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

24 public high schools in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Fox Chapel Area High School leads the list at 91.7%, against a median of 43.0% 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 (Science)
91.7%
Median % Proficient (Science)
43.0%
BEST IN SCIENCE · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Science)Rank change
1Fox Chapel Area High SchoolPittsburgh, PAFox Chapel Area SDHigh1,36091.7%no change
2Mt Lebanon SHSPittsburgh, PAMt Lebanon SDHigh1,77282.6%no change
3Upper Saint Clair High SchoolPittsburgh, PAUpper St. Clair SDHigh1,26982.1%no change
4Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh61877.7%▲ 2
5Keystone Oaks High SchoolPittsburgh, PAKeystone Oaks SDHigh53964.9%▲ 3
6Avonworth High SchoolPittsburgh, PAAvonworth SDHigh57961.1%▼ 1
7Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh84059.4%▼ 3
8Shaler Area High SchoolPittsburgh, PAShaler Area SDHigh1,16055.8%▼ 1
9Brentwood SHSPittsburgh, PABrentwood Borough SDHigh33154.3%▲ 2
10Baldwin SHSPittsburgh, PABaldwin-Whitehall SDHigh1,65753.9%no change
11North Hills High SchoolPittsburgh, PANorth Hills SDHigh1,44352.0%▼ 2
12Pittsburgh Allderdice High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh1,38646.9%no change
13Northgate MSHSPittsburgh, PANorthgate SDHigh47639.0%no change
14Woodland Hills High SchoolPittsburgh, PAWoodland Hills SDHigh1,00630.9%▲ 2
15Pittsburgh Obama 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh67830.9%▼ 1
16City CHSPittsburgh, PACity CHSHigh59428.4%▼ 1
17Pittsburgh Carrick High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh51526.5%no change
18Penn Hills SHSPittsburgh, PAPenn Hills SDHigh1,04924.9%no change
19Urban Pathways 6-12 CSPittsburgh, PAUrban Pathways 6-12 CSHigh32523.1%▲ 1
20Pittsburgh Brashear High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh89714.6%▼ 1
21Pittsburgh WestinghousePittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh57314.1%no change
22Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh28111.4%▲ 1
23Pittsburgh Perry High SchoolPittsburgh, PAPittsburgh SDHigh4306.9%▼ 1
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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