Enrollment
331
High
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRENTWOOD BOROUGH SD·NCES 420414000070
Brentwood SHS
3601 Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15227 · (412) 881-4940 · Allegheny County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Pennsylvania public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
200 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 78 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 93 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 77 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 25% |
Student demographics
48%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
Feeds from
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
58.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.6% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 24.0% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Brentwood SHS
Brentwood SHS's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood SHS this school | 331 | 60.4% | 47.6% |
| Keystone Oaks High School Pittsburgh | 539 | 52.9% | 64.9% |
| Clarion Area JSHS Clarion | 426 | 62.2% | 50.0% |
| Jim Thorpe Area High School Jim Thorpe | 490 | 61.4% | 55.9% |
| Pequea Valley High School Kinzers | 451 | 55.0% | 53.1% |
| Forest City Regional High School Forest City | 348 | 54.9% | 50.4% |
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 Brentwood SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #339 of 576 | #28 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #298 of 626 ▲ 157 | #29 of 53 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #319 of 626 ▲ 17 | #29 of 53 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #532 of 713 | #48 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #70 of 601 | #10 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.6% | #167 of 604 | #21 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #280 of 619 | #28 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #170 of 373 | #16 of 29 |
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
331
-42 (-11%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 331 | 29.7 | 11.2:1 | 60% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 28.9 | 11.9:1 | 58% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 28.9 | 12.3:1 | 44% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 47% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 26.5 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 39% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 35% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 40 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brentwood SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (370 to 331); teachers up 12% (26.5 to 29.7).
About Brentwood SHS
Brentwood SHS is a small high school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 15227). Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 331 students. The average among high schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 738 students; this school is 55% smaller than that.
Brentwood Borough SD has 4 schools; together they serve 1,106 students.
Brentwood SHS's enrollment is 71% White. Next come 11% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Brentwood SHS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.2:1, with 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 60% of enrollment.
Brentwood SHS is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Brentwood SHS is -4.1 points: 47.6% actual, 51.7% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Allegheny County, median household income is about $78,548, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Brentwood SHS is among the 277 public schools in Allegheny County.
Nearby, Brentwood Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Brentwood SHS is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Brentwood SHS at 2nd of 6.
The federal government classifies Brentwood SHS's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 373 in 2020-21 and 331 in 2024-25, a decrease of 42 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.2:1) than in 2020-21 (13.3:1).
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Elroy Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Brentwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 269 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
Nearby schools
- Brentwood Middle School0.0 mi · 269
- 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 SHSHow many students attend Brentwood SHS?
Brentwood SHS enrolls approximately 331 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Brentwood SHS serve?
Brentwood SHS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brentwood SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brentwood SHS is approximately 11.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Brentwood SHS?
Student demographics at Brentwood SHS are roughly 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Brentwood SHS in?
Brentwood SHS is part of Brentwood Borough SD.
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