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Enrollment
618
High
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917006989
Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12
107 Thackeray St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 · (412) 529-7620 · Allegheny County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
610 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 6 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 130 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 16% |
Student demographics
63%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
59.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.7% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 47.4% |
% 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
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% 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 26 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 Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12
Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 this school | 618 | 98.7% | 60.9% |
| Steel Valley SHS Munhall | 415 | 98.3% | 33.6% |
| West Mifflin Area High School West Mifflin | 964 | 98.1% | 27.3% |
| Valley JSHS New Kensington | 905 | 97.8% | 17.7% |
| Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Pittsburgh | 840 | 98.3% | 71.5% |
| Beaver Falls Area SHS Beaver Falls | 486 | 98.8% | 37.4% |
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 Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #159 of 576 | #19 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #255 of 626 ▼ 55 | #26 of 53 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #308 of 626 ▲ 29 | #28 of 53 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #323 of 713 | #31 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #303 of 601 | #30 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #74 of 604 | #10 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #157 of 619 | #17 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.1% | #55 of 221 | #5 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
618
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
+73% since 2010-11, when it was 358
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 618 | 44.3 | 13.9:1 | 99% (610) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 42.5 | 14.3:1 | 100% (610) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 37.7 | 16.4:1 | 100% (616) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 100% (596) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 45% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 65% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 32 | 11.2:1 | 59% (210) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (537 to 618); teachers up 11% (40 to 44.3).
About Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12
Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 is a small high school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school serves grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 618 students.
Pittsburgh SD has 56 schools and 19,211 students, and Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 is one of those schools.
No group is above 50% at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12; the largest is White, at 47%. Other reported shares: 38% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. Allegheny County's residents are about 76% White, 29 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 scores 63%.
Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 has 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1. At Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County.
Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 25.6 points (60.9% versus 35.3%), a top-10% result in Pennsylvania on BeatsExpectations.
In Allegheny County, home to about 1,238,177 people, 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%. Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 shares Allegheny County with 276 other public schools.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Pittsburgh Online Academy, is the closest to Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 618, from 596 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 15.7:1 to 13.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
Quick facts
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- Pittsburgh Online Academy0.4 mi · 77
- Pittsburgh Milliones 6-120.5 mi · 281
- Pittsburgh Weil K-50.8 mi · 178
- Pittsburgh Miller K-51.3 mi · 218
- Pittsburgh Woolslair K-51.4 mi · 208
- Pittsburgh Greenfield K-81.4 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12What is the total enrollment at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12?
Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 enrolls approximately 618 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 serve?
Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 have?
Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12?
Student demographics at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 are roughly 47% White, 3% Hispanic, 38% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12?
Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12 is overseen by Pittsburgh SD in Allegheny County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.