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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Across Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 45 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Urban Pathways 6-12 CS leads the list at 10.8%, against a median of 55.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Best % Proficient

10.8%

Median % Proficient

55.8%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Urban Pathways 6-12 CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Urban Pathways 6-12 CS	High	94.8%	325	10.8%
2	Pittsburgh Westinghouse	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	104%	573	13.5%
3	Pittsburgh Perry High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	99.5%	430	14.5%
4	Clairton MS/HS	Clairton, PA	Clairton City SD	High	103%	407	17.6%
5	Pittsburgh Brashear High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	103%	897	21.8%
6	Penn Hills SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	High	104%	1,049	22.6%
7	East Allegheny JSHS	North Versailles, PA	East Allegheny SD	High	102%	672	22.7%
8	Cornell High School	Coraopolis, PA	Cornell SD	High	95.6%	252	23.9%
9	Woodland Hills High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Woodland Hills SD	High	66.1%	1,006	26.0%
10	West Mifflin Area High School	West Mifflin, PA	West Mifflin Area SD	High	98.1%	964	27.3%
11	South Allegheny High School	McKeesport, PA	South Allegheny SD	High	102%	464	32.1%
12	Northgate MSHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Northgate SD	High	95.8%	476	33.6%
13	City CHS	Pittsburgh, PA	City CHS	High	88.6%	594	33.6%
14	Steel Valley SHS	Munhall, PA	Steel Valley SD	High	98.3%	415	33.6%
15	Baldwin SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Baldwin-Whitehall SD	High	60.4%	1,657	42.2%
16	Carlynton JSHS	Carnegie, PA	Carlynton SD	High	101%	632	45.5%
17	Springdale JSHS	Springdale, PA	Allegheny Valley SD	High	99.5%	421	45.6%
18	Brentwood SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Brentwood Borough SD	High	60.4%	331	47.6%
19	Chartiers Valley High School	Bridgeville, PA	Chartiers Valley SD	High	36.0%	1,029	49.7%
20	Pittsburgh Allderdice High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	93.4%	1,386	50.9%
21	Deer Lakes High School	Cheswick, PA	Deer Lakes SD	High	34.8%	581	54.4%
22	Plum SHS	Plum, PA	Plum Borough SD	High	31.8%	1,220	54.7%
23	North Hills High School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Hills SD	High	30.3%	1,443	55.8%
24	Riverview JSHS	Oakmont, PA	Riverview SD	High	36.5%	441	58.5%
25	Gateway SHS	Monroeville, PA	Gateway SD	High	98.0%	1,152	59.1%
26	Elizabeth Forward SHS	Elizabeth, PA	Elizabeth Forward SD	High	38.0%	763	59.4%
27	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	98.7%	618	60.9%
28	Shaler Area High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Shaler Area SD	High	35.3%	1,160	61.5%
29	Keystone Oaks High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Keystone Oaks SD	High	52.9%	539	64.9%
30	Bethel Park High School	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	High	21.5%	1,244	65.5%
31	Montour High School	Mc Kees Rocks, PA	Montour SD	High	29.9%	1,004	66.2%
32	West Allegheny SHS	Imperial, PA	West Allegheny SD	High	31.6%	1,031	66.4%
33	South Park SHS	South Park, PA	South Park SD	High	30.0%	553	67.5%
34	Moon Area SHS	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	High	29.2%	1,211	67.5%
35	Avonworth High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Avonworth SD	High	21.2%	579	69.0%
36	Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	High	98.3%	840	71.5%
37	Thomas Jefferson High School	Jefferson Hills, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	High	23.9%	1,041	77.1%
38	Quaker Valley High School	Leetsdale, PA	Quaker Valley SD	High	24.5%	550	77.5%
39	North Allegheny High School	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	High	10.4%	2,711	79.2%
40	Hampton High School	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	High	19.4%	865	81.9%
41	South Fayette High School	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	High	16.0%	1,143	82.1%
42	Upper Saint Clair High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	High	14.3%	1,269	84.7%
43	Pine-Richland High School	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	High	9.7%	1,449	85.6%
44	Mt Lebanon SHS	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	High	18.7%	1,772	86.6%
45	Fox Chapel Area High School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	High	22.6%	1,360	89.8%

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