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Which teacher or staff member at South Allegheny HS deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
464
High
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH ALLEGHENY SD·NCES 422191007669
South Allegheny High School
2743 Washington Blvd, McKeesport, PA 15133 · (412) 675-3070 · Allegheny County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C-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
15.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
472 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 127 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 117 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 110 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 24% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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 South Allegheny SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -18.7pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -13.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.7% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 29.8% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where South Allegheny High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #480 of 576 | #35 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #527 of 626 ▼ 126 | #41 of 53 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #543 of 626 ▼ 114 | #43 of 53 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #434 of 713 | #41 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #412 of 601 | #44 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #194 of 604 | #26 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #80 of 619 | #13 of 52 |
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
464
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 464 | 31 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 29.4 | 16.1:1 | 100% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 29.8 | 16.2:1 | 84% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 85% (419) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Allegheny High School.
About South Allegheny High School
South Allegheny High School is a high school in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. A total of 464 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students, so this school is 37% smaller than average.
The 3 schools in South Allegheny SD enroll 1,420 students altogether, South Allegheny High School among them.
By race and ethnicity, South Allegheny High School is 73% White. Other reported shares: 13% Black, 10% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The White share in Allegheny County as a whole is similar, at about 76%. South Allegheny High School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 31 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.0:1. Among high schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 12.8:1.
South Allegheny High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, South Allegheny High School is 1.9 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 32.1% actual, 34.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
South Allegheny High School is located in Allegheny County, where median household income is about $78,548, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. South Allegheny High School is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County, which together enroll about 141,392 students.
South Allegheny Middle School is the public school closest to South Allegheny High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. South Allegheny High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: South Allegheny High School ranks 2nd of 6 nearby schools, at 32.1% versus a 30.8% average.
South Allegheny High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 491 in 2020-21 and 464 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 South Allegheny SD
- South Allegheny Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- South Allegheny Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
Other schools in McKeesport
- McKeesport Area SHSHigh · 966 students
- Francis McClure Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Founders Hall Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Twin Rivers Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
- South Allegheny Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Propel CS-McKeesportElementary · 302 students
Nearby schools
- South Allegheny Middle School0.0 mi · 321
- South Allegheny Elementary School0.7 mi · 635
- Twin Rivers Elementary School1.5 mi · 607
- Propel CS-McKeesport1.8 mi · 302
- Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny CS2.0 mi · 316
- Clairton Elementary School2.3 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About South Allegheny High SchoolHow many students attend South Allegheny High School?
South Allegheny High School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does South Allegheny High School serve?
South Allegheny High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at South Allegheny High School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at South Allegheny High School.
How diverse is South Allegheny High School?
South Allegheny High School reports a student body of 73% White, 4% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees South Allegheny High School?
South Allegheny High School is overseen by South Allegheny SD in Allegheny County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.