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Enrollment
476
High
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHGATE SD·NCES 421777000053
Northgate MSHS
589 Union Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15202 · (412) 732-3300 · Allegheny County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
456 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 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 17% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Northgate SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +13.4pp since 2023
Math
23.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.2% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 16.9% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Northgate MSHS
Northgate MSHS's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northgate MSHS this school | 476 | 95.8% | 33.6% |
| Beaver Falls Area SHS Beaver Falls | 486 | 98.8% | 37.4% |
| Jeannette High School Jeannette | 405 | 88.4% | 34.2% |
| New Castle SHS New Castle | 740 | 98.9% | 35.8% |
| Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Pittsburgh | 840 | 98.3% | 71.5% |
| Uniontown Area SHS Uniontown | 716 | 98.6% | 45.1% |
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 Northgate MSHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #473 of 576 | #34 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #476 of 626 ▲ 35 | #32 of 53 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #438 of 626 ▲ 117 | #34 of 53 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #427 of 713 | #40 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #160 of 601 | #16 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #102 of 604 | #13 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #211 of 619 | #22 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #173 of 221 | #14 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
476
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 645
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 476 | 38.6 | 12.3:1 | 96% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 37.6 | 12.1:1 | 100% (456) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 35.9 | 12.7:1 | 85% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 36 | 12.6:1 | 87% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 38.1 | 12.2:1 | 43% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 48% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 56 | 10.2:1 | 42% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 811 | 52 | 15.6:1 | 24% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 645 | 45 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northgate MSHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (463 to 476); teachers up 1% (38.1 to 38.6).
About Northgate MSHS
Northgate MSHS is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its enrollment is 476 students, spread over grades 7 through 12. That compares with an average of about 738 students for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Northgate MSHS sits within Northgate SD, which has 3 schools and 1,076 students.
About 61% of the student body at Northgate MSHS is White. The remaining students are 22% Black, 11% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Among people living in Allegheny County, the White share is about 76%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 96%. Among public schools in Allegheny County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Northgate MSHS sits between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.6% and a predicted 36.5%.
For the population of Allegheny County, the median household earns about $78,548 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Northgate MSHS shares Allegheny County with 276 other public schools.
Avalon Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Northgate MSHS ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 33.6% versus a 56.4% average.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school 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 5%, from 455 to 476.
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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 Northgate SD
- Bellevue Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Avalon Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 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
- Avalon Elementary School0.6 mi · 252
- Bellevue Elementary School0.8 mi · 348
- Highcliff Elementary School1.3 mi · 519
- West View Elementary School1.6 mi · 446
- Pittsburgh Morrow K-82.0 mi · 486
- North Hills Middle School2.1 mi · 1,127
Frequently asked questions
About Northgate MSHSHow large is Northgate MSHS?
Northgate MSHS enrolls approximately 476 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Northgate MSHS serve?
Northgate MSHS serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Northgate MSHS have?
Northgate MSHS employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Northgate MSHS?
Northgate MSHS reports a student body of 61% White, 5% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Northgate MSHS?
Northgate MSHS is overseen by Northgate SD in Allegheny County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.