In 2015, Peters Township School District ranked 15th out of 493 Pennsylvania public school districts, by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking is based on the last 3 years of student academic achievement as demonstrated by PSSAs results in: reading, writing, math and science and the three Keystone Exams (literature, Algebra 1, Biology I) in high school. Three school districts were excluded because they do not operate high schools (Saint Clair Area School District, Midland Borough School District, Duquesne City School District). The PSSAs are given to all children in grades 3rd through 8th. Adapted PSSA examinations are given to children in the special education programs. Writing exams were given to children in 5th and 8th grades. In 2018, the district tied for first in Pennsylvania in PSSA scores, when all grades are combined and all subjects are combined with Bucks County Montessori Charter School. The same year, the district tied for second in the state for Keystone Exams, when all grades and subject matters are combined, with four other districts in the state.