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Enrollment
1,360
High
DISTRICT 711 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOX CHAPEL AREA SD·NCES 421007000156
Fox Chapel Area High School
611 Field Club Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 · (412) 967-2430 · Allegheny County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,360 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
14.6:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
308 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 9 | 354 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 340 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 320 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 346 | 25% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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 Fox Chapel Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
92.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
89.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.0% | 89.8% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 86.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 68% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Fox Chapel Area High School
Fox Chapel Area High School's state test result (89.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Chapel Area High School this school | 1,360 | 22.6% | 89.8% |
| Penncrest High School Media | 1,255 | 20.7% | 77.1% |
| Springfield High School Springfield | 1,434 | 24.5% | 82.3% |
| Franklin Regional SHS Murrysville | 1,101 | 22.6% | 69.8% |
| Upper Dublin High School Fort Washington | 1,272 | 20.4% | 68.0% |
| Southern Lehigh SHS Center Valley | 1,013 | 20.7% | 69.4% |
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 Fox Chapel Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.8% | #3 of 576 | #1 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.8% | #2 of 626 ▲ 2 | #1 of 53 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #9 of 626 ▲ 10 | #3 of 53 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,360 | #99 of 713 | #7 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #376 of 601 | #37 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #240 of 604 | #30 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #575 of 619 | #44 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #205 of 221 | #18 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
1,360
+57 (+4%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,016
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 1,360 | 93.5 | 14.6:1 | 23% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 1,280 | 94.8 | 13.5:1 | 24% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 1,283 | 94.8 | 13.5:1 | 25% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 1,303 | 95 | 13.7:1 | 21% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 1,347 | 106.7 | 12.6:1 | 18% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 1,404 | 112 | 12.5:1 | 17% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 1,386 | 121 | 11.4:1 | 15% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 1,481 | 106 | 14.0:1 | 8% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 1,016 | 81 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fox Chapel Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,347 to 1,360); teachers down 12% (106.7 to 93.5).
About Fox Chapel Area High School
Fox Chapel Area High School is a large high school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 15238). It reported 1,360 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 738 students on average.
Fox Chapel Area SD includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 4,266 students.
Of every 100 students at Fox Chapel Area High School, about 78 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among Allegheny County residents, the White share is about 76%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fox Chapel Area High School scores 37%.
Fox Chapel Area High School reports a ratio of 14.6 students per teacher, from 93.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Lunch program data show 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County is 31 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Fox Chapel Area High School lands at A+, ahead of 99% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Fox Chapel Area High School beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 21.9 points (89.8% versus 67.9%), a top-10% result in Pennsylvania on BeatsExpectations.
In Allegheny County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $78,548 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Allegheny County number 277, with about 141,392 students.
OHara Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Fox Chapel Area High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Fox Chapel Area High School's average proficiency of 89.8% compares with 66.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 57 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Fox Chapel Area High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Fox Chapel Area SD
- Dorseyville Middle SchoolMiddle · 981 students
- OHara Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
- Kerr Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Hartwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 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
- Upper Saint Clair High SchoolHigh · 1,269 students
- Penn Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,228 students
Nearby schools
- OHara Elementary School0.4 mi · 726
- Riverview JSHS1.4 mi · 441
- Verner Elementary School1.8 mi · 160
- Tenth Street Elementary School1.9 mi · 393
- Fairview Elementary School2.5 mi · 387
- Kerr Elementary School2.6 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Fox Chapel Area High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fox Chapel Area High School?
Fox Chapel Area High School enrolls approximately 1,360 students in grades 09-12.
Is Fox Chapel Area High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fox Chapel Area High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fox Chapel Area High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fox Chapel Area High School is approximately 14.6:1 (94 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fox Chapel Area High School?
Fox Chapel Area High School reports a student body of 78% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Fox Chapel Area High School?
Fox Chapel Area High School is overseen by Fox Chapel Area SD in Allegheny County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.