Enrollment
387
Middle
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917006749
Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8
595 Crane Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15216 · (412) 529-8130 · Allegheny County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
13.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
324 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 | 134 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 35% |
Student demographics
75%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
17.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
6.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.8% | 6.4% |
| 2023-24 | 19.7% | 12.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 South Hills 6-8
Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8's state test result (15.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 this school | 387 | 83.7% | 15.4% |
| Central Dauphin East Middle School Harrisburg | 702 | 94.4% | 27.5% |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School Erie | 769 | 96.1% | 18.0% |
| Scott Middle School Coatesville | 421 | 82.2% | 28.2% |
| Susquehanna Twp Middle School Harrisburg | 820 | 63.0% | 25.8% |
| Marshall Math Science Academy Harrisburg | 408 | 93.1% | 32.3% |
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 South Hills 6-8 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #462 of 479 | #45 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.4% | #489 of 513 ▼ 34 | #48 of 51 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #489 of 513 ▲ 6 | #47 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #380 of 522 | #39 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #261 of 486 | #32 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.4% | #4 of 486 | #1 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #163 of 510 | #16 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #100 of 332 | #12 of 27 |
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
387
-75 (-16%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 387 | 29.5 | 13.1:1 | 84% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 31.2 | 10.4:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 36.8 | 10.8:1 | 100% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 39 | 11.8:1 | 99% (459) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 38.8 | 11.8:1 | 80% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 73% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 73% (332) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (456 to 387); teachers down 24% (38.8 to 29.5).
About Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8
Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 is a small middle school for students in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 387 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 594.
Within Pittsburgh SD, Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 is one of 56 schools. The district enrolls 19,211 students.
Black students make up 37% of enrollment at Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 21% Hispanic, 19% White, 13% Asian, and 10% multiracial. In Allegheny County overall, about 13% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 75% means there is a 75% chance two randomly chosen students at Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 are from different groups.
There are about 13.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8, which has 29.5. That is in line with the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 is about 84%. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County.
Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 4% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 26.3 points (15.4% versus 41.7%), a bottom-10% result in Pennsylvania on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Allegheny County, median household income comes to about $78,548, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 277 public schools and about 141,392 students.
The closest school to Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 is Pittsburgh Brashear High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 42.5% on proficiency, and Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 is below that at 15.4%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The school's student count decreased 16% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 13.1 students per teacher, compared with 11.8 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 South Hills 6-8How large is Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8?
Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 serve?
Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 is approximately 13.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8?
At Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8, the student body is approximately 19% White, 21% Hispanic, 37% Black, 13% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8?
Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8 is overseen by Pittsburgh SD in Allegheny County.
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