Pittsburgh, PA high schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Fox Chapel Area HSPittsburghFox Chapel Area SD91%78%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,283
#2A+Mt Lebanon ShsPittsburghMt Lebanon SD86%69%Greatly Exceeds Expectations1,840
#3A+Upper Saint Clair HSPittsburghUpper St. Clair SD85%87%Doesn't Meet Expectations1,288
#4A+Environmental Cs At Frick Park (Charter, K-12)PittsburghEnvironmental CS at Frick Park53%45%Exceeds Expectations1,020
#5APittsburgh Capa 6 12PittsburghPittsburgh SD69%64%Meets Expectations845
#6APittsburgh Science And Technology AcademPittsburghPittsburgh SD67%61%Meets Expectations616
#7A-Keystone Oaks HSPittsburghKeystone Oaks SD67%54%Exceeds Expectations570
#8A-Avonworth HSPittsburghAvonworth SD66%67%Meets Expectations564
#9B+Shaler Area HSPittsburghShaler Area SD62%56%Meets Expectations1,225
#10BNorth Hills ShsPittsburghNorth Hills SD58%59%Meets Expectations1,383
#11B-Pittsburgh Allderdice HS (Magnet)PittsburghPittsburgh SD52%64%Underperforms Expectations1,362
#12C+Brentwood ShsPittsburghBrentwood Borough SD51%42%Exceeds Expectations356
#13C-Baldwin ShsPittsburghBaldwin-Whitehall SD45%53%Doesn't Meet Expectations2,086
#14C-Propel Cs Montour (Charter, K-12)PittsburghPropel CS-Montour19%20%Meets Expectations791
#15D+Northgate MshsPittsburghNorthgate SD37%36%Meets Expectations456
#16DPittsburgh Carrick HSPittsburghPittsburgh SD34%34%Meets Expectations594
#17DCity Chs (Charter)PittsburghCity CHS33%20%Greatly Exceeds Expectations556
#18DPittsburgh Obama 6 12 (Magnet)PittsburghPittsburgh SD29%24%Meets Expectations750
#19DWoodland Hills HSPittsburghWoodland Hills SD29%26%Meets Expectations949
#20DPropel Cs Braddock Hills (Charter, K-12)PittsburghPropel CS-Braddock Hills15%14%Meets Expectations791
#21D-Penn Hills ShsPittsburghPenn Hills SD28%22%Meets Expectations1,107
#22D-Pittsburgh Brashear HS (Magnet)PittsburghPittsburgh SD22%28%Doesn't Meet Expectations996
#23FAcademy At WestinghousePittsburghPittsburgh SD16%13%Meets Expectations651
#24FPittsburgh Perry HS (Magnet)PittsburghPittsburgh SD15%14%Meets Expectations353
#25FUrban Pathways 6 12 (Charter)PittsburghUrban Pathways 6-12 CS12%10%Meets Expectations310
#26FPittsburgh Milliones 6 12PittsburghPittsburgh SD10%14%Doesn't Meet Expectations286
#27FThe New Academy (Charter)PittsburghThe New Academy CS3%21%Underperforms Expectations56
#28FPassport Academy (Charter)PittsburghPassport Academy CS0%12%Underperforms Expectations134

How Pittsburgh, PA's high schools compare

A: 8B: 3C: 3D: 8F: 6

39% of the 28 ranked high schools in Pittsburgh, PA earn an A or B (8 A grades, 3 B, 3 C, 8 D, 6 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 21 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (75% here, 74% nationally), and 6 exceed it. On average 41% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 40% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Mt Lebanon Shs (86% against 69%, A+), Fox Chapel Area HS (91% against 78%, A+), Keystone Oaks HS (67% against 54%, A-), City Chs (33% against 20%, D).

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, C-, #13), Mt Lebanon Shs (1,840 students, A+, #2), North Hills Shs (1,383 students, B, #10).

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

2 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 (2)

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 28 ranked high schools in Pittsburgh, PA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 91% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 78%.

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; 28 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.