Enrollment
325
High
STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·URBAN PATHWAYS 6-12 CS·NCES 420001800337
Urban Pathways 6-12 CS
914 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 · (412) 392-4601 · Allegheny County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 4% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- FTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
32 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
308 students
STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 6% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
8.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
0.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 1 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.3% | 0.7% |
| 2023-24 | 14.1% | 3.0% |
% 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
10.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% 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 Urban Pathways 6-12 CS
Urban Pathways 6-12 CS's state test result (10.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Pathways 6-12 CS this school | 325 | 94.8% | 10.8% |
| Vaux HS: A Big Picture School Philadelphia | 284 | 98.9% | 10.7% |
| YouthBuild Phila CS Philadelphia | 271 | 94.5% | N/A |
| Parkway Northwest Philadelphia | 238 | 91.6% | 24.0% |
| Sayre William L Middle School Philadelphia | 447 | 94.9% | 13.5% |
| Multicultural Academy CS Philadelphia | 254 | 96.1% | 42.0% |
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 Urban Pathways 6-12 CS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #558 of 576 | #45 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.7% | #612 of 626 ▼ 12 | #51 of 53 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #622 of 626 ▼ 7 | #52 of 53 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #538 of 713 | #49 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #35 of 601 | #4 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #474 of 604 | #51 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #222 of 619 | #24 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #286 of 373 | #25 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
325
+14 (+5%) vs 2020
+134% since 2000-01, when it was 139
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 325 | 31.6 | 10.3:1 | 95% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 35 | 8.8:1 | 100% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 33.2 | 9.3:1 | 100% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 36 | 8.6:1 | 100% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 34.9 | 9.8:1 | 100% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 25 | 12.7:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 89% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 139 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Urban Pathways 6-12 CS.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (341 to 325); teachers down 9% (34.9 to 31.6).
About Urban Pathways 6-12 CS
A small high school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Urban Pathways 6-12 CS is part of Urban Pathways 6-12 CS. The school runs grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 325 students. High schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students, which makes this school 56% below average.
Urban Pathways 6-12 CS is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The share of Black students at Urban Pathways 6-12 CS is 93%. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 81 points above the 13% share among Allegheny County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
Urban Pathways 6-12 CS reports a ratio of 10.3 students per teacher, from 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Urban Pathways 6-12 CS, 95% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Allegheny County.
Urban Pathways 6-12 CS earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Urban Pathways 6-12 CS is 26.2 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
For Allegheny County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to 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 county has 277 public schools and about 141,392 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Urban Pathways 6-12 CS from the closest public school, Urban Pathways K-5 College CS. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 31.8% proficiency; Urban Pathways 6-12 CS posts 10.8%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 311 (2020-21) to 325 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 8.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.3:1.
Urban Pathways 6-12 CS has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Urban Pathways 6-12 CSWhat is the total enrollment at Urban Pathways 6-12 CS?
Urban Pathways 6-12 CS enrolls approximately 325 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Urban Pathways 6-12 CS serve?
Urban Pathways 6-12 CS serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Urban Pathways 6-12 CS have?
Urban Pathways 6-12 CS employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
How diverse is Urban Pathways 6-12 CS?
Urban Pathways 6-12 CS reports a student body of 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 93% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Urban Pathways 6-12 CS?
Urban Pathways 6-12 CS is overseen by Urban Pathways 6-12 CS in Allegheny County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.