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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 245 qualifying public schools. Upper Saint Clair High School leads the list at 94.5%, against a median of 56.8% 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

245

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

94.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

56.8%

BEST IN READING · ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Upper Saint Clair High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	High	1,269	94.5%
2	Mt Lebanon SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	High	1,772	94.1%
3	Fox Chapel Area High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	High	1,360	92.0%
4	Thomas Jefferson High School	Jefferson Hills, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	High	1,041	92.0%
5	Fairview Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	Elementary	387	91.7%
6	Eisenhower Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Elementary	524	90.8%
7	Baker Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Elementary	471	90.8%
8	Pine-Richland High School	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	High	1,449	89.7%
9	Hampton High School	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	High	865	89.7%
10	Poff Elementary School	Gibsonia, PA	Hampton Township SD	Elementary	282	89.2%
11	Bradford Woods Elementary School	Bradford Woods, PA	North Allegheny SD	Elementary	343	89.1%
12	Boyce Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	624	88.8%
13	North Allegheny High School	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	High	2,711	88.4%
14	William Penn Elementary School	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	Elementary	212	88.1%
15	Franklin Elementary School	Sewickley, PA	North Allegheny SD	Elementary	718	88.0%
16	Donaldson Elementary School	Oakdale, PA	West Allegheny SD	Elementary	535	87.8%
17	Hosack Elementary School	Allison Park, PA	North Allegheny SD	Elementary	348	86.8%
18	Fort Couch Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	647	86.3%
19	Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	840	86.1%
20	South Fayette High School	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	High	1,143	86.0%
21	OHara Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	Elementary	726	85.9%
22	Streams Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Elementary	468	85.5%
23	Marshall Elementary School	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	Elementary	800	84.9%
24	Jefferson Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Elementary	310	84.7%
25	Jefferson Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	621	84.7%
26	South Fayette Middle School	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	Middle	859	83.5%
27	Pittsburgh Montessori K-5	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Elementary	332	83.3%
28	Hartwood Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	Elementary	386	83.2%
29	South Fayette Intermediate School	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	Elementary	803	83.2%
30	Markham Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Elementary	296	82.9%
31	Quaker Valley High School	Leetsdale, PA	Quaker Valley SD	High	550	82.9%
32	Dorseyville Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	Middle	981	82.7%
33	Wyland Elementary School	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	Elementary	358	82.5%
34	Peebles Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Elementary	400	82.2%
35	Lincoln Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Elementary	414	81.9%
36	Hoover Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Elementary	285	81.8%
37	Wexford Elementary School	Wexford, PA	Pine-Richland SD	Elementary	449	81.3%
38	Hampton Middle School	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	Middle	606	81.3%
39	Mellon Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	661	81.0%
40	Ingomar Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	514	80.8%
41	Marzolf Primary School	Pittsburgh, PA	Shaler Area SD	Elementary	337	80.3%
42	Central Elementary School	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	Elementary	456	79.4%
43	Ingomar Elementary School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Elementary	344	79.3%
44	Bethel Park High School	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	High	1,244	78.9%
45	Wilson Elementary School	Imperial, PA	West Allegheny SD	Elementary	586	78.7%
46	Keystone Oaks High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Keystone Oaks SD	High	539	78.1%
47	Gateway SHS	Monroeville, PA	Gateway SD	High	1,152	78.0%
48	McCormick Elementary School	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	Elementary	229	77.9%
49	Marshall Middle School	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	847	77.6%
50	Avonworth High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Avonworth SD	High	579	77.3%

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