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

53 public high schools in Allegheny County, 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 52.0% across the ranked schools.

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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Science)

91.7%

Median % Proficient (Science)

52.0%

BEST IN SCIENCE · ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Fox Chapel Area High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	High	1,360	91.7%
2	Pine-Richland High School	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	High	1,449	84.9%
3	Mt Lebanon SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	High	1,772	82.6%
4	Upper Saint Clair High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	High	1,269	82.1%
5	Thomas Jefferson High School	Jefferson Hills, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	High	1,041	81.3%
6	North Allegheny High School	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	High	2,711	80.2%
7	Hampton High School	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	High	865	79.8%
8	South Fayette High School	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	High	1,143	79.1%
9	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	618	77.7%
10	Quaker Valley High School	Leetsdale, PA	Quaker Valley SD	High	550	75.7%
11	Montour High School	Mc Kees Rocks, PA	Montour SD	High	1,004	69.7%
12	Moon Area SHS	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	High	1,211	65.3%
13	Keystone Oaks High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Keystone Oaks SD	High	539	64.9%
14	Bethel Park High School	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	High	1,244	64.8%
15	Plum SHS	Plum, PA	Plum Borough SD	High	1,220	64.5%
16	Avonworth High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Avonworth SD	High	579	61.1%
17	West Allegheny SHS	Imperial, PA	West Allegheny SD	High	1,031	60.2%
18	Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	840	59.4%
19	Gateway SHS	Monroeville, PA	Gateway SD	High	1,152	58.9%
20	Elizabeth Forward SHS	Elizabeth, PA	Elizabeth Forward SD	High	763	57.2%
21	Riverview JSHS	Oakmont, PA	Riverview SD	High	441	55.9%
22	Shaler Area High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Shaler Area SD	High	1,160	55.8%
23	South Park SHS	South Park, PA	South Park SD	High	553	55.5%
24	Brentwood SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Brentwood Borough SD	High	331	54.3%
25	Baldwin SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Baldwin-Whitehall SD	High	1,657	53.9%
26	Chartiers Valley High School	Bridgeville, PA	Chartiers Valley SD	High	1,029	52.3%
27	North Hills High School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Hills SD	High	1,443	52.0%
28	Carlynton JSHS	Carnegie, PA	Carlynton SD	High	632	51.0%
29	Pittsburgh Allderdice High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	1,386	46.9%
30	Springdale JSHS	Springdale, PA	Allegheny Valley SD	High	421	44.6%
31	Deer Lakes High School	Cheswick, PA	Deer Lakes SD	High	581	41.6%
32	Highlands SHS	Natrona Heights, PA	Highlands SD	High	665	41.0%
33	Northgate MSHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Northgate SD	High	476	39.0%
34	Steel Valley SHS	Munhall, PA	Steel Valley SD	High	415	34.2%
35	Woodland Hills High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Woodland Hills SD	High	1,006	30.9%
36	Pittsburgh Obama 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	678	30.9%
37	Cornell High School	Coraopolis, PA	Cornell SD	High	252	30.6%
38	City CHS	Pittsburgh, PA	City CHS	High	594	28.4%
39	Westinghouse Arts Academy CS	Wilmerding, PA	Westinghouse Arts Academy CS	High	282	27.5%
40	Pittsburgh Carrick High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	515	26.5%
41	South Allegheny High School	McKeesport, PA	South Allegheny SD	High	464	25.7%
42	Penn Hills SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	High	1,049	24.9%
43	West Mifflin Area High School	West Mifflin, PA	West Mifflin Area SD	High	964	24.1%
44	Urban Pathways 6-12 CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Urban Pathways 6-12 CS	High	325	23.1%
45	McKeesport Area SHS	McKeesport, PA	McKeesport Area SD	High	966	23.0%
46	East Allegheny JSHS	North Versailles, PA	East Allegheny SD	High	672	19.8%
47	Pittsburgh Brashear High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	897	14.6%
48	Pittsburgh Westinghouse	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	573	14.1%
49	Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	281	11.4%
50	Clairton MS/HS	Clairton, PA	Clairton City SD	High	407	10.5%

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