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Enrollment
579
High
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVONWORTH SD·NCES 420282005199
Avonworth High School
304 Josephs Lane, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 · (412) 366-6360 · Allegheny County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
123 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 164 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 134 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 143 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 138 | 24% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Avonworth SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
59.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.3% | 59.7% |
| 2023-24 | 82.8% | 65.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Avonworth High School
Avonworth High School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avonworth High School this school | 579 | 21.2% | 69.0% |
| Quaker Valley High School Leetsdale | 550 | 24.5% | 77.5% |
| Northwestern Lehigh High School New Tripoli | 658 | 25.1% | 65.3% |
| Beaver Area SHS Beaver | 650 | 27.8% | 67.2% |
| Central Columbia SHS Bloomsburg | 601 | 29.0% | 68.2% |
| Freeport Area SHS Freeport | 512 | 27.7% | 84.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Avonworth High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #76 of 576 | #11 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #111 of 626 ▼ 53 | #15 of 53 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #92 of 626 ▼ 30 | #14 of 53 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #352 of 713 | #34 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #56 of 601 | #8 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #339 of 604 | #43 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.2% | #587 of 619 | #46 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.5% | #22 of 221 | #2 of 21 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
579
+48 (+9%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 579 | 53 | 10.9:1 | 21% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 50.2 | 11.6:1 | 21% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 50 | 11.3:1 | 11% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 38 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 14% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 36 | 12.5:1 | 17% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 37 | 11.5:1 | 13% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 21% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 32 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avonworth High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (465 to 579); teachers up 36% (39 to 53).
About Avonworth High School
Avonworth High School is a small high school found in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Enrollment stands at 579 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 22% below the average of about 738 students for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Avonworth SD has a total of 4 schools and 1,926 students, Avonworth High School among them.
By race and ethnicity, Avonworth High School is 87% White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 76% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
Avonworth High School lists 53 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.9 students per teacher. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 1.8 students per teacher. About 21% of students at Avonworth High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 33 points below the 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County.
Avonworth High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Avonworth High School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 69.0%. Predicted: 68.5%.
Allegheny County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allegheny County's 277 public schools enroll about 141,392 students and include Avonworth High School.
Avonworth Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Avonworth High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Avonworth High School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 9% rise took enrollment from 531 in 2020-21 to 579 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.9:1) than in 2020-21 (14.0:1).
This page is set up for the Avonworth High School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Avonworth SD
- Avonworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Avonworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 446 students
- Avonworth Primary CenterElementary · 423 students
Other schools in Pittsburgh
- Mt Lebanon SHSHigh · 1,772 students
- Baldwin SHSHigh · 1,657 students
- North Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,443 students
- Pittsburgh Allderdice High SchoolHigh · 1,386 students
- Fox Chapel Area High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Upper Saint Clair High SchoolHigh · 1,269 students
Nearby schools
- Avonworth Middle School0.0 mi · 446
- Avonworth Primary Center1.0 mi · 423
- Avonworth Elementary School1.1 mi · 478
- Highcliff Elementary School1.3 mi · 519
- Northgate MSHS2.1 mi · 476
- Avalon Elementary School2.3 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About Avonworth High SchoolHow large is Avonworth High School?
Avonworth High School enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Avonworth High School serve?
Avonworth High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Avonworth High School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Avonworth High School.
How diverse is Avonworth High School?
Avonworth High School reports a student body of 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Avonworth High School?
Avonworth High School is overseen by Avonworth SD in Allegheny County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.