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

53 public high schools in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in reading, 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 59.9% across the ranked schools.

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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

94.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

59.9%

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	Pine-Richland High School	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	High	1,449	89.7%
6	Hampton High School	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	High	865	89.7%
7	North Allegheny High School	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	High	2,711	88.4%
8	Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	840	86.1%
9	South Fayette High School	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	High	1,143	86.0%
10	Quaker Valley High School	Leetsdale, PA	Quaker Valley SD	High	550	82.9%
11	Bethel Park High School	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	High	1,244	78.9%
12	Keystone Oaks High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Keystone Oaks SD	High	539	78.1%
13	Gateway SHS	Monroeville, PA	Gateway SD	High	1,152	78.0%
14	Avonworth High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Avonworth SD	High	579	77.3%
15	North Hills High School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Hills SD	High	1,443	76.5%
16	Moon Area SHS	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	High	1,211	75.7%
17	West Allegheny SHS	Imperial, PA	West Allegheny SD	High	1,031	73.9%
18	Shaler Area High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Shaler Area SD	High	1,160	73.3%
19	Montour High School	Mc Kees Rocks, PA	Montour SD	High	1,004	70.2%
20	Deer Lakes High School	Cheswick, PA	Deer Lakes SD	High	581	68.3%
21	Plum SHS	Plum, PA	Plum Borough SD	High	1,220	68.1%
22	South Park SHS	South Park, PA	South Park SD	High	553	67.4%
23	Riverview JSHS	Oakmont, PA	Riverview SD	High	441	65.7%
24	Westinghouse Arts Academy CS	Wilmerding, PA	Westinghouse Arts Academy CS	High	282	64.2%
25	Pittsburgh Allderdice High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	1,386	63.8%
26	Chartiers Valley High School	Bridgeville, PA	Chartiers Valley SD	High	1,029	61.7%
27	Elizabeth Forward SHS	Elizabeth, PA	Elizabeth Forward SD	High	763	59.9%
28	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	618	59.7%
29	Brentwood SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Brentwood Borough SD	High	331	58.6%
30	Highlands SHS	Natrona Heights, PA	Highlands SD	High	665	58.6%
31	Carlynton JSHS	Carnegie, PA	Carlynton SD	High	632	51.1%
32	Springdale JSHS	Springdale, PA	Allegheny Valley SD	High	421	50.7%
33	City CHS	Pittsburgh, PA	City CHS	High	594	49.3%
34	Northgate MSHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Northgate SD	High	476	48.2%
35	Pittsburgh Carrick High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	515	48.2%
36	Penn Hills SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	High	1,049	45.1%
37	Steel Valley SHS	Munhall, PA	Steel Valley SD	High	415	44.4%
38	West Mifflin Area High School	West Mifflin, PA	West Mifflin Area SD	High	964	39.4%
39	McKeesport Area SHS	McKeesport, PA	McKeesport Area SD	High	966	36.5%
40	Pittsburgh Brashear High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	897	35.2%
41	Woodland Hills High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Woodland Hills SD	High	1,006	34.9%
42	Baldwin SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Baldwin-Whitehall SD	High	1,657	34.8%
43	South Allegheny High School	McKeesport, PA	South Allegheny SD	High	464	33.7%
44	Cornell High School	Coraopolis, PA	Cornell SD	High	252	32.5%
45	Pittsburgh Obama 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	678	31.9%
46	East Allegheny JSHS	North Versailles, PA	East Allegheny SD	High	672	31.6%
47	Pittsburgh Westinghouse	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	573	29.1%
48	Clairton MS/HS	Clairton, PA	Clairton City SD	High	407	25.3%
49	Pittsburgh Perry High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	430	25.3%
50	Sto-Rox JSHS	McKees Rocks, PA	Sto-Rox SD	High	422	11.3%

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