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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

46 public middle schools in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Provident CS leads the list at 4.9:1, against a median of 12.4:1 across the ranked schools.

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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Best Students/teacher

4.9:1

Median Students/teacher

12.4:1

LOWEST RATIO · ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Provident CS	Pittsburgh, PA	Provident CS	Middle	306	4.9:1
2	Pittsburgh Classical 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	245	9.0:1
3	Quaker Valley MS	Sewickley, PA	Quaker Valley SD	Middle	425	9.4:1
4	Highlands MS	Natrona Heights, PA	Highlands SD	Middle	575	9.7:1
5	Founders Hall Middle Sch	McKeesport, PA	McKeesport Area SD	Middle	642	10.1:1
6	Deer Lakes MS	Cheswick, PA	Deer Lakes SD	Middle	383	10.9:1
7	Independence MS	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	Middle	602	11.1:1
8	Shaler Area MS	Glenshaw, PA	Shaler Area SD	Middle	589	11.2:1
9	Carson MS	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	652	11.3:1
10	Jefferson MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	621	11.4:1
11	Moon Area Upper MS	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	Middle	621	11.6:1
12	Steel Valley MS	Munhall, PA	Steel Valley SD	Middle	429	11.6:1
13	Brentwood MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Brentwood Borough SD	Middle	269	11.7:1
14	Keystone Oaks MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Keystone Oaks SD	Middle	442	11.8:1
15	Hampton MS	Allison Park, PA	Hampton Township SD	Middle	606	11.8:1
16	Dickson Prep STEAM Academy	Swissvale, PA	Woodland Hills SD	Middle	579	11.9:1
17	Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	242	12.0:1
18	Neil Armstrong 5-6 MS	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park SD	Middle	597	12.1:1
19	Pine-Richland MS	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	Middle	703	12.2:1
20	Linton MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills SD	Middle	626	12.3:1
21	Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	260	12.4:1
22	Gateway MS	Monroeville, PA	Gateway SD	Middle	1,017	12.4:1
23	Mellon MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	Middle	661	12.4:1
24	Moon Area Lower MS	Moon Township, PA	Moon Area SD	Middle	639	12.5:1
25	Ingomar MS	Pittsburgh, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	514	12.6:1
26	Chartiers Valley MS	Bridgeville, PA	Chartiers Valley SD	Middle	751	12.7:1
27	South Allegheny MS	McKeesport, PA	South Allegheny SD	Middle	321	12.7:1
28	Shaler Area El Sch	Glenshaw, PA	Shaler Area SD	Middle	870	12.7:1
29	Boyce MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	624	12.7:1
30	Elizabeth Forward MS	Elizabeth, PA	Elizabeth Forward SD	Middle	538	12.8:1
31	Dorseyville MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Fox Chapel Area SD	Middle	981	12.8:1
32	Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh SD	Middle	387	13.1:1
33	Fort Couch MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Upper St. Clair SD	Middle	647	13.3:1
34	Eden Hall Upper El Sch	Gibsonia, PA	Pine-Richland SD	Middle	1,076	13.7:1
35	J.E. Harrison MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Baldwin-Whitehall SD	Middle	716	13.7:1
36	Marshall MS	Wexford, PA	North Allegheny SD	Middle	847	13.8:1
37	West Mifflin Area MS	West Mifflin, PA	West Mifflin Area SD	Middle	776	14.3:1
38	North Hills MS	Pittsburgh, PA	North Hills SD	Middle	1,127	14.5:1
39	South Park MS	South Park, PA	South Park SD	Middle	580	15.0:1
40	South Fayette MS	McDonald, PA	South Fayette Township SD	Middle	859	15.0:1
41	Holiday Park Intermediate Sch	Pittsburgh, PA	Plum Borough SD	Middle	513	15.9:1
42	West Allegheny MS	Imperial, PA	West Allegheny SD	Middle	796	16.0:1
43	David E Williams MS	Coraopolis, PA	Montour SD	Middle	952	16.5:1
44	Plum MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Plum Borough SD	Middle	550	16.6:1
45	Pleasant Hills MS	Pittsburgh, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	Middle	813	16.8:1
46	Avonworth MS	Pittsburgh, PA	Avonworth SD	Middle	446	21.0:1

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