QV Awards

All four of our schools selected for National Blue Ribbon Awards of Excellence.

Quaker Valley High School was ranked 10th in Pennsylvania on the list of America's Most Challenging High Schools by the Washington Post in 2017.

In 2019 the Pittsburgh Business Times ranked Quaker Valley High School 11th in Pittsburgh based on three years of state standardized tests. 

Quaker Valley School District has been named the 6th best school district in Pittsburgh by 2019 Niche rankings. Niche uses reviews from students and parents, along with data from the U.S. Department of Education. The rankings include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, and more.

In 2020 U.S. News and World Reports ranked Quaker Valley High School 6th overall in Western Pennsylvania. The rankings look at college readiness, math and reading proficiency and performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum, and graduation rates. Quaker Valley High School ranked 19th in Pennsylvania and 792nd in the United States. 

QVHS is also recognized as #1 in the Pittsburgh area, #2 in the state, and #53 in the country on the STEM rating. STEM rankings are based on the students' participation and success rates in AP science and math tests.

The National Music Merchants Foundation, a partnership of leading music and educational organizations, cited Quaker Valley as one of the 'Best Communities for Music Education' for the 15th consecutive year in 2019.

All elementary and middle school students are engaged in the study of fine arts. A majority 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.

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 student in grades 6-12 is issued an iPad use at school and home. Computer carts equipped with MacBook Air laptops and are available to elementary teachers so each child has access to a laptop during a class period if needed to support the lesson or curriculum unit.



Modest class size allows students to participate in wide range of extracurricular activities.  QH has been State Football Champions, and is the winningest soccer program in PA State history.