Enrollment
260
Middle
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917007132
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8
1018 Peralta St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 · (412) 529-4190 · Allegheny County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- CTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
260 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 84 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 32% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
28.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.2% | 22.5% |
% 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 this school | 260 | 100.0% | 36.7% |
| Steel Valley Middle School Munhall | 429 | 98.8% | 28.7% |
| Washington Junior High School Washington | 205 | 96.6% | 32.0% |
| Monessen Middle School Monessen | 128 | 93.0% | 15.1% |
| Lafayette Middle School Uniontown | 150 | 96.0% | 26.5% |
| Beaver Falls Middle School Beaver Falls | 360 | 95.8% | 35.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #371 of 479 | #36 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #352 of 513 ▲ 48 | #35 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #346 of 513 ▲ 8 | #35 of 51 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #456 of 522 | #44 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #189 of 486 | #21 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #33 of 486 | #4 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #74 of 510 | #10 of 51 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
260
+13 (+5%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 336
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
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 | 260 | 21 | 12.4:1 | 100% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 19.3 | 13.5:1 | 100% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 19.2 | 12.7:1 | 100% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 100% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 174 | 15.8 | 11.0:1 | 75% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 149 | 13 | 11.5:1 | 77% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 21 | 12.4:1 | 87% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 21 | 16.0:1 | 64% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 336 | 19 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8.
Since 2017-18: students up 49% (174 to 260); teachers up 33% (15.8 to 21).
About Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is home to Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8, a small middle school. The school counted 260 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 594 students on average.
District-wide, Pittsburgh SD has 56 schools and 19,211 students.
Of every 100 students at Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8, about 42 are Black, the largest group. Smaller groups are 36% White, 12% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Allegheny County is roughly 13% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.4:1. The school's 12.4:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Allegheny County.
On the allk12 Grade, Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 lands at B-, ahead of 46% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 is 2.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Allegheny County, median household income comes to about $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allegheny County counts 277 public schools with about 141,392 students.
Provident CS, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 13 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.7:1 to 12.4:1 over the same years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8How large is Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8?
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 enrolls approximately 260 students in grades 06-08.
Is Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 is approximately 12.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8?
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 reports a student body of 36% White, 12% Hispanic, 42% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 public or private?
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pittsburgh SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.