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

25 public middle schools in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Boyce Middle School leads the list at 88.8%, against a median of 54.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
25
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Top % Proficient (Reading)
88.8%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
54.0%
BEST IN READING · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)Rank change
1Boyce Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAUpper St. Clair SDMiddle62488.8%▲ 1
2Fort Couch Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAUpper St. Clair SDMiddle64786.3%▼ 1
3Jefferson Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDMiddle62184.7%▲ 1
4Dorseyville Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAFox Chapel Area SDMiddle98182.7%▼ 1
5Mellon Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDMiddle66181.0%no change
6Ingomar Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Allegheny SDMiddle51480.8%no change
7Pleasant Hills Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAWest Jefferson Hills SDMiddle81374.5%no change
8Carson Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Allegheny SDMiddle65273.4%▲ 1
9North Hills Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Hills SDMiddle1,12771.3%▼ 1
10Keystone Oaks Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAKeystone Oaks SDMiddle44268.2%▲ 1
11Avonworth Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAAvonworth SDMiddle44668.0%▼ 1
12Plum Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAPlum Borough SDMiddle55054.7%▲ 3
13Holiday Park Intermediate SchoolPittsburgh, PAPlum Borough SDMiddle51354.0%▼ 1
14Brentwood Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PABrentwood Borough SDMiddle26947.1%▼ 1
15J.E. Harrison Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PABaldwin-Whitehall SDMiddle71644.7%▼ 1
16Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDMiddle26044.6%no change
17Pittsburgh Classical 6-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDMiddle24539.3%no change
18Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDMiddle24236.1%▲ 3
19Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDMiddle18335.3%▼ 1
20Linton Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PAPenn Hills SDMiddle62626.2%▲ 2
21Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDMiddle14825.2%▼ 2
22Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDMiddle17923.5%▼ 2
23Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDMiddle38717.8%▲ 1
24Provident CSPittsburgh, PAProvident CSMiddle30612.1%▼ 1
25Life Male STEAM Academy CSPittsburgh, PALife Male STEAM Academy CSMiddle1019.3%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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