Enrollment
269
Middle
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRENTWOOD BOROUGH SD·NCES 420414009979
Brentwood Middle School
3601 Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15227 · (412) 881-4940 · Allegheny County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
152 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 98 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 35% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Brentwood Middle School→Brentwood SHS
Based on grade levels within Brentwood Borough SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.6pp since 2023
Math
25.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 25.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 34.6% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Brentwood Middle School
Brentwood Middle School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood Middle School this school | 269 | 56.5% | 45.1% |
| Charleroi Area Middle School Charleroi | 299 | 60.9% | 36.7% |
| New Cumberland Middle School New Cumberland | 389 | 65.6% | 43.6% |
| Spring Forge Intrd School Manchester | 477 | 48.6% | 56.7% |
| Bloomsburg Area Middle School Bloomsburg | 380 | 50.0% | 50.1% |
| Provident CS Pittsburgh | 306 | 52.6% | 20.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Brentwood Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #286 of 479 | #34 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #373 of 513 ▼ 97 | #37 of 51 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #316 of 513 ▼ 119 | #33 of 51 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #448 of 522 | #43 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #111 of 486 | #13 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #121 of 486 | #11 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #209 of 510 | #18 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #211 of 332 | #19 of 27 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
269
+22 (+9%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 269 | 23.1 | 11.7:1 | 57% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 20.8 | 11.8:1 | 62% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 20.3 | 13.3:1 | 62% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 53% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 57% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 44% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 278 | 24 | 11.6:1 | 43% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 28% (100) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brentwood Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (293 to 269); teachers up 15% (20 to 23.1).
About Brentwood Middle School
Brentwood Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school serving families in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A total of 269 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 594-student average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 55% lower.
Brentwood Borough SD runs 4 schools with a combined 1,106 students. Brentwood Middle School is one of them.
At Brentwood Middle School, White students make up 64% of the student body. The next largest groups are 13% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 7% Asian. The school's White share is 12 points below the 76% share among Allegheny County residents. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Brentwood Middle School's 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.7:1. That is lower than the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 57%. That tracks the 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County.
The allk12 Grade for Brentwood Middle School is C+. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 41% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Brentwood Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.1%; the prediction is 53.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Allegheny County show that the median household income is $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 277 public schools in Allegheny County, enrolling about 141,392 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Brentwood SHS, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Brentwood Middle School is ahead of the 43.4% nearby average, ranking 4th of 6.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment rise, from 247 in 2020-21 to 269 in 2024-25.
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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 Brentwood Borough SD
- Brentwood SHSHigh · 331 students
- Elroy Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Moore SchoolElementary · 236 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
Other Brentwood Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Brentwood Middle. Brentwood Middle School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Brentwood Middle SchoolBrentwood, TN · 1,109 students
- Brentwood Middle SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 602 students
- Brentwood Middle SchoolGREELEY, CO · 564 students
- BRENTWOOD MIDDLEBRENTWOOD, MO · 160 students
Nearby schools
- Brentwood SHS0.0 mi · 331
- Elroy Avenue Elementary School0.3 mi · 270
- Moore School0.4 mi · 236
- Pittsburgh Concord K-51.1 mi · 430
- Baldwin SHS1.3 mi · 1,657
- R.A. Lutz Elementary School1.3 mi · 1,060
Frequently asked questions
About Brentwood Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brentwood Middle School?
Brentwood Middle School enrolls approximately 269 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Brentwood Middle School serve?
Brentwood Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Brentwood Middle School have?
Brentwood Middle School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Brentwood Middle School?
Student demographics at Brentwood Middle School are roughly 64% White, 9% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Brentwood Middle School in?
Brentwood Middle School is part of Brentwood Borough SD.
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