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

23 public middle schools in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Mellon Middle School leads the list at 89.2%, against a median of 61.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Science)

89.2%

Median % Proficient (Science)

61.0%

BEST IN SCIENCE · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)	Rank change
1	Mellon Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	661	89.2%	—
2	Dorseyville Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	Middle	981	88.1%	—
3	Jefferson Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	621	86.6%	—
4	Ingomar Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	514	86.5%	—
5	J.E. Harrison Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Baldwin-Whitehall SD	Middle	716	84.8%	—
6	Fort Couch Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	647	84.5%	—
7	North Hills Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Hills SD	Middle	1,127	78.6%	—
8	Carson Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	652	77.3%	—
9	Pleasant Hills Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	Middle	813	67.9%	—
10	Avonworth Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Avonworth SD	Middle	446	65.6%	—
11	Brentwood Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Brentwood Borough SD	Middle	269	63.5%	—
12	Plum Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Plum Borough SD	Middle	550	61.0%	—
13	Provident CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Provident CS	Middle	306	55.0%	—
14	Keystone Oaks Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Keystone Oaks SD	Middle	442	50.9%	—
15	Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	260	42.9%	—
16	Life Male STEAM Academy CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Life Male STEAM Academy CS	Middle	101	34.8%	—
17	Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	179	33.3%	—
18	Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	183	33.3%	—
19	Linton Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	Middle	626	30.5%	—
20	Pittsburgh Classical 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	245	29.7%	—
21	Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	148	29.3%	—
22	Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	387	26.1%	—
23	Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	242	25.3%	—

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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