania. Seven of those schools land in the top quartile statewide, a solid showing for a county anchored by mid-sized communities like New Castle and Ellwood City. Neshannock JSHS leads the county by a wide margin, reaching the 97th percentile statewide in English and math performance, while Shenango High School and Laurel Elementary both hold their own at the 83rd percentile. For families willing to compare districts carefully, the county rewards the research.