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Alumni: what's one memory from Baldwin SHS that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,657
High
DISTRICT 891 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN-WHITEHALL SD·NCES 420297000050
Baldwin SHS
4653 Clairton Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 · (412) 885-7500 · Allegheny County
GRADES 08–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,657 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.0:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
1,000 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 8 | 329 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 362 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 326 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 333 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 307 | 19% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 Baldwin-Whitehall SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.8pp since 2023
Math
18.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.6% | 22.0% |
% 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Baldwin SHS
Baldwin SHS's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin SHS this school | 1,657 | 60.4% | 42.2% |
| Upper Merion Area High School King of Prussia | 1,326 | 51.4% | 51.5% |
| Shippensburg Area SHS Shippensburg | 1,097 | 54.9% | 53.6% |
| North Penn SHS Lansdale | 3,165 | 36.2% | 64.6% |
| East Pennsboro Area SHS Enola | 779 | 42.6% | 61.1% |
| Central Dauphin SHS Harrisburg | 1,966 | 36.5% | 52.7% |
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 Baldwin SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #409 of 576 | #31 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #509 of 626 ▼ 36 | #39 of 53 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #538 of 626 ▼ 51 | #42 of 53 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,657 | #62 of 713 | #3 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #305 of 601 | #31 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #162 of 604 | #19 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #282 of 619 | #29 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.2% | #44 of 221 | #3 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
1,657
-436 (-21%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,511
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 25.5:1
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 | 1,657 | 118.6 | 14.0:1 | 60% (1,000) |
| 2023-24 | 2,019 | 112.9 | 17.9:1 | 50% (1,000) |
| 2022-23 | 2,086 | 112.9 | 18.5:1 | 42% (872) |
| 2020-21 | 2,093 | 82 | 25.5:1 | 36% (752) |
| 2017-18 | 1,414 | 76.3 | 18.5:1 | 33% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 1,387 | 80 | 17.3:1 | 36% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 1,496 | 91 | 16.4:1 | 26% (386) |
| 2000-01 | 1,798 | 103 | 17.5:1 | 6% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 1,511 | 98 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baldwin SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (1,414 to 1,657); teachers up 55% (76.3 to 118.6).
About Baldwin SHS
Baldwin SHS is a large high school for students in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is open to students in grades 8 through 12 and enrolls 1,657 students. High schools in Pennsylvania have about 738 students on average; enrollment here is 125% higher.
Baldwin-Whitehall SD, which runs Baldwin SHS, has 5 schools and 4,456 students.
The share of White students at Baldwin SHS is 69%, a majority. After that, the student body is 17% Asian, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 118.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.0 students per teacher. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Baldwin SHS has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 60%.
Baldwin SHS holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Baldwin SHS is -9.5 points: 42.2% actual, 51.7% predicted.
Census data for Allegheny County show the median household earns about $78,548 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Baldwin SHS, Allegheny County has 277 public schools.
Whitehall Elementary School is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Baldwin SHS ranks 6th of 6 nearby schools, at 42.2% versus a 48.8% average.
Baldwin SHS is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 1,657 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 2,093. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 25.5:1 in 2020-21 to 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Baldwin SHS is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Baldwin-Whitehall SD
- R.A. Lutz Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,060 students
- J.E. Harrison Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Whitehall Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
- McAnnulty Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
Other schools in Pittsburgh
- Mt Lebanon SHSHigh · 1,772 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
- Penn Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,228 students
Nearby schools
- Whitehall Elementary School0.9 mi · 669
- Moore School0.9 mi · 236
- McAnnulty Elementary School1.2 mi · 354
- J.E. Harrison Middle School1.2 mi · 716
- Brentwood SHS1.3 mi · 331
- Brentwood Middle School1.3 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Baldwin SHSWhat is the total enrollment at Baldwin SHS?
Baldwin SHS enrolls approximately 1,657 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Baldwin SHS serve?
Baldwin SHS serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Baldwin SHS?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Baldwin SHS.
How diverse is Baldwin SHS?
Baldwin SHS reports a student body of 69% White, 2% Hispanic, 6% Black, 17% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Baldwin SHS public or private?
Baldwin SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baldwin-Whitehall SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.