About Quaker Valley

Quaker Valley School District is located along the Ohio River 12 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Residents have easy access to major highways and Pittsburgh International Airport.

Our community is diverse, including various ethnic, racial and socioeconomic populations. Our stable population includes third and fourth generation Quaker Valley families, as well as those who have come to us not only from other states, but also from other countries. We embrace this diversity as an opportunity for cultural understanding and exchange. As a result, our schools mirror the cohesive, small-town atmosphere of the community they serve.

We are a small district with a reputation for quality. School and class sizes allow for a personal approach to instruction. Quaker Valley recognizes that it takes a cumulative experience of excellence to produce students who will be internationally competitive. To that end, an innovative curriculum challenges all students to excel as independent thinkers and learners, and gives each the support and incentive to do so successfully.

We are honored to have had all four of our schools selected for National Blue Ribbon Awards of Excellence.  

The 2010 Pittsburgh Business Times Guide to Western Pennsylvania Schools ranks Quaker Valley School District 8th in Western Pennsylvania and 19th in the state based on standardized test scores.

In 2010, Newsweek Magazine, for the 6th year in a row, named Quaker Valley High School as one of the top high schools nationwide. QVHS's rank of 994 places it among the top six percent of high schools nationwide.  Quaker Valley was among nine schools in Allegheny County and 29 schools statewide to make the list. 

In 2010, Apple Corporation named Quaker Valley High School “An Apple Distinguished School.”  QVHS is one of only four schools in Pennsylvania to receive this distinction. An Apple Distinguished School is one that has implemented a 21st century vision of education and technology integration in an exemplary way and is willing to share its program with other educators and institutions. 

2010 also marks the sixth year in a row the National Association of Music Makers (NAMM) named Quaker Valley one of the “Best Communities for Music Education in America.” 

In 2010, three Quaker Valley teachers were named semi-finalists and one a finalist for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year.

Typically 90% of our seniors take the SAT. Recent results place Quaker Valley High School in the top 4% of the 641 high schools in the state. Quaker Valley’s composite score is the sixth highest among the 42 suburban districts.

Historically 90% of graduating seniors go on to higher education.

All elementary and middle school students are engaged in the study of fine arts.  76% of Quaker Valley High School students continue to study and participate in some form of fine arts ~ the graphic and visual arts as well as the choral, orchestral, instrumental and theatrical arts – all through a variety of coursework and co-curricular enrichment.

In 2001, as the winner of a statewide competition, Quaker Valley was designated a Pennsylvania Digital School District. It was a part of a pioneering multi-million dollar initiative by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to create a model of education that illustrates how the information revolution can be harnessed to create a digital education revolution.

Today, computers and technology are used as tools to enhance and facilitate learning and assessment.  In addition to providing computer instruction and at least one computer lab in each building, every high school student is issued a laptop as a freshman for use at school and home for their four years at QVHS; middle school students are assigned a laptop for use while at school; and computer carts equipped with laptops are available to elementary teachers so that each child has access to a laptop during a class period if needed to support the lesson or curriculum unit.

Quaker Valley welcomes inquiries by families considering relocation to our community. Call our communications department at 412-749-3627 for information.