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Enrollment
632
High
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARLYNTON SD·NCES 420504000079
Carlynton JSHS
435 Kings Hwy, Carnegie, PA 15106 · (412) 429-2500 · Allegheny County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
637 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 7 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 117 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 15% |
Student demographics
52%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
Based on grade levels within Carlynton SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.4pp since 2023
Math
18.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 18.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 19.5% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Carlynton JSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #369 of 576 | #30 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #503 of 626 | #38 of 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #402 of 626 | #31 of 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #314 of 713 | #30 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #228 of 601 | #22 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #135 of 604 | #17 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #98 of 619 | #14 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #105 of 221 | #8 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
632
+27 (+4%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 823
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 632 | 48.5 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 45.5 | 14.0:1 | 100% (637) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 45.9 | 13.0:1 | 86% (509) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 45 | 13.4:1 | 41% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 50.5 | 11.6:1 | 39% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 48 | 13.1:1 | 46% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 634 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 39% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 885 | 51 | 17.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 823 | 54 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlynton JSHS.
About Carlynton JSHS
Carlynton JSHS is classified as a high school. It is located in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. The school has 632 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 12.
Carlynton JSHS is one school in Carlynton SD, a system of 3 schools with 1,331 students.
The largest group at Carlynton JSHS is White students, at 67%. Other students are 12% multiracial, 11% Black, 6% Asian, and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Allegheny County residents are about 76% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Carlynton JSHS scores 52%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. The school has 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.4% at Carlynton JSHS; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.5%.
The school's county is Allegheny County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 277 public schools in the county, enrolling about 141,392, Carlynton JSHS among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Crafton Elementary School, is about 1.6 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Carlynton JSHS is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 605 to 632.
People who know Carlynton JSHS can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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 Carlynton SD
- Carnegie Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- Crafton Elementary SchoolElementary · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Crafton Elementary School1.6 mi · 291
- Carnegie Elementary School1.8 mi · 408
- Propel CS-Montour2.1 mi · 794
- Chartiers Valley Intrmd School2.1 mi · 801
- Pittsburgh Westwood K-52.5 mi · 278
- Pittsburgh Chartiers Early Childhood Center2.5 mi · 140
Frequently asked questions
About Carlynton JSHSHow large is Carlynton JSHS?
Carlynton JSHS enrolls approximately 632 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Carlynton JSHS serve?
Carlynton JSHS serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Carlynton JSHS?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Carlynton JSHS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carlynton JSHS?
At Carlynton JSHS, the student body is approximately 67% White, 4% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Carlynton JSHS public or private?
Carlynton JSHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carlynton SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.