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Enrollment
2,711
High
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH ALLEGHENY SD·NCES 421701007482
North Allegheny High School
10375 Perry Hwy, Wexford, PA 15090 · (724) 934-7200 · Allegheny County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,711 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% 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.
- B+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
14.3:1
190 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
283 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 | 694 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 693 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 652 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 672 | 25% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 North Allegheny SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
88.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.4% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.7% | 69.8% |
% 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
79.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 North Allegheny High School
North Allegheny High School's state test result (79.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Allegheny High School this school | 2,711 | 10.4% | 79.2% |
| Garnet Valley High School Glen Mills | 1,485 | 16.0% | 80.0% |
| Downingtown HS East Campus Exton | 1,708 | 20.3% | 71.5% |
| Unionville High School Kennett Square | 1,263 | 8.2% | 81.6% |
| Central Bucks HS-South Warrington | 1,719 | 15.1% | 73.2% |
| South Fayette High School McDonald | 1,143 | 16.0% | 82.1% |
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 North Allegheny High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #31 of 576 | #7 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #67 of 626 ▼ 27 | #10 of 53 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.4% | #24 of 626 ▲ 3 | #7 of 53 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,711 | #13 of 713 | #1 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #346 of 601 | #34 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #183 of 604 | #23 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.4% | #612 of 619 | #51 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #183 of 221 | #15 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
2,711
-19 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 2,711 | 189.5 | 14.3:1 | 10% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 2,697 | 187.3 | 14.4:1 | 10% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 2,666 | 198.9 | 13.4:1 | 8% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 2,730 | 188 | 14.5:1 | 7% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 2,650 | 177.4 | 14.9:1 | 6% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 2,693 | 176 | 15.3:1 | 6% (159) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Allegheny High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (2,650 to 2,711); teachers up 7% (177.4 to 189.5).
About North Allegheny High School
North Allegheny High School is a large high school that serves part of Wexford, Pennsylvania. Enrollment is 2,711 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 267% higher.
North Allegheny High School is among 11 schools run by North Allegheny SD, which serves 8,552 students.
Roughly 70% of students at North Allegheny High School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. North Allegheny High School's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 189.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at North Allegheny High School and a ratio of 14.3:1. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 10% of students. The 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County is 44 points higher.
allk12 grades North Allegheny High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, North Allegheny High School is 6.1 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 79.2% actual, 73.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
According to the American Community Survey, in Allegheny County, 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.
Of nearby public schools, Wexford Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of North Allegheny High School. On proficiency, North Allegheny High School is behind the 81.2% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school's size has been steady, with 2,730 students in 2020-21 and 2,711 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 North Allegheny SD
- McKnight Elementary SchoolElementary · 875 students
- Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 718 students
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Ingomar Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
Other schools in Wexford
- Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
- Wexford Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
Nearby schools
- Wexford Elementary School1.4 mi · 449
- Ingomar Elementary School1.5 mi · 344
- Ingomar Middle School1.8 mi · 514
- Bradford Woods Elementary School2.3 mi · 343
- Franklin Elementary School2.5 mi · 718
- Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS2.6 mi · 1,246
Frequently asked questions
About North Allegheny High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Allegheny High School?
North Allegheny High School enrolls approximately 2,711 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does North Allegheny High School serve?
North Allegheny High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does North Allegheny High School have?
North Allegheny High School employs 190 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at North Allegheny High School?
Student demographics at North Allegheny High School are roughly 70% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 21% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is North Allegheny High School in?
North Allegheny High School is part of North Allegheny SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.