Avonworth MS

As a close-knit middle school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Avonworth MS educates 446 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Avonworth SD. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 25% leaner than typical.

Avonworth SD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,926 students; Avonworth MS is among them.

Demographically, Avonworth MS lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). The remainder consists of 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Allegheny County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Avonworth MS reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.0:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Allegheny County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Avonworth MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.1%; this one delivers 63.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Allegheny County reports that median household income runs about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Avonworth MS is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).

The closest other public school is Avonworth HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Avonworth MS. On composite proficiency, Avonworth MS comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 59.6%.

Avonworth MS operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Avonworth MS has climbed 85%, going from 241 students in 2018 to 446 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 8.5:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 in 2025.

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