For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 645 students in Penn Hills School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Penn Hills School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 78% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
2,973 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
199 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Penn Hills School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has increased from 81% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#572 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
57%
Graduation Rate
82%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.65
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
20 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
159 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
17%
# Black Students
1,900 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
64%
20%
# White Students
626 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
21%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
262 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
209
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
191
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
229
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
184
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
217
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
208
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
198
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
213
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
234
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
256
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
284
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
259
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
291
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $30,932 is higher than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,353 is higher than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$92 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$81 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$30,932
$23,696
Spending / Student
$27,353
$23,119
Best Penn Hills School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Linton Middle School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
250 Aster St
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
(412) 795-3000
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
(412) 795-3000
Grades: 6-8
| 645 students
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