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Alumni: what's one memory from Shaler Area HS that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,160
High
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHALER AREA SD·NCES 422120000460
Shaler Area High School
381 Wible Run Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15209 · (412) 492-1200 · Allegheny County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,160 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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
11.5:1
101 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
409 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 294 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 276 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 304 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 286 | 25% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shaler Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
73.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
57.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.3% | 57.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.8% | 49.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Shaler Area High School
Shaler Area High School's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaler Area High School this school | 1,160 | 35.3% | 61.5% |
| Greater Latrobe SHS Latrobe | 1,115 | 36.7% | 61.7% |
| Hempfield Area SHS Greensburg | 1,228 | 35.4% | 66.6% |
| Plum SHS Plum | 1,220 | 31.8% | 54.7% |
| Elizabethtown Area SHS Elizabethtown | 1,263 | 37.9% | 57.7% |
| North Pocono High School Covington Twp | 915 | 36.7% | 61.9% |
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 Shaler Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #149 of 576 | #18 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #133 of 626 ▲ 45 | #17 of 53 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #125 of 626 ▲ 2 | #18 of 53 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,160 | #140 of 713 | #12 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #93 of 601 | #12 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #356 of 604 | #45 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #499 of 619 | #34 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #108 of 373 | #9 of 29 |
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
1,160
-86 (-7%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,143
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 1,160 | 100.8 | 11.5:1 | 35% (409) |
| 2023-24 | 1,174 | 102.6 | 11.4:1 | 35% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 1,225 | 103.1 | 11.9:1 | 36% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 1,246 | 103 | 12.1:1 | 28% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 1,357 | 107 | 12.7:1 | 27% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 1,487 | 115 | 12.9:1 | 33% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 1,726 | 130 | 13.3:1 | 19% (322) |
| 2000-01 | 1,409 | 93 | 15.2:1 | 10% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 1,143 | 99 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shaler Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,357 to 1,160); teachers down 6% (107 to 100.8).
About Shaler Area High School
Shaler Area High School is a high school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,160 students. The school's enrollment is 57% bigger than the 738 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Shaler Area SD, which runs Shaler Area High School, has 7 schools and 3,800 students.
The large majority of students at Shaler Area High School, 88%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 76%. Shaler Area High School has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 100.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.5:1. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Shaler Area High School is 35%. For comparison, public schools in Allegheny County average 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Shaler Area High School is B+. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Shaler Area High School, the prediction is 62.5% and the result is 61.5%.
Census estimates describe Allegheny County this way: median household income is about $78,548, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Allegheny County number 277 and enroll about 141,392.
The nearest other public school, Marzolf Primary School, is about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Shaler Area High School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,246 to 1,160.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Shaler Area High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Shaler Area SD
- Shaler Area Elementary SchoolMiddle · 870 students
- Shaler Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 589 students
- Scott Primary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Burchfield Primary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Marzolf Primary SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Reserve Primary SchoolElementary · 111 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
- Marzolf Primary School0.4 mi · 337
- Shaler Area Middle School1.0 mi · 589
- Ross Elementary School1.5 mi · 498
- Scott Primary School1.7 mi · 394
- Shaler Area Elementary School1.7 mi · 870
- North Hills Middle School2.7 mi · 1,127
Frequently asked questions
About Shaler Area High SchoolHow large is Shaler Area High School?
Shaler Area High School enrolls approximately 1,160 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Shaler Area High School serve?
Shaler Area High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Shaler Area High School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Shaler Area High School.
How diverse is Shaler Area High School?
Shaler Area High School reports a student body of 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Shaler Area High School in?
Shaler Area High School is part of Shaler Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.