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Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8

Q: Is Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8 a good school?

Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8 ranks 622 nd of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

622^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8 is a public middle school serving 255 students in grades 6-8 within the Pittsburgh School District. Despite increased spending per student and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on academic measures.

On the 2024-2025 PSSA assessments, only 13.1% of Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8 students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 27.9% for the Pittsburgh School District and 41.7% for Pennsylvania. In English Language Arts, 36.1% of the school's students were proficient or better, compared to 39.3% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, with 0% of White and Multi-racial students proficient in Math.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Pittsburgh Classical 6-8 and Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8, which are both public magnet schools, Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8 performs significantly worse on academic measures. Additionally, the school has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6%, which is higher than the state average.

242

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,712

Per pupil spending ?

105.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

779 Dunster St
Pittsburgh, PA 15226-1312

(412) 529-8170

District: Pittsburgh School District

Students who attend Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8 usually attend:

High:	Pittsburgh Carrick High School
	Pittsburgh Obama 6-12
	Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6-12

Feeder schools for Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8:

Elementary:	Pittsburgh Concord K-5
	Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5
	Pittsburgh West Liberty K-5

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.7%

African American:

33.5%

Two or more races:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (25% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 29 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg34%

Pennsylvania avg45%

622^nd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Middle Schools in the Pittsburgh School District

450^th of 606Pittsburgh School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	622 of 873	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	710 of 891	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	681 of 893	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	609 of 883	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	595 of 797	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	588 of 891	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	597 of 861	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.2	671 of 877	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.2	636 of 870	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.0	578 of 835	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.4	571 of 728	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	608 of 758	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.9	593 of 834	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	652 of 825	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.0	622 of 805	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.8	582 of 770	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.5	530 of 753	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.9	544 of 749	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.9	515 of 736	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.3	428 of 687	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.8	437 of 663	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	31.2	503 of 643	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	177 of 393	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	258 of 408	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	215 of 421	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	464 of 643	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	572 of 672	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	493 of 660	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	585 of 835	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	651 of 860	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	583 of 843	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	708 of 877	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	620 of 874	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	638 of 839	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	747 of 870	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	15.4	181 of 199	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	172 of 187	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	591 of 649	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	639 of 673	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	642 of 681	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)55th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)9th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-12 vs state

Math13%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8	Public	6-8	779 Dunster St	Pittsburgh	15226	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-8170	242	20	11.9	105.4%	101 (41.7%)	81 (33.5%)	15 (6.2%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.6%)	27	622^nd of 873 public middle schools	28.8%		17.8	710^th of 891 public middle schools	20.3%	88	14.7	13.2	11.5	13.1	28.9	33.3	44.8	36.1	$42,712	$7,315	$35,397
Pittsburgh South Hills 6-8	Public	6-8	595 Crane Avenue	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 529-8130	387	30	13.1	83.7%	72 (18.6%)	145 (37.5%)	82 (21.2%)	51 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.6%)	10.5	780^th of 873 public middle schools	10.7%		14.3	745^th of 891 public middle schools	16.4%	35	5.1	10.3	4.8	6.4	16.1	17.7	19.4	17.8	$38,849	$6,653	$32,195
Keystone Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	1002 Kelton Ave	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Keystone Oaks School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 571-6146	442	37	11.8	41.0%	323 (73.1%)	41 (9.3%)	23 (5.2%)	37 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	83.7	114^th of 873 public middle schools	86.9%		77.6	168^th of 891 public middle schools	81.1%	54	48.4	41.1	55.2	48.0	73.3	60.2	70.2	68.2	$28,182	$302	$27,879
Mellon Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Castle Shannon Boulevard	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2122	661	53	12.4	13.8%	540 (81.7%)	16 (2.4%)	25 (3.8%)	41 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	96.8	20^th of 873 public middle schools	97.7%		96.4	18^th of 891 public middle schools	98.0%	2	74.9	67.5	62.7	68.6	77.0	84.6	81.8	81.0	$18,297	$53	$18,244
Brentwood Middle School	Public	6-8	3601 Brownsville Rd	Pittsburgh	15227	Allegheny County	Brentwood Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 881-4940	269	23	11.6	56.5%	172 (63.9%)	36 (13.4%)	23 (8.6%)	18 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	47	474^th of 873 public middle schools	45.7%		67	287^th of 891 public middle schools	67.8%	187	22.1	44.5	13.5	25.5	40.5	66.2	37.9	47.1	$20,785	$652	$20,133
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Moffett St	Pittsburgh	15243	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2120	621	54	11.4	17.6%	510 (82.1%)	15 (2.4%)	25 (4.0%)	46 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	97.3	18^th of 873 public middle schools	97.9%		96.2	19^th of 891 public middle schools	97.9%	1	70.4	67.5	61.2	66.5	85.5	83.2	85.5	84.8	$18,325	$53	$18,272
Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	810 Arch Street	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4115	179	16	11.2	97.8%	16 (8.9%)	140 (78.2%)	5 (2.8%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	16.9	706^th of 873 public middle schools	19.1%		16.4	725^th of 891 public middle schools	18.6%	19	6.0	8.3	15.3	10.1	12.0	30.0	26.7	23.6	$25,509	$4,369	$21,140
J.E. Harrison Middle School	Public	6-7	129 Windvale Dr	Pittsburgh	15236	Allegheny County	Baldwin-Whitehall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 885-7530	716	52	13.6	99.6%	428 (59.8%)	51 (7.1%)	21 (2.9%)	182 (25.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)								(n/a)	28.6	27.4		28.1	44.7	44.5		44.6	$13,099	$283	$12,815
Pittsburgh Classical 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	1463 Chartiers Ave	Pittsburgh	15220	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-3110	245	27	9.0	112.2%	62 (25.3%)	133 (54.3%)	16 (6.5%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.2%)	29.1	604^th of 873 public middle schools	30.8%		29.6	620^th of 891 public middle schools	30.4%	16	7.4	16.3	7.8	10.9	27.9	40.1	50.0	39.2	$31,451	$5,386	$26,064
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8	Public, Magnet	6-8	1018 Peralta St	Pittsburgh	15212	Allegheny County	Pittsburgh School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(412) 529-4190	260	21	12.3	100.0%	94 (36.2%)	108 (41.5%)	32 (12.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	48.3	455^th of 873 public middle schools	47.9%		42.7	534^th of 891 public middle schools	40.1%	79	29.4	35.6	18.2	28.1	46.7	44.4	42.9	44.6	$29,923	$5,125	$24,798

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8

What district is Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8 in?

Pittsburgh School District

What high school do graduates of Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8 attend?

Students who attend Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8 usually go on to attend Pittsburgh Carrick High School

Is Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8 a good school?

Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8 ranks 622^nd of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8?

Students at Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8 are 42% White, 33% African American, 14% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended Pittsburgh South Brook 6-8.

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