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

47 public middle schools in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Life Male STEAM Academy CS leads the list at 8.2%, against a median of 57.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Best % Proficient

8.2%

Median % Proficient

57.8%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Life Male STEAM Academy CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Life Male STEAM Academy CS	Middle	43.6%	101	8.2%
2	Founders Hall Middle School	McKeesport, PA	McKeesport Area SD	Middle	99.1%	642	15.4%
3	Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	83.7%	387	15.4%
4	Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	97.8%	179	19.3%
5	Dickson Prep STEAM Academy	Swissvale, PA	Woodland Hills SD	Middle	80.3%	579	19.9%
6	Provident CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Provident CS	Middle	52.6%	306	20.0%
7	Linton Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	Middle	103%	626	20.0%
8	Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	101%	183	26.2%
9	Steel Valley Middle School	Munhall, PA	Steel Valley SD	Middle	98.8%	429	28.7%
10	South Allegheny Middle School	McKeesport, PA	South Allegheny SD	Middle	104%	321	29.0%
11	West Mifflin Area Middle School	West Mifflin, PA	West Mifflin Area SD	Middle	101%	776	34.8%
12	Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	100%	260	36.7%
13	Highlands Middle School	Natrona Heights, PA	Highlands SD	Middle	104%	575	37.6%
14	Brentwood Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Brentwood Borough SD	Middle	56.5%	269	45.1%
15	Shaler Area Middle School	Glenshaw, PA	Shaler Area SD	Middle	41.1%	589	47.2%
16	Gateway Middle School	Monroeville, PA	Gateway SD	Middle	99.6%	1,017	47.6%
17	Plum Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Plum Borough SD	Middle	31.8%	550	47.8%
18	Chartiers Valley Middle School	Bridgeville, PA	Chartiers Valley SD	Middle	43.5%	751	48.3%
19	South Park Middle School	South Park, PA	South Park SD	Middle	32.2%	580	49.2%
20	Deer Lakes Middle School	Cheswick, PA	Deer Lakes SD	Middle	45.4%	383	50.7%
21	J.E. Harrison Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Baldwin-Whitehall SD	Middle	99.6%	716	51.3%
22	Elizabeth Forward Middle School	Elizabeth, PA	Elizabeth Forward SD	Middle	40.9%	538	52.4%
23	Keystone Oaks Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Keystone Oaks SD	Middle	41.0%	442	56.8%
24	Holiday Park Intermediate School	Pittsburgh, PA	Plum Borough SD	Middle	33.1%	513	57.8%
25	Shaler Area Elementary School	Glenshaw, PA	Shaler Area SD	Middle	37.1%	870	58.6%
26	Moon Area Upper Middle School	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	Middle	27.4%	621	63.5%
27	Independence Middle School	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	Middle	19.1%	602	63.9%
28	Avonworth Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Avonworth SD	Middle	10.5%	446	63.9%
29	Carson Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	14.0%	652	64.3%
30	North Hills Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Hills SD	Middle	26.4%	1,127	64.7%
31	Pleasant Hills Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	Middle	28.3%	813	66.7%
32	Neil Armstrong 5-6 Middle School	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	Middle	21.9%	597	67.5%
33	Moon Area Lower Middle School	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	Middle	24.9%	639	68.8%
34	David E Williams Middle School	Coraopolis, PA	Montour SD	Middle	32.4%	952	70.2%
35	Pine-Richland Middle School	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	Middle	6.4%	703	70.2%
36	Quaker Valley Middle School	Sewickley, PA	Quaker Valley SD	Middle	22.4%	425	72.4%
37	West Allegheny Middle School	Imperial, PA	West Allegheny SD	Middle	27.8%	796	74.0%
38	Marshall Middle School	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	6.3%	847	74.2%
39	Ingomar Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	6.8%	514	74.3%
40	Hampton Middle School	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	Middle	18.2%	606	74.8%
41	Mellon Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	13.8%	661	76.3%
42	Jefferson Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	17.6%	621	76.6%
43	South Fayette Middle School	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	Middle	14.1%	859	76.6%
44	Eden Hall Upper Elementary School	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	Middle	9.3%	1,076	77.8%
45	Fort Couch Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	11.3%	647	79.9%
46	Dorseyville Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	Middle	22.1%	981	80.4%
47	Boyce Middle School	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	12.3%	624	84.5%

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