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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Across Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 24 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Upper Saint Clair High School leads the list at 94.5%, against a median of 48.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
24
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Top % Proficient (Reading)
94.5%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
48.8%
BEST IN READING · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)Rank change
1Upper Saint Clair High SchoolPittsburgh, PAUpper St. Clair SDHigh1,26994.5%no change
2Mt Lebanon SHSPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDHigh1,77294.1%no change
3Fox Chapel Area High SchoolPittsburgh, PAFox Chapel Area SDHigh1,36092.0%no change
4Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh84086.1%no change
5Keystone Oaks High SchoolPittsburgh, PAKeystone Oaks SDHigh53978.1%▲ 1
6Avonworth High SchoolPittsburgh, PAAvonworth SDHigh57977.3%▼ 1
7North Hills High SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Hills SDHigh1,44376.5%no change
8Shaler Area High SchoolPittsburgh, PAShaler Area SDHigh1,16073.3%no change
9Pittsburgh Allderdice High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh1,38663.8%no change
10Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh61859.7%▲ 2
11Brentwood SHSPittsburgh, PABrentwood Borough SDHigh33158.6%no change
12City CHSPittsburgh, PACity CHSHigh59449.3%▲ 1
13Northgate MSHSPittsburgh, PANorthgate SDHigh47648.2%▲ 4
14Pittsburgh Carrick High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh51548.2%▼ 4
15Penn Hills SHSPittsburgh, PAPenn Hills SDHigh1,04945.1%▲ 5
16Pittsburgh Brashear High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh89735.2%▼ 1
17Woodland Hills High SchoolPittsburgh, PAWoodland Hills SDHigh1,00634.9%▼ 1
18Baldwin SHSPittsburgh, PABaldwin-Whitehall SDHigh1,65734.8%▼ 4
19Pittsburgh Obama 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh67831.9%▼ 1
20Pittsburgh WestinghousePittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh57329.1%▲ 1
21Pittsburgh Perry High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh43025.3%▼ 2
22Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh28110.2%no change
23Urban Pathways 6-12 CSPittsburgh, PAUrban Pathways 6-12 CSHigh3258.3%no change
24Passport Academy CSPittsburgh, PAPassport Academy CSHigh1460.0%no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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