HTSD was recognized as having the No. 1 ranked teachers in Pennsylvania in the 2025 Niche "Best Schools and Districts" rankings. Niche ranked the District No. 1 out of 496 schools in PA and 19th out of 11,116 in the U.S.
The Pittsburgh Business Times ranked Hampton 5th out of 105 Southwest PA school districts and 9th out of 481 schools in the state.
HTSD was recognized as a 2024-25 "Common Sense School District" by Common Sense.
Hampton Township School District was designated as a "Learning 2025 Demonstration System to Watch" in 2023 by AASA The School Superintendent Association.
For a third time, Hampton Middle School was awarded a 2025 PA Don Eichhorn Schools: "Schools to Watch" from the Pennsylvania Association of Middle Level Education.
