Pittsburgh, PA high schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Fox Chapel Area HSPittsburghFox Chapel Area SD93%76%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,283
#2A+Upper Saint Clair HSPittsburghUpper St. Clair SD91%72%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,288
#3A+Shaler Area HSPittsburghShaler Area SD90%56%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,225
#4A+Pittsburgh Science And Technology AcademPittsburghPittsburgh SD80%55%Greatly Exceeds Expectations616
#5AAvonworth HSPittsburghAvonworth SD73%58%Greatly Exceeds Expectations564
#6ANorth Hills ShsPittsburghNorth Hills SD72%62%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,383
#7A-Mt Lebanon ShsPittsburghMt Lebanon SD67%61%Exceeds Expectations1,840
#8A-Pittsburgh Capa 6 12PittsburghPittsburgh SD64%51%Greatly Exceeds Expectations845
#9A-Brentwood ShsPittsburghBrentwood Borough SD63%59%Exceeds Expectations356
#10A-Environmental Cs At Frick Park (Charter, K-12)PittsburghEnvironmental CS at Frick Park53%48%Exceeds Expectations1,020
#11BKeystone Oaks HSPittsburghKeystone Oaks SD50%57%Doesn't Meet Expectations570
#12BPittsburgh Allderdice HS (Magnet)PittsburghPittsburgh SD48%49%Meets Expectations1,362
#13BBaldwin ShsPittsburghBaldwin-Whitehall SD47%48%Meets Expectations2,086
#14B-Penn Hills ShsPittsburghPenn Hills SD45%27%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,107
#15C+Northgate MshsPittsburghNorthgate SD40%39%Meets Expectations456
#16C+Pittsburgh Carrick HSPittsburghPittsburgh SD40%39%Meets Expectations594
#17C+Pittsburgh Obama 6 12 (Magnet)PittsburghPittsburgh SD35%30%Exceeds Expectations750
#18CWoodland Hills HSPittsburghWoodland Hills SD34%26%Exceeds Expectations949
#19C-Propel Cs Montour (Charter, K-12)PittsburghPropel CS-Montour22%27%Meets Expectations791
#20D+Pittsburgh Brashear HS (Magnet)PittsburghPittsburgh SD25%34%Doesn't Meet Expectations996
#21D+Propel Cs Braddock Hills (Charter, K-12)PittsburghPropel CS-Braddock Hills16%18%Meets Expectations791
#22D-City Chs (Charter)PittsburghCity CHS15%29%Underperforms Expectations556
#23FPittsburgh Milliones 6 12PittsburghPittsburgh SD11%13%Meets Expectations286
#24FPittsburgh Perry HS (Magnet)PittsburghPittsburgh SD10%12%Meets Expectations353
#25FThe New Academy (Charter)PittsburghThe New Academy CS10%20%Doesn't Meet Expectations56
#26FUrban Pathways 6 12 (Charter)PittsburghUrban Pathways 6-12 CS8%13%Doesn't Meet Expectations310
#27FAcademy At WestinghousePittsburghPittsburgh SD6%12%Doesn't Meet Expectations651

How Pittsburgh, PA's high schools compare

A: 10B: 4C: 5D: 3F: 5

52% of the 27 ranked high schools in Pittsburgh, PA earn an A or B (10 A grades, 4 B, 5 C, 3 D, 5 F), against 48% of high schools nationwide. 21 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (78% here, 75% nationally), and 13 exceed it. On average 45% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 40% (national averages: 42% actual, 40% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Shaler Area HS (90% against 56%, A+), Pittsburgh Science And Technology Academ (80% against 55%, A+), Upper Saint Clair HS (91% against 72%, A+), Penn Hills Shs (45% against 27%, B-), Fox Chapel Area HS (93% against 76%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Pittsburgh SD (2).

The largest ranked high schools: Baldwin Shs (2,086 students, B, #13), Mt Lebanon Shs (1,840 students, A-, #7), North Hills Shs (1,383 students, A, #6).

Of the top 25, 4 are magnet schools and 5 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

High schools in Pittsburgh, PA that are not ranked

3 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (3)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public high schools in Pittsburgh, PA, as grouped on its schools page; the Pennsylvania ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Pittsburgh, PA

What is the best high school in Pittsburgh, PA?

Fox Chapel Area HS in Pittsburgh ranks first among the 27 ranked high schools in Pittsburgh, PA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 93% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 76%.

How are high schools in Pittsburgh, PA ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Pittsburgh, PA have?

SchoolGrade grades 30 public high schools in Pittsburgh, PA; 27 are ranked here and 3 are listed as not ranked.